Our Members
Our member institutes are the voice of directors in their country.
National institutes of directors from EU or EFTA countries.
Different membership levels are available depending on the size and financial situation of the institute. Full Members have a seat on the ecoDa Board and can lead ecoDa committees and working groups.
Full members shall be any national or international association admitted as such which:
is a duly incorporated legal entity under the law and custom of a Member State either of the European Union either of the EFTA (including Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway) and has its registered office in such State
has as its purpose to represent any individual or legal person performing a directorship of any kind and under any title within any legal entity or organisation and to promote its skills in the performance of such a mandate
has no political affiliation or activity; and is recognised as an appropriate legal not-for-profit entity (when applicable)
Affiliated members are either
Institutes of directors from countries which are not members of the EU or of the European Economic Area (outside the EU, and from countries in the process of joining the EU)
Other national associations of directors beside the full member under certain conditions (existence of a full member from the same country, the full member being the only country representative)
Any comparable professional organisations Academic bodies or branches of the British IoD
For new and emerging institutes of directors
New and emerging institutes of directors can join as Candidate Members and benefit from two years of free membership, with access to ecoDa’s network and activities to support their development and growth.
— ecoDa Membership
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— Why become a member
What’s in it for your institute?
Joining ecoDa means access to a range of benefits across our three strategic pillars: Advocacy, Education and Cooperation.
Advocacy
Strengthen your voice at European level.
- Stay informed on EU regulatory and policy developments through EU Updates, EU Alerts and breaking news
- Represent your members’ interests and contribute to the European policy debate
- Engage with EU institutions and key ecoDa stakeholders
- Participate in European studies and surveys on key governance topics
Education
Strengthen and develop your director education offering.
- Gain insight into European trends in board education
- Benefit, where appropriate, from ecoDa endorsement of your national director education programme
- Benchmark your education programme with other national institutes
- Give your members access to preferential fees for the European Board Diploma (EBD)
- Connect your certified members with European peers and the ecoDa alumni network
Cooperation
Learn, share and grow with your European peers.
- Join a peer network of institute leaders across Europe
- Participate in the CEO Network to exchange on business models, strategy and best practices
- Share experiences and benchmark approaches to corporate governance and emerging trends
- Build relationships and opportunities for European cooperation and co-creation
ecoDa in numbers
Our members are the national institutes of board directors across all of Europe.
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55.000
— ecoDa Associates
Become a Corporate Associate
Share your expertise. Connect with Europe’s governance community.
ecoDa works with organisations that bring expertise and insight in areas relevant to corporate governance and board effectiveness. Corporate Associates can contribute to ecoDa’s activities, including webinars, publications, research and events, while engaging with a European community of governance professionals and decision-makers.
We develop tailor-made, mutually beneficial partnership packages based on your expertise, interests and objectives.
Interested in becoming a Corporate Associate? Get in touch with the ecoDa team to explore the possibilities.
Cross Membership
ecoDa offers the possibility for its member institutes to sign a cross-membership convention. According to this convention and in order to avoid a director paying all the required fees when he/she wishes to join more than one organizations, members of ecoDa, the members institutes agree individually on a mechanism allowing under certain condition reduced fees for all secondary affiliations.
