Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case

Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case

This paper explores the existing body of research linking a higher proportion of women in business leadership—including on boards of directors and in senior management—to improve overall company performance. The authors conducted a comprehensive li...

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Main Authors: Di Miceli, Alexandre, Donaggio, Angela
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
TRANSPARENCY
GENDER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/664621544706845932/Women-in-Business-Leadership-Boost-ESG-Performance-Existing-Body-of-Evidence-Makes-Compelling-Case
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spelling okr-10986-310572021-05-25T10:54:36Z Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case Di Miceli, Alexandre Donaggio, Angela ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS LEADERSHIP WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP TRANSPARENCY GENDER This paper explores the existing body of research linking a higher proportion of women in business leadership—including on boards of directors and in senior management—to improve overall company performance. The authors conducted a comprehensive literature review to uncover substantial evidence connecting increased gender diversity at the top with enhanced environmental, social, and governance standards. They identified equally strong evidence connecting better ESG with stronger corporate performance, building a comprehensive business case for the value of women’s participation on boards and in senior management. 2018-12-20T20:17:43Z 2018-12-20T20:17:43Z 2018 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/664621544706845932/Women-in-Business-Leadership-Boost-ESG-Performance-Existing-Body-of-Evidence-Makes-Compelling-Case http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31057 English Private Sector Opinion;No. 42 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
TRANSPARENCY
GENDER
spellingShingle ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
TRANSPARENCY
GENDER
Di Miceli, Alexandre
Donaggio, Angela
Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case
relation Private Sector Opinion;No. 42
description This paper explores the existing body of research linking a higher proportion of women in business leadership—including on boards of directors and in senior management—to improve overall company performance. The authors conducted a comprehensive literature review to uncover substantial evidence connecting increased gender diversity at the top with enhanced environmental, social, and governance standards. They identified equally strong evidence connecting better ESG with stronger corporate performance, building a comprehensive business case for the value of women’s participation on boards and in senior management.
format Brief
author Di Miceli, Alexandre
Donaggio, Angela
author_facet Di Miceli, Alexandre
Donaggio, Angela
author_sort Di Miceli, Alexandre
title Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case
title_short Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case
title_full Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case
title_fullStr Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case
title_full_unstemmed Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance : Existing Body of Evidence Makes Compelling Case
title_sort women in business leadership boost esg performance : existing body of evidence makes compelling case
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/664621544706845932/Women-in-Business-Leadership-Boost-ESG-Performance-Existing-Body-of-Evidence-Makes-Compelling-Case
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31057
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