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Of the 63 Top 100 Companies that had Presented
Aggregate Diversity Information in Separate Categories,
the Below Categories were Presented*
Board Commitments to Always Consider Diverse
Candidates in Connection with Identifying New
Director Nominees ("Rooney Rule")
Board's Approach to Identifying Diverse
Director Candidates
Of the 26 Top 100 Companies that had Presented
Director-Specific Diversity Information, the Information
was Presented in*
* Includes companies that presented more than one category
of aggregate diversity information.
* Includes companies that presented director-specific diversity information
in both director biographies and in the governance section in a chart or
narrative form.
Gender and Ethnicity Tenure Age
62 23 19
1
One of the Top 100 Companies
committed to a percentage
or number of diverse
representation on the board
35
2
24
71
3
Instruct a search firm to identify
diverse candidates
Use organizations that promote
diverse candidates
No specific details on how
diverse candidates are identified
Other
24
9
of the Top 100 Companies have added
one or more female directors since
their 2020 annual meeting
of the Top 100 Companies have
headquarters/principal executive offices
in California
companies have added one or more
female directors since its prior proxy
was filed
Of those 24:
Board commits to always consider diverse candidates
Board commits to seeking diverse candidates
for consideration
No specific commitment
Governance section in a chart or narrative form
Director biography
61
28
7
11
19
