The latest board diversity stats for public companies

Among other interesting stats, this study by KPMG and ESGauge detail various board diversity disclosure stat as of the end of last year:

1. Director racial and ethnic diversity:
– 97% of S&P 500; 85% of Russell 3000 disclose board’s racial/ethnic diversity
– 42% of S&P 500; and 20% of Russell 3000 disclose race/ethnicity by individual director names
– 46% of S&P 500; and 57% of Russell 3000 disclose number/percentage of directors identifying with particular racial/ethnic categories
– 72% of S&P 500; and 38% of Russell 3000 disclose number/percentage of racially/ethnically diverse directors

2. Director gender diversity:
– 99% of S&P 500; 88% of Russell 3000 disclose the board’s gender composition
– 51% of S&P 500; 24% of Russell 3000 disclose gender by individual director names
– 93% of S&P 500; 82% of Russell 3000 disclose number or percentage of directors identifying as gender diverse