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Sustainable Leaders Are Back — Heading to the European Parliament! | October 2025
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"Sustainability is moving higher up on organisations agendas. But without long-term, fact-based policy, and clear direction and support from top management, ambitions risk remaining words on paper."

Andreas Miller. President at Ledarna,
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Sustainable Leaders’ Summit Returns
to European Parliament with Focus on Climate Action and Competitiveness

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The high-level summit will underline one clear message: Europe’s green transition can only succeed if managers are empowered to lead it.

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FROM BRUSSELS

Europe’s Crossroads: What Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union Means for Managers


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Von der Leyen acknowledged what millions of Europeans feel: higher prices, social uncertainty, and a world that seems less stable.

She emphasized that Europe’s economic strength must be underpinned by a robust social dimension, serving as the foundation for competitiveness, innovation, and resilience.

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Highlights from Von der Leyen's speech

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‌ "Europe must compete while maintaining its environmental and social standards"

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CEC European Managers to Champion Climate Leadership at COP30


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Representing European leaders and managers, CEC Secretary General Torkild Justesen will emphasize the central role of climate leadership in securing a green, fair, and just transition. 

“The world urgently needs climate leadership.

At COP30, we want to ensure that the voices of European managers are heard.

Managers are decision-makers, bridge-builders, and drivers of sustainable change,” says our Secretary General.

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The State of Research and Innovation in Europe: Are We Still
in the Game vs. the USA and China?
by Deputy Secretary General Silvia Pugi


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Silvia Pugi, Deputy Secretary General of CEC European Managers, outlines five concrete actions the EU must take (from boosting public-private funding and harmonizing regulatory frameworks to supporting scaleups and citizen engagement) to reclaim Europe’s position in global innovation.

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Beyond the averages: what the 2024 EWCS really says about work


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Managers stand at the fulcrum of Europe’s transition.

New Eurofound evidence shows job quality has improved in many ways, yet persistent, and in some cases widening, inequalities risk undercutting engagement, inclusion, and competitiveness.

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THE VOICE OF OUR MEMBERS

Five tips for those who want
to change career direction


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It's essential to think carefully about what you really want.

Our member organisation in Norway, Lederne, helps you make this decision.


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Taxes in Italy: Not Everyone Pays,
But a Few Fund the Welfare State


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The latest Observatory on income tax returns for personal income tax purposes, conducted by the Centro Studi e Ricerche Itinerari Previdenziali with the support of our Italian organisation CIDA, reveals some inconvenient and counter-current truths : 

72.59% of Italians declare incomes up to 29,000 euros, paying only 23.13% of the total personal income tax (IRPEF), a tax not even sufficient to cover the first three welfare functions (healthcare, social assistance, and education). 

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