Diversity

1. Corporate governance.

In the corporate governance context, diversity refers to the range of people employed by an organisation, especially in the most senior positions, including the board of directors.

Diversity normally includes gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, age and educational background, but it may include other additional factors such as diversity of thought.

Lack of diversity may be result of unconscious biases, including affinity bias.

ACT's diversity awards

"These awards are presented to individuals or organisations who have gone the extra mile to champion diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives either across the organisation or more widely.

Criteria may include (but are not limited to):

• Accessibility: an organisation that provides an accessible and supportive workplace for their employees (for example, visible and non-visible disabilities, working parents, mental health schemes and hybrid working solutions).
• Diversity: those taking steps to encourage and support diversity across ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity at all levels of the organisation or more widely.
• Equity / social mobility: considerations made to provide equal opportunities irrespective of background and socio-economic status, and span to include those championing non age-biased recruitment.
• Future forward: investment in upskilling teams, mentoring, positive hiring practises and changing the organisational culture."

Diversity & Sustainability Awards, Association of Corporate Treasurers.

2. Investment.

In the investment context, diversity is the beneficial result of the appropriate diversification of investments.

See also

• 30% Club
• Accessibility
• Affinity bias
• Ally
• BAME
• Board of directors
• Cognitive bias
• Cohesion
• Corporate governance
• Corporate social responsibility
• Culture
• D&I
• Developments in corporate and market regulation: implications for the treasurer
• Divergence
• Diversification
• Equality
• Equifinality
• Equity
• ESG investment
• Ethics
• Financial wellbeing
• Glass ceiling
• Governance
• Hybrid working
• Inclusion
• Institute of Business Ethics
• Kay Review
• LGBTQ+
• Mentoring
• Neurodiversity
• Policy
• Shareholder value
• Stem
• Sustainability
• UK Corporate Governance Code