UK business leader diversity has not increased since George Floyd death
by Mark Sweney from World news | The Guardian on (#6C597)
Nearly 70% of office workers say their firms have not increased number of black, Asian or ethnic minority leaders
The number of senior business leaders from ethnically diverse backgrounds has not significantly increased since the death of George Floyd sparked global protests and $50bn (40bn) of corporate pledges to address racial inequality in the workplace.
Three years on from the killing of Floyd at the hands of US police officers, which prompted chief executives including Apple's Tim Cook and David Solomon of Goldman Sachs to declare that leaders also need to do more to address racial disparities in their own companies, nearly 70% of office workers say their firms have not increased the number of black, Asian or ethnic minority leaders.
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