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Daily Brief ESG: While % of Female Board Members Has Risen and more

In today’s briefing:

  • While % of Female Board Members Has Risen, Now Is Time to Ask Whether Companies Are Creating Value


While % of Female Board Members Has Risen, Now Is Time to Ask Whether Companies Are Creating Value

By Aki Matsumoto

  • The issue of a lack of female management positions—and consequently, a shortage of female internal board members—is a deep-rooted problem that cannot be solved by individual companies alone.
  • The question is whether companies that have met their targets for the proportion of female board members are creating value and demonstrating superior returns on capital and stock price performance.
  • Regarding the proportion of female board members, the correlation with value creation indicators has weakened somewhat compared to when only a small number of companies had appointed female board members.

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