IA to issue amber top to FTSE 350 companies not disclosing ethnic diversity of boards Decisive action to meet Parker Review targets
Parker Review target is for companies to have at least one director from an ethnic minority background by 2021
FTSE 350 companies that fail to disclose either the ethnic diversity of their board, or provide a credible action plan to achieve the Parker Review targets in the upcoming AGM season, will be issued an amber top by the Investment Association s Institutional Voting Information Service (IVIS).
The IA said that it was also increasing the threshold for the number of female directors on boards as investors seek greater progress on gender diversity. Companies with 30% or fewer female directors.
Investment Week is hosting its Global Emerging Markets Briefing at a pivotal time for investors as they start to position for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, although risks remain.
During this interactive briefing, we will hear from a number of global emerging market managers about their response to the extraordinary events of the past year and their outlook for the rest of the year and beyond.
The managers will identify where they are seeing the biggest opportunities and risks at the moment in emerging markets and explain the role their strategies could play in client portfolios.
Attendees will also get the chance to network with peers, quiz our speakers, as well as benefit from CPD points
Corporate executives are facing this challenge in the COVID-19 era, having to chart a path forward in foggy conditions without a map. We remind our clients that all of us are operating in a "new norm" - no one has been through this current situation of leading through a pandemic.
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Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in a shooting at three Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday.
There has been a dramatic spike in violence against Asian Americans since the start of the pandemic.
Diversity consultants shared how managers can support Asian colleagues and call for systemic change.
Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in a shooting rampage at three Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday.
It could be the latest in a string of anti-Asian attacks since the start of the pandemic, which many said has been fueled by former President Trump s use of the phrases the China virus and the Kung flu when referring to the novel coronavirus.