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The Conference Board is dedicated to providing Europe’s leading companies with the comparative knowledge and perspective they need to develop their regional and world-wide potential.

Business Indicators: Leading indices posted for Euro Area , France , Germany , Spain , and the U.K.

FORUMS & EVENTS

Councils

For the latest Council news and other information, please click on the group to which the Council belongs:

Corporate Leadership

European Council on Corporate Communications
European Council on Corporate Governance
European Council on Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
European Council on Environment & Product Stewardship
European Council on Legal Affairs
European Council on Mergers & Acquisitions

Economy, Markets and Value Creation

European Council of Chief Audit Executives
European Council of Chief Financial Officers
European Council of Economists
European Council of Financial Executives & Controllers
European Council on Investor Relations
European Council on Strategic Risk Management
European Council of Tax Executives

High Performing Organizations

European Council on Global Supply Chain
European Council on Health & Safety
European Council on Innovation
European Council on Purchasing
European Council on Shared Services

Human Capital

European Council on Compensation & Benefits
European Council of Human Resources Executives
European Council on Learning, Leadership & Organisational Development
European Council on Diversity in Business
The Pensions Council

Working Groups

Engaging Your High-Performing Employees in Europe
This working group will examine the unique nature of what captures the imagination, passion, and discretionary effort of employees who will help your company weather the recession and leave the organization well-positioned for the eventual recovery.

REPORTING

Executive Action Reports (Available to Members Only)

Jan. 20, 2010	The 2010 Productivity Brief: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World’s Economies The recession left its mark on global productivity, which fell in 2009. With recovery expected in 2010, advanced economies will see renewed productivity gains but continue to shed workers.
Jan. 15, 2010	From Compliance Governance to Strategic Governance With both companies and investors under pressure and looking for redemption, the 2010 annual meeting season will be a shadow referendum on the crisis and an inflection point in the evolution of corporate governance.

Research Reports

Jan. 2010	Strategic Workforce Planning in Global Organizations This report describes how SWP adds value by helping global companies make better business decisions. It details what it takes for companies to advance from a fledgling effort to a more robust version of SWP.
Dec. 2009	A Global Barometer for Measuring Employee Engagement This report shows that a robust measure of employee engagement can be constructed with just eight basic questionsâ€”termed The Conference Board Employee Engagement Barometer.™
Dec. 2009	Foreign Exchange Management: Creating Value Through Better Decision Making Foreign Exchange Management: Creating Value through Better Decision Making gauges the impact of the financial crisis on FX management practices
Sept. 2009	Building Risk Awareness into Performance: Integrating ERM and Performance Management This report explores the reasons behind the lack of ERM and performance management integration through an examination of the results of a survey of 97 senior executives.