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Gender balance, ESG: French companies are improving their governance
INTERVIEW — For eight years, corporate indicators on gender balance, independence and sustainability have improved. Denis Terrien, president of the Institut Français des Administrateurs, reads the latest IFA-Ethics & Boards barometer.
Women and ESG, a winning alliance
Corporate social responsibility runs through the whole organisation and motivates a great many women. Holding such a role demands technical knowledge, a systemic view of the business and, above all, the ability to lead through influence.
SBF 120 governance keeps its head start
Gender balance on executive committees lags slightly, while ESG is genuinely embedded in boards — but training for board members needs to improve.
The CAC 40 deepens its ESG commitments
Almost every company now has a committee devoted to social and environmental responsibility. At close to 60% of them, at least one director has specific ESG expertise.
The figure of 25 August 2023
40%: the share of CAC 40 companies involved in the Science Based Targets initiative, according to the latest Ethics & Boards 2023 board barometer from the Institut Français des Administrateurs.
90% of CAC 40 companies have an ESG committee (IFA/Ethics & Boards barometer)
ESG continues to advance among CAC 40 companies.
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