David Newns: Three trends that will pile pressure on diversity-averse companies

We should withdraw from unequal companies

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In the Hampton Alexander Review, Saxo Bank CEO Kim Fournais wrote that investing is one of the most effective ways to make an impact on the world. This is why I am withdrawing my investments from the ten companies identified by the review as the worst performers on gender diversity in organisational leadership.

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