Diageo leads the way for women in boardroom

Diageo has taken top spot in the FTSE 100 for representation of women at board, executive and leadership level.

The Hampton-Alexander Review found women make up 60% of the drinks giant’s board and 37.4% of staff members in leadership roles.

The news comes just weeks after Diageo retained its No1 position in the beverages sector in Britain’s Most Admired Companies.

A survey by Management Today also found the firm ranked No1 for: Quality of Management; Financial Soundness; Long-term Value Potential; Effective Use of Corporate Assets; Effective Corporate Governance; and Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion.

More than 300 C-Suite leaders of Britain’s largest public companies and leading employers were asked to judge their peers across a range of business criteria such as quality of leadership, diversity, quality of products, talent attraction and others to find out which have the strongest reputations within and across various industries.

Commitment to diversity

This recognition is a part of a growing list of honours Diageo has earned for its commitment to diversity and inclusion, they include:

• 2021 –  Diageo was named to the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEi), which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing women’s equality.
• 2020 – Working Mother Media named Diageo a top company for Executive Women
• 2020 – Working Mother Media recognized Diageo North America for 12^thconsecutive year as a 2020 Working Mother 100 Best Companies for our strong leadership in creating progressive programs that support career development.
• 2020 – Working Mother Media recognizes Diageo North America as a 2020 Best Company for Dads for our ongoing commitment to forward-thinking workplace programs in the areas of parental leave, family support, and job flexibility.
• 2020 – Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators: Diageo’s workplace culture was recognized by Fast Company in their second year of this list.
• 2020 – National Association of Female Executives (NAFE): Diageo North America was named one of the 2020 Top Companies for Executive Women by NAFE.
• 2020 – Working Mother Magazine: Diageo North America was recognized as a 2020 Best Company for Multicultural Women, for its strong leadership in creating progressive programs.
• 2019 – Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion Index: Diageo ranked 2^ndamongst the top 25 most diverse and inclusive companies for a fourth consecutive year in the 2019 Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion
• 2019 –Diageo was ranked as the number one business globally for gender equality in the Equileap 2019 Global Gender Equality Report and Ranking.

  A spokeswoman said: “We are driven by a core belief in the power of diversity. We are very proud of our position but remain ambitious and will continue to shape leading policies and practices to improve representation at every level.”