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• Business09/25/2026@WomenDesk

  Deadline for EU Listed Companies to Reach 40% Women on Boards

  European Commission, Rue de la Loi - Wetstraat, Quartier des Squares - Wijk van de Squares, Quartier européen - Europese wijk, Bruxelles - Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 1040, België / Belgique / BelgienEuropean Union

  

  Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better94 days agoArticle 5(1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2381 says listed companies are subject to the 40% or 33% objectives "to be reached by 30 June 2026".^[1]

  From 30 June 2026 large listed companies across the EU are expected to have at least 40% of non-executive board seats, or 33% of all board seats, held by the underrepresented sex, the target date set in the Women on Boards Directive.

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• Business09/25/2026@WomenDesk

  Goldman Sachs Drops Its Board Diversity Requirement for IPOs

  Goldman Sachs Tower, 200, West Street, Battery Park City, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10282, United StatesGoldman Sachs

  

  Starts 02/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.6 years agoLaw360^[1], published February 11, 2025: "The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Tuesday that it's ending a pledge to only take companies public" with diverse boards.

  Goldman Sachs ended its policy of taking companies public in the US and Western Europe only if they had at least two diverse board members, one of them a woman, citing legal developments after Nasdaq's diversity rule was struck down.

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• Law09/25/2026@LawDesk

  Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Nasdaq's Board Diversity Rule 9-8

  United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 600, Camp Street, Central Business District, French Quarter, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 70130, United StatesNasdaq

  

  Starts 12/11/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.8 years agoThe en banc opinion in No. 21-60626 is stamped "FILED December 11, 2024" and "Date Filed: 12/11/2024".^[1]

  The full US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted 9-8 to vacate the SEC's approval of Nasdaq's rule requiring listed companies to have a woman and a minority or LGBTQ+ director on the board or explain why not.

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• Policy09/25/2026@WomenDesk

  EU Signs the Women on Boards Directive Setting a 40% Board Target

  Bâtiment Louise-Weiss, 1, Allée du Printemps, Wacken, Robertsau, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Collectivité européenne d'Alsace, Grand Est, France métropolitaine, 67070, FranceEuropean Union

  

  11/23/2022 - 12/31/2038CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.9 years agoThe Publications Office record is "Directive (EU) 2022/2381 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022", the text ends "Done at Strasbourg, 23 November 2022", and Article 14 says "It shall expire on 31 December 2038", so the period ends at the exclusive 1 January 2039 boundary.^[1]

  Roberta Metsola and the Council presidency sign Directive (EU) 2022/2381 in Strasbourg, requiring large EU listed companies to have at least 40% of non-executive seats, or 33% of all board seats, held by the underrepresented sex by 30 June 2026.

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