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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. | 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, age and educational background, but it may include other additional factors. | 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. | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[30% Club]] | * [[30% Club]] | ||
* [[Affinity bias]] | |||
* [[Ally]] | |||
* [[BAME]] | |||
* [[Board of directors]] | * [[Board of directors]] | ||
* [[Corporate governance]] | * [[Corporate governance]] | ||
* [[Corporate social responsibility ]] | * [[Corporate social responsibility ]] | ||
* [[D&I]] | |||
* [[Developments in corporate and market regulation: implications for the treasurer]] | * [[Developments in corporate and market regulation: implications for the treasurer]] | ||
* [[Diversification]] | * [[Diversification]] | ||
* [[Equifinality]] | |||
* [[ESG investment]] | * [[ESG investment]] | ||
* [[Ethics]] | * [[Ethics]] | ||
* [[Governance]] | * [[Governance]] | ||
* [[Kay Review]] | * [[Kay Review]] | ||
* [[LGBTQ+]] | |||
* [[Institute of Business Ethics]] | * [[Institute of Business Ethics]] | ||
* [[Shareholder value]] | * [[Shareholder value]] | ||
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[http://www.treasurers.org/node/10141 Doing the right thing, ''Sarah Boyce'', The Treasurer] | [http://www.treasurers.org/node/10141 Doing the right thing, ''Sarah Boyce'', The Treasurer] | ||
[[Category:Working_effectively_with_others]] | |||
[[Category:Investment]] | [[Category:Investment]] | ||
[[Category:Ethics_and_corporate_governance]] | [[Category:Ethics_and_corporate_governance]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 13 November 2019
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.
2. Investment.
In the investment context, diversity is the beneficial result of the appropriate diversification of investments.
See also
- 30% Club
- Affinity bias
- Ally
- BAME
- Board of directors
- Corporate governance
- Corporate social responsibility
- D&I
- Developments in corporate and market regulation: implications for the treasurer
- Diversification
- Equifinality
- ESG investment
- Ethics
- Governance
- Kay Review
- LGBTQ+
- Institute of Business Ethics
- Shareholder value
- Stem
- UK Corporate Governance Code
