Women held 33.7% of board seats, up from 27.9% in January 2020
Half of the Big Six have committed to racial equity audits in response to engagement from activist shareholders
About 140,000 women left hospitality and high-contact industries to seek roles in professions like finance and insurance
Moody's finds companies with more diverse boards tend to have higher credit ratings
A KPMG survey finds 88% of Black Canadian workers feel companies need stronger commitments and targets for hiring and promoting Black people
Women with intersecting identities still under-represented in senior corporate roles
Rise in black directors drives increase in board diversity, ISS reports
Asset managers representing US$11.2 trillion in AUM have signed the code
Concerns about what an economic slowdown could mean for Black Canadians weighed on many of those surveyed
Second-annual study also finds that 30% of companies have net-zero targets