As an essential component for sustainable
growth, the need for relevant experience,
diversity and inclusion in the boardroom
remains front and centre for investors,
regulators, and other stakeholders
Creating greater socio-economic diversity on boards requires leadership and openness from the top. Our latest report examines how socio-economic diversity is regarded at board level and potential factors that might be contributing to why more boards are not be measuring socioeconomic backgrounds.
Businesses are increasingly being driven to represent the communities they serve and benefit from the diversity of thought that creates, but socio-economic background is missing – at least for the moment. Our survey provides analysis on the socio-economic background of board members, the challenges and practical steps to enact change.
Hosted jointly by the CBI’s Change the Race Ratio and KPMG, an audience of CEOs and senior executives came together to discuss how momentum can be driven even harder in the quest for fairness, opportunity and equality for all. It’s time to shift the dial.
Five questions for boards to assess whether their LGBTQ+ related policies and practices are oriented toward the future
Examining cognitive diversity amongst current board members can help highlight a lack of thinking style or identify skills sets required of new board members. What type of thinkers do you need around the boardroom table?
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This voluntary business-led review backed by government provides gender data and analysis of FTSE350 and Top 50 private UK companies in 2023.
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