The Finance and Leasing Association, an industry body for the UK asset, consumer and auto finance sectors, unveiled a diversity and inclusion (D&I) micro-site on its website today, targeted at its members.
The D&I hub, launched on the eve of International Women’s Day (8 March), groups in one place the FLA’s policy work, the FLA’s Women in Finance charter and toolkits for championing diversity in the workplace.
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Stephen Haddrill, the director-general for the FLA, said: “Fairness has driven diversity and inclusion to the top of many board agendas, and so too has the realisation that the competitive edge is often found in creative problem-solving.”
Writing in the FLA’s website he said: “The UK’s public company boardrooms are not the places they once were. Boards are smaller with only 2 or 3 executives.
“The retired admirals and diplomats have largely gone. Financial and sector expertise is now valued highly and about a third of executives are female.
“All good news but in some respects, progress has stalled. The number of female executives remains low and, looking at appointments below the Board and executive committees, that will not change quickly.”
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By GlobalDataHaddrill urged FLA members, of which 110 asset finance companies are listed on its member’s directory, to play their part.
Read Haddrill’s piece here, which we’ve syndicated
