The firm also sponsors Women Executive Leadership, a nonprofit organization aimed at putting
more women on corporate boards.»
TORONTO — Canada's largest retirement fund manager is pushing to have
more women on corporate boards because diversity makes for better business decisions, CPPIB chief executive Mark Machin said Friday.
«A high priority for us»: CPPIB using its shareholder votes to push for
more women on corporate boards
Canada's largest retirement fund manager is pushing to have
more women on corporate boards because diversity makes for better business decisions, CPPIB CEO said
«In the financial industry, there's been a lot of debate, post — financial crisis, around different approaches to risk and gender difference,» says Brenda Trenowden, global head of funds at ANZ Banking Group in London and a member of the steering committee of the 30 % Club, which works to get
more women on corporate boards.
Not exact matches
Most Canadian business leaders agree that
more women are needed
on corporate boards — female representation has hovered at about 10 % for years.
We need workers
on boards,
more employer - employee partnerships,
more women in senior management and real transparency around
corporate tax and pay.
They found that companies with
more women board directors and
corporate officers contributed significantly
more charitable funds
on average than companies with fewer or no
women in senior roles.