ANALYSIS-What happened when a U.S. state required details on corporate diversity Reuters 3 days ago
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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.
Cargill acquires Leman Decoration Group for ‘fully-fledged one-stop-shop’ in gourmet decorations Cargill has acquired Leman Decoration Group in a deal that the company said represents a win-win: It will enhance Leman’s chocolate expertise and expand Cargill’s overing in the decorations space.
The deal will see Cargill take control of all Leman Decoration Group facilities, including its three state-of-the-art manufacturing sites in Belgium, Mauritius and Thailand.
Leman supplies cake decorations across the bakery sector, including the artisanal, small industrial, home-baking segments, and foodservice.
End-to-end gourmet solutions
Leman is ‘known’ for its ‘wide and creative product range’, Cargill said. Its portfolio spans cake decorations, chocolate printings, sugar-based decorations and wafers.
Cargill acquires Leman Decoration Group for ‘fully-fledged one-stop-shop’ in gourmet decorations Cargill has acquired Leman Decoration Group in a deal that the company said represents a win-win: It will enhance Leman’s chocolate expertise and expand Cargill’s overing in the decorations space.
The deal will see Cargill take control of all Leman Decoration Group facilities, including its three state-of-the-art manufacturing sites in Belgium, Mauritius and Thailand.
Leman supplies cake decorations across the bakery sector, including the artisanal, small industrial, home-baking segments, and foodservice.
End-to-end gourmet solutions
Leman is ‘known’ for its ‘wide and creative product range’, Cargill said. Its portfolio spans cake decorations, chocolate printings, sugar-based decorations and wafers.