Boardroom diversity

Parker Review update: where are the ethnic minorities in executive boardroom roles?

In the boardroom ethnic minorities mostly hold non-executive roles

Women on Boards Bursary Programme to launch shortly

Entries open on International Women’s Day for women wanting to pursue a non-executive role

Largest UK private firms expected to hit gender representation targets

The UK’s private firms are now facing pressure to increase gender parity at board-level

Change the Race Ratio campaign gains 100 signatories

The campaign aims to increase racial participation in business and is backed by 100 firms so far

Schroders to vote against boards lacking ethnic diversity

They will use its shareholder vote if a FTSE 100 firm has not met Parker Review recommendations

FCA closes consultation on diversity disclosures for boards

The new requirements are expected to apply to listed firms from 2022

Scottish Widows challenges companies to prioritise cognitive diversity

The pension provider is also behind a new report to provide firms with advice on improving board-level cognitive diversity

Credit Suisse Gender 3000 report: gender diversity in boardroom and senior management grows globally

The report reveals that boardroom gender diversity continues to improve globally yet there’s “sluggish” progress in major Asian economies including China, India, Japan and Korea

Women on Boards UK calls for greater transparency as gender pay gap deadline looms

Enforcement action against organisations that fail to report their gender pay gap will start again on 5 October 2021

Women and ethnic minorities continue to be sidelined in top UK firms, reveals new index

In Britain’s biggest companies ethnic minorities and women are in functions that won’t take them to the top