United Kingdom: ethnic diversity slowly increasing on boards of directors

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The Parker Review of ethnic diversity on the boards of directors of major UK companies, published on 11 March, highlights a significant improvement at those listed on the FTSE 250 in 2024. However, not all the groups concerned have yet appointed a director from a minority group to their board, contrary to the objective that had been set.
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The goals set in 2017 by the Parker Review on ethnic diversity on the boards of major UK companies have not been fully achieved. The collective of business professionals, which encourages companies to mobilise with the support of the government, had set a minimum of one director from an ethnic minority for FTSE 100 companies by December 2021 and for FTSE 250 companies by December 2024. However, the report published on 11 March indicates that 32 FTSE 250 companies (out of the 236 that responded

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