The U.S. state with the most detailed corporate diversity disclosures
Aerospace company Boeing Co BA.N was explicit, naming who among its dozen directors were women, Asian and African American. Agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Co ADM.N offered a more general accounting, saying its board was 55% diverse.
Illinois officials have seen the range of responses from local companies – many with international profiles – to new state requirements they identify the gender and race or ethnicity of each board member. The regulators say they are going to push all to be more like Boeing.
Companies, investors and elected officials will watch closely what happens next with the state’s rare requirement for director-by-director declarations.
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By Ross Kerber and Jessica DiNapoli
May 11 (Reuters) - Aerospace company Boeing Co was explicit, naming who among its dozen directors were women, Asian and African American. Agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Co offered a more general accounting, saying its board was 55% diverse.
Illinois officials have seen the range of responses from local companies - many with international profiles - to new state requirements they identify the gender and race or ethnicity of each board member. The regulators say they are going to push all to be more like Boeing.
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Sixty-six of the 74 companies that filed forms since the law was passed provided enough information to parse out their racial diversity, University of Illinois professor Richard Benton said in a March study.
Aerospace company Boeing Co was explicit, naming who among its dozen directors were women, Asian and African American. Agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Co offered a more general accounting, saying its board was 55% diverse.
Illinois officials have seen the range of responses from local companies - many with international profiles - to new state requirements they identify the gender and race or ethnicity of each board member. The regulators say they are going to push all to be more like Boeing.
Analysis: What happened when a U.S. state required details on corporate diversity
By Ross Kerber and Jessica DiNapoli
Reuters
(Reuters) - Aerospace company Boeing Co was explicit, naming who among its dozen directors were women, Asian and African American. Agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Co offered a more general accounting, saying its board was 55% diverse.
Illinois officials have seen the range of responses from local companies - many with international profiles - to new state requirements they identify the gender and race or ethnicity of each board member. The regulators say they are going to push all to be more like Boeing.
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