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As an investor, I am fine if companies dial down on diversity initiatives

Tracking cognitive diversity can help companies combat groupthink.
THINKING ALOUD

Companies should aim for ‘cognitive diversity’ in their boards

Recent years have seen a number of new Singapore Exchange listing rules, and this will likely continue. Allowing for these to be incorporated into the assessment framework more frequently will be another feature of the SGTI moving forward. 

Navigating sustainable governance – introducing a new dynamic SGTI

Ground handler and caterer, Sats, tops the general category of the 2024 Singapore Governance and Transparency Index.

Sats tops governance and transparency index; Singapore listcos’ scores dip after methodology change

The hard nine-year-cap on ID tenures in SGX's listing rules has helped advance board diversity agendas
MARK TO MARKET

Tough stance on board renewal has helped to spur recruitment of more women directors

some of the world’s biggest bond issuers are quietly telling global banks that bad ESG scores may dent their appeal as underwriters.

Bankers doing bond deals caught out by new era of issuer clauses

John Lim, the past chairman of the Singapore Institute of Directors, introduced the changes to the Asean Corporate Governance Scorecard at the SGX auditorium on Tuesday (Jan 23).

9-year term limit for independent directors hard-coded in Asean corporate governance scorecard

Companies that embrace diversity and nurture inclusive work environments are getting an edge over the competition.
SIAS INVESTORS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2023

Driving diversity from the top down

Crowded pedestrian crossing along Orchard Road during the festive season in December 2012.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Non-binary gender disclosures: Indirect benefits outweigh ‘wokeness’ discomfort

President Halimah Yacob, who is a patron of the Council for Board Diversity, said at its fifth anniversary event on Thursday (Aug 31) that the work to improve gender board diversity is not complete.

More women on boards of Singapore’s listcos, but 13 remain all-male

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