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Grant Thornton joins Stronger Together Leeds network
Grant Thornton has joined Stronger Together Leeds City Region.
14 June 2024
United Kingdom
The top professional services firms for gender equality in the UK
The Times has named its list of the UK’s most inclusive employers. Among the top 50 firms were 18 from the professional services sector.
05 July 2023
Canada
Long way to go for gender parity in senior leadership
Women make up just 32.4% of senior leadership in mid-market business globally, according to Grant Thornton’s annual Women in Business report, up 13 points from 2004.
13 March 2023
United Kingdom
Growth of women in mid-market management flat-lines
Businesses around the world are struggling to live up to their commitments when it comes to offering equal opportunities to men and women in their workforce.
08 March 2023
United Kingdom
8 consulting firms named as top employer for women
Eight professional services firms have been named in the annual Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK, compiled by The Times and Business in the Community.
22 June 2022
Canada
Proportion of women in senior management grows to 32%
The proportion of women in mid-market senior management roles grew to 32%, according to Grant Thornton’s 2022 Women in Business report – up from 31% in 2021.
10 March 2022
United Kingdom
Number of women in senior management positions reaches new high
The number of women in senior management positions in UK businesses is at a record high, according to a new study. The figure is in line with the global average, which currently stands at 32%.
08 March 2022
Singapore
Women in Singapore advance their presence in boardrooms
For the first time in modern history, the number of women in senior management of mid-market businesses worldwide has surpassed the 30% mark.
08 March 2021
India
India third globally for women in senior management positions
India is the third most advanced country worldwide when it comes to women in senior management of mid-market businesses, according to a new report by Grant Thornton.
08 March 2021
United States
The top US consulting firms for LGBTQ employees and allies
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has unveiled its ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021’ list, featuring the top employers in the US for LGBTQ people and allies.
01 February 2021
United Kingdom
Grant Thornton launches new Inclusion Advisory Board
As the firm attempts to further improve its diversity and inclusion efforts, Grant Thornton has created a new Inclusion Advisory Board for its company.
06 January 2021
United Kingdom
Seven professional services firms offering top social mobility in UK
A new ranking of UK employers has revealed that some of the professional services sector’s biggest players offer recruits the best opportunities for social mobility in the country.
12 November 2020
United Kingdom
27 consulting firms sign Race at Work Charter
An array of consulting firms have signed up to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, an initiative that aims to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees in
05 November 2020
Europe
Share of female managers in mid-sized companies is stalling
The share of women in senior management positions at mid-market companies has stalled in the past year, according to new research from Grant Thornton.
09 March 2020
United Kingdom
Companies resist quotas despite slow gender diversity progress
Despite progress on gender balance in senior levels of global businesses proceeding at a snail’s pace, corporate entities remain hostile to regulation or diversity quotas.
16 August 2019
Asia
Greater female employment could bring $6 trillion in gains to OECD
08 March 2019
Europe
Diversity and MeToo lift women in leadership positions to record
Growing awareness about diversity in the top, as well as the global #MeToo movement, have lifted women’s presence in leadership ranks to record heights last year.
07 March 2019
United Kingdom
Grant Thornton UK CEO faces cultural pushback ahead of election
Grant Thornton’s UK Chief Executive has reportedly been criticised by a collective of the firm’s Partners.
01 October 2018
United Kingdom
'One step forward, one step back' for gender diversity in leadership
Empowering women to become leaders in sometimes male dominated business environments – is no easy task.
24 July 2018
South Africa
The travel industry in South Africa is on the road to diversity, says Grant Thornton
The South African business arena continues to make strides towards achieving diversity, led, among others, by the travel industry.
12 April 2018
South Africa
Twenty percent of South African firms have no women in senior roles
While the overall business environment for women appears to be improving in South Africa, there is a clear divide between businesses that are gender-equitable and those that aren’t.
10 April 2018
Philippines
Philippines top for gender diversity at senior level according to Grant Thornton
The Philippines has been ranked number one for women in business according to a Grant Thornton report, with the country’s female population holding senior positions at a far higher rate than the glob
19 March 2018
United Kingdom
Six in ten business leaders do not think diversity is 'important'
Businesses can benefit significantly from a more diverse workforce, yet progress towards that end goal remains slow.
21 February 2018
United Kingdom
Glass ceiling remains as UK director positions less than quarter female
Diversity outcomes continues to fall short across UK top business, while corporate diversity policies are becoming increasingly vague, disguising the lack of improvement in board representation.
08 December 2017
India
Corporate culture increasingly a boardroom agenda in India
India has emerged as a staunch advocate of building a good corporate culture within a company.
22 November 2017
United Kingdom
CEOs Olly Benzecry and Sacha Romanovitch in Advisory Group of IEP
Olly Benzecry, managing director of Accenture UK & Ireland, and Sacha Romanovitch, chief executive of Grant Thornton UK, have joined leaders from business and civil society organisations to launch th
21 September 2017
United Kingdom
Women remain underrepresented in senior and strategic management
Women continue to find themselves poorly represented in senior management roles, particularly those with strategic command.
10 March 2017
United Kingdom
Grant Thornton celebrates the success of social mobility measures
Social mobility remains an issue in the UK, with many of society’s top roles filled by those from a background of privilege.
26 September 2016
United Kingdom
East European history creates gender balance in business
The global average number of women within mid-market company senior management remains relatively low at 24%, while 33% had no women at all in senior management.
10 March 2016
India
Lack of female leaders costs US, UK and India $655 billion
The domination of men in executive boards comes with a massive opportunity cost to corporates and society, reveals a new study by Grant Thornton.
08 October 2015
United Kingdom
Lack of female leaders costs US, UK and India $655 billion
The domination of men in executive boards comes with a massive opportunity cost to corporates and society, reveals a new study by Grant Thornton.
05 October 2015
United Kingdom
Culture impacts strategy and corporate governance
Board members remain a key source of cultural influence within corporate entities, a recent Grant Thornton report highlights.
24 August 2015
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