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Daily Brief ESG: Challenge Is to Raise Governance and Return on Capital for More Companies Beyond Matching Numbers and more

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  • Challenge Is to Raise Governance and Return on Capital for More Companies Beyond Matching Numbers


Challenge Is to Raise Governance and Return on Capital for More Companies Beyond Matching Numbers

By Aki Matsumoto

  • The “30% female board member goal” appears to be more about matching numbers with results rather than discussing the positive impact of diversity on the board.
  • Over the past year, corporate governance improved only modestly for all listed companies, but few that improved their corporate governance raised the percentages of female board members and independent directors.
  • Given the strong influence between improvements in governance and return on capital and foreign ownership, it’s difficult for a company to transform itself without the reach of overseas investor engagement.

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