The Nasdaq stock exchange amended its diversity plan on Dec. 1 and filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to mandate all companies maintain at least two board members from diverse backgrounds.
“Nasdaq recently submitted a proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission focused on diversity of the boards of companies listed on our U.S. exchange,” wrote the President and CEO of Nasdaq Adena T. Friedman in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. “Our proposal establishes a recommended objective for companies to include at least two board members from diverse backgrounds. We asked that each company disclose anonymous aggregate data self-disclosed by the directors regarding their gender identity, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation.”