The purpose of the quarterly forums is to highlight market trends, regulatory changes, and evolving investor expectations with respect to ensuring greater transparency and action to address structural racism and inequality. The forum will examine how business leaders, including those in the investment community, are navigating resulting changes in corporate governance, commercial strategy and risk management. Panel members will be invited from the boards and executive committees of FTSE350 and Fortune 500 companies as well as the investor community, regulators, policymakers, academia and business at large.
The Global Investor Strategy and Corporate Governance Forum is supported by a consortium consisting of The Network of Networks, The Black British Business Awards, London First, The 30% Club, The 100% Club, Diversio, Portfolio Institutional and Change the Race Ratio.
At our 25 March forum our panel discussed the practical and commercial implications of the following critical market developments:
Founded in 2011, TNON supports over 100 companies to create inclusive environments where all employees can succeed. TNON leverages technology and data analytics for diagnostics and solutions delivery. TNON works with all parts of the ecosystem including the Board, C-Suite, Employee Network Leaders, Allies, HR, Talent and Inclusion Strategists to implement solutions.
TNON's expertise is the attraction, retention and advancement of racial and ethnic minorities at work. Members meet monthly to:
Follow TNON on social media @TNON_BAME.
Founded in 2014, the BBBAwards ceremony celebrates the exceptional performance and outstanding contribution of Black professionals and entrepreneurs to the UK economy. The awards highlight exceptional role models and the strength of the Black talent pipeline. The only premium program of its kind in the UK, the BBBAwards has been endorsed by three Prime Ministers, the Mayor of the City of London, over 50 multinational corporations and prominent business leaders. Over the last eight years, the BBBAwards has grown into a powerful change agent for the wider ethnic minority talent agenda, creating a hub where businesses pledge to take concrete actions to create working environments for all talented individuals to succeed. The BBBAwards delivers the following programmes focused on the advancement of ethnic minority talent:
Follow the BBBAwards on social media @TheBBBAwards.
Our mission is to make London the best city in the world in which to do business. London First was set up by business leaders with the belief that by harnessing business assets we can drive positive change. We operate as a business campaigning force, with around 200 members, and are uniquely placed to champion the city:
In response to the pandemic, we're stepping up once again. With our members - and the millions of people they employ in the UK - we are pursuing an agenda that will keep London at the forefront of global business, working with and for the whole UK.
The 30% Club is a global campaign led by Chairs and CEOs taking action to increase gender diversity at board and senior management levels of the world’s biggest companies. We set targets of a minimum of 30% female representation at the board and executive committee levels. This is the critical mass at which research shows minority voices are heard. However, the ultimate goal is parity.
Under the leadership of Global Chair, Ann Cairns, the campaign continues to expand its international footprint with presence in 20 countries around the world. We support diversity in its very broadest sense and while gender has been our starting point, we fully realise that considerations of ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background and beyond are all part of the journey - and that gender identities are themselves evolving rapidly. In support of the Parker Review, the UK chapter is calling on our members to commit to having one person of colour at board and executive level by 2023, and hope to see at least half of those positions filled by women of colour.
The 100% Club is a multi-sector alliance dedicated to gender equality.
Founded by Deborah Gilshan in October 2011, The 100% Club’s purpose is to:
Deborah is a vocal advocate of gender equality and the global economic opportunity it represents. She has been recognised for her work on diversity and empowering the female talent pipeline, both as an institutional investor and through The 100% Club.
Diversio is a technology company that uses data and artificial intelligence to help organizations improve diversity & inclusion with measurable impact on their bottom line.
There are two strategic pillars to our business:
We are a strategic advisor to the Investor Leadership Network (ILN), endorsed by ILPA and launched a global VC standard in partnership with Diversity VC.
For over 10 years portfolio institutional has been providing innovative content on investment strategy, in-depth independent analysis and expert opinion to institutional investors in the UK.
Over 6,000 copies of the print magazine are distributed each month to an audience of pension fund CIOs, independent trustees, corporate treasurers, foundations, local authorities, asset managers, investment consultants and related industry readers.
portfolio institutional focus on highlighting important topics within the investment industry through the dedicated ESG Club and Diversity Hub, curating with experts in the field to promote important messages to the industry.
portfolio institutional's leading content can also be viewed on the dedicated website and bi-weekly newsletter which is sent to over 3,000 subscribers.
Change the Race Ratio is a business led campaign launched in October 2020, which champions the Parker review. The campaign calls on business leaders to accelerate racial and ethnic diversity on their boards and within their senior leadership teams. Initiated by the CBI and supported by 14 founding business partners, including the 30% club, Aviva, Deloitte, Schroders and Unilever.
The campaign is sets out four Commitments to Change that we are asking businesses to act on: