Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)

The ambition gap is growing

Many financial professionals agree that home appraisals can be unreliable and that Black homeowners and other minorities are often put at a significant disadvantage.

Why US mortgage lenders are ignoring Trump’s rollback on home appraisal reviews

Median annual giving by Asia’s largest philanthropies is less than half that of their North American peers.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 152: Blended finance’s Asean philanthropies problem; sticking with DEI

Nike, JPMorgan, Constellation Brands and Akamai Technologies have different explanations for why their sustainability reports haven’t been published this year.

US companies delay impact reports with DEI, ESG under attack

Some high-profile companies, including Disney, have ended or scaled back their DEI programmes in response to cost and political pressures.
BOARDROOM MATTERS

The good, the bad and the ugly of DEI

Having leadership teams comprising members spanning different generations likely better prepares companies to handle the myriad of challenges which confront businesses today. 
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Companies should look to include 30- and 80-year-olds in their top executive teams

FCC chair Brendan Carr in February said that he was opening a probe of Verizon for its promotion of DEI programmes and added it could be a factor in the Frontier deal.

Verizon deal to acquire Frontier approved after DEI changes

Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq now demand that a majority of directors are independent, and directors undergo professional training in business schools.

DEI may not survive. But shareholder activism will

Ben and Jerry's has accused its parent company, Unilever, of dismissing its CEO for supporting the ice cream maker's political activism.
THINKING ALOUD

The unreliable and fickle flavours of corporate values 

HSBC’s new corporate and institutional banking division, which houses the investment bank and the trading business, is a key money-spinner.

HSBC’s revamp of key Asia division costs women senior roles