Almost there: the message from the Parker Review, in its latest update (here, pdf), concerning the target that all FTSE100 boards should have at least one director from a minority ethnic group. In the FTSE250, the target has been met by just over half of companies.
Green Park has published the fourth edition of its Leadership 10,000 report, which now includes a ranking of FTSE100 companies in respect of their success and commitment in improving leadership diversity: see here. The report notes that 58% of FTSE100 boards have no directors from ethnic minorities; the Parker Review recommended, last year, that by 2021 all FTSE100 boards should have at least one director of colour.
The Parker Review yesterday published its report on the ethnic diversity of UK boards: see here (pdf). The report found that 8% of the 1,087 FTSE100 director positions were held by directors of colour, with seven companies accounting for over one third of these directors. Over half (53) of FTSE100 boards do not have any directors of colour. The report makes a number of recommendations including that all FTSE100 boards should have at least one director of colour by 2021. The same recommendation is made for FTSE250 boards but with a 2024 deadline.
