ESG Webinar: Does board gender diversity affect stock risk (and how can investors mitigate the risk)?

One of the key beliefs of our corporate governance principles is that well governed companies are better positioned to manage risks and identify opportunities. A relevant and suitably diverse mix of skills and perspectives is critical to the quality of the board. Our empirical research shows that companies with insufficient board gender diversity may have higher distinct risk – and these results are robust and consistent over time and across markets. In this webinar, we will discuss our empirical research and explore to what extent sophisticated portfolio construction or voting and engagement can be solutions to mitigate the unintended risks of insufficient board diversity. We will also highlight how our engagement efforts, focused on improving gender board diversity in Asia, are showing good progress.