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Anna Wise

UK companies ‘quieter’ about diversity targets amid US pressure – Parker Review

UK companies being ‘quieter’ about diversity targets amid US pressure (Alamy/PA) -

UK companies may be starting to be “quieter” about their diversity initiatives amid pressure to scale back targets coming from the US, the chair of a Government-backed review has said, despite the number of ethnic minority leaders increasing.

The latest report from the Parker Review found that 13 chief executives on the UK’s FTSE 100 were of an ethnic minority background at the end of 2024, up from 12 in 2023.

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