While 64% of FTSE 100 companies provide meaningful narrative commentary on the composition of their workforce, just 4% of companies provide a breakdown of their workforce by full time and part time workers according to research carried out by Lancaster University Management School for the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). The research also found that all […]
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The UK government-backed Hampton-Alexander Review 2017, has urged FTSE 350 companies to fill more board and senior leadership positions with talented women with the hope of making the UK a world-leader on gender diversity in business. The review, which was chaired by Sir Philip Hampton and the late Dame Helen Alexander, published its recommendations last […]
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More asset owners globally are taking diversity more seriously internally within their organisations, in respect of how they, with their investment consultants, assess external fund managers and in respect of how investee companies are dealing with the issue, according to research by think-tank New Financial in collaboration with the UK’s Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association […]
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The Parker review committee, led by Sir John Parker, has published its final report re-emphasising the conclusions made last year that business leaders need to improve the ethnic and cultural diversity of UK boards to better reflect their employee base and the communities they serve. The review team recommended that every FTSE 100 board should have […]
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Women have increased their numbers on Canadian company boards according to a review of the corporate governance disclosure of 660 companies as it relates to women in leadership roles. The review which covered company reporting made between December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 was completed by Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities. This is their annual […]
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The latest Dutch Female Board Index shows that the total numbers of female executive directors and the number of companies with female directors has fallen in the year to 31st August 2017 compared with the previous year. The study of 85 Dutch listed companies found that of the 209 total executive directors 13 of them were […]
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Global investment firm Vanguard has written an open letter to the directors of public companies worldwide specifying its priorities that it will engage with firms about as part of its stewardship programme. The letter, from its chairman and chief executive William McNabb, stressed that Vanguard is a long term investor – shares in its index […]
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The diversity of the leadership of the UK’s top 100 companies has risen but this has largely been driven by increased gender diversity while ethnic diversity has plateaued according to a report by executive search firm Green Park. This is Green Park’s fourth report analysing diversity within the UK’s top companies and the first time Green […]
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AIM-listed Real Good Food has admitted to not disclosing payments to directors in its related parties transaction notes within its annual reports for three financial years from 2014 to 2016. These notes should have revealed the payment of consultancy fees to two of its directors – its executive chairman, Pieter Totté and a non-executive director, Peter […]
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has required listed companies to have at least one woman director within three years which it said would lead to a doubling of the number of female directors in the country. The SECP said the change is being implemented through Pakistan’s revised code of corporate governance under the […]
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