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- What goals are companies setting around board diversity?
- What are the time frames within which companies plan to achieve their board diversity goals?
- Which board refreshment strategies have companies already implemented?
- How likely are companies to implement other board refreshment strategies in the future?
Key Takeaways
Increasing board diversity is on the minds and agendas of the majority of corporate boards. Four out of five respondents (81%) indicated that their board either already has a plan for increasing boardroom diversity or will have one soon. However, nearly half (45%) lacked a specific timeframe for meeting diversity goals. The following are board refreshment strategies that companies are implementing most frequently when it comes to increasing board diversity. Among respondents:![increasing board diversity](https://insights.diligent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Board-Diversity-Graph-1.png)
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