For 21 years, the Women in Business report has tracked the proportion of women in senior roles in the mid-market. Progress has been made but with gender equity over 25 years away, that isn’t soon enough.
The mid-market looks to international business opportunities for growth.
Businesses have started to put guidelines and incentives in place, focused on driving employees back to the office.
The most successful strategy to achieve parity of women in senior management is one which stands alone, independent of an ESG strategy.
To push towards parity of senior management roles held by women, who leads within an organisation is vital.
We saw an increase in the percentage of senior management roles held by women, on a global level, but there are some significant regional and country variations.
Without a greater focus on the issue, women’s parity in senior management won’t be reached until 2053 at the current rate.
New research from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) reveals that going into 2016, EU businesses remain surprisingly resilient in their outlook despite risks posed by the migrant crisis, terrorism etc. Yet 2016 also brings fresh questions as US firms report a dent to their confidence amid concerns over export markets and the strength of the Dollar.
Drawing on interviews from our IBR and other sources this report explores the opportunities and challenges for business growth in Asia-Pacific. The slowdown in China, regional tensions and ageing populations emerge as key threats to regional growth prospects, while businesses are excited by the Trans-Pacific Partnership and increased ASEAN cooperation.
New research from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR) reveals the extent to which contagion caused by China’s economic slowdown is spreading to businesses around the world. Business confidence and expectations for revenue and exports are down, not just in China’s near neighbours, but in several major economies which count on the world’s second biggest economy as a major trading partner.
Companies with diverse executive boards outperform peers run by all-male boards according to new research from Grant Thornton. The study, which covers listed companies in India, UK and US, estimates the opportunity cost for companies with male-only executive boards (in terms of lower returns on assets) at a staggering US$655 billion in 2014
Three quarters of business leaders would pay more taxes in exchange for greater clarity from authorities on what is acceptable. And while few expect a global agreement any time soon, the majority would like to see their governments take unilateral action to help achieve this aim.