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Board diversity

Opinion & Features
BRUNCH

‘The talent is there’: Is Singapore’s push for board diversity turning a corner?

Women held 13 per cent of all board leadership roles in Singapore-listed companies last year, up from 11 per cent in 2023.
Companies & Markets

Proportion of female directors at top 100 SGX companies surpasses 25% target in 2024

Companies will do well not to conflate diversity with preferential treatment. Diversity is about cognitive diversity of thought and experience to help better decision-making.
Opinion & Features

Unlocking potential: Board diversity can help drive business success

As an investor on the local bourse, I value companies delivering financial performance, being prudent, treating shareholders fairly and being ethical.
Governance Diversity
SENSE & CENTS

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

Tracking cognitive diversity can help companies combat groupthink.
Governance Diversity
THINKING ALOUD

Companies should aim for ‘cognitive diversity’ in their boards

Boards of Singapore-listed companies are more diverse than six years ago, based on the 2025 edition of the Singapore Board Diversity Index.
ESG Insights
ESG Insights

Issue 133: Doing diversity the right way; Singapore banks’ carbon bet

SGX’s move to cap independent directors’ tenure at nine years seems to have helped improve diversity, said Shai Ganu, WTW’s managing director and global practice leader for executive compensation and board advisory.
ESG

Singapore listcos improve board age and gender diversity, but not cultural background mix: study

The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on a 9-8 vote sided with two conservative advocacy groups in finding that the rules approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission ran afoul of federal securities law.
International

US appeals court tosses Nasdaq board diversity rules

Vietnam and Indonesia are among the most active markets for climate blended finance, based on Convergence data.
Sustainable Finance
ESG Insights

Issue 123: Policy barriers to climate investment; board diversity beyond the numbers

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong calls upon the Council for Board Diversity to work with companies in strengthening their disclosures on their targets, plans and progress in achieving board diversity.
Companies & Markets

Top SGX listcos beat 2025 target for women directors; smaller ones still lagging

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