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Board diversity disclosures

Track board diversity disclosures using the KPMG Board Diversity Disclosure Benchmarking Tool.

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Highlights of board diversity disclosure practices for the S&P 500 and Russell 3000 as of December 2023, provided via the KPMG Board Diversity Disclosure Benchmarking Tool.

Board gender diversity disclosure

Nearly all S&P 500 companies (99%) and 88% of Russell 3000 companies disclose the board’s gender makeup in some form.
Board gender diversity disclosure*

Disclosure type

Example

% of S&P 500 companies

% of Russell 3000 companies

The gender of individual directors by nameTwo of our directors are women, Ms. Ford and Ms. Jones.51%24%
The number/percentage of directors identifying as gender diverse30% of our director nominees self-identify as women.93%82%
One of our directors identifies as non-binary.
Four directors are diverse with respect to gender.
Any of the above forms (excludes duplicates) 99%88%
* Companies refer to gender in a variety of ways in their disclosures, such as “gender,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression.” The data in this chart does not incorporate director pronouns used in disclosures.

Racial/Ethnic board diversity disclosure

Almost all S&P 500 companies (97%) disclose the racial/ethnic diversity of the board in some form, compared to 85% of Russell 3000 companies. Half of Russell 3000 companies are listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and subject to Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule; this is likely why a greater percentage of Russell 3000 companies than S&P 500 companies disclose the number/percentage of directors identifying with each racial/ethnic category.
Racial/Ethnic board diversity disclosure

Disclosure type

Example

% of S&P 500 companies

% of Russell 3000 companies

The race/ethnicity of individual directors by name
Mr. Smith is Black.
42%20%
The number/percentage of directors identifying with each racial/ethnic category
Two of our board members are Asian.
46%57%
The number/percentage of the board that is racially/ethnically diverseThirty percent of the board is racially/ethnically diverse.72%38%
Any of the above forms (excludes duplicates)
97%85%

LGBTQ board diversity disclosure

Thirty percent of the S&P 500 and 41% of the Russell 3000 disclose the LGBTQ status of the board in some form; this includes those companies disclosing that they have no directors self-identifying as LGBTQ. Russell 3000 companies are more likely to disclose the LGBTQ status of directors in the aggregate, which is also likely a result of the Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule.
LGBTQ board diversity disclosure

Disclosure type

Example

% of S&P 500 companies

% of Russell 3000 companies

The LGBTQ status of individual directors by name

Mr. Miller self-identifies as LGBTQ.

(This includes those companies where no director self-identified as LGBTQ in the board skills/diversity matrix.)

10%5%
The number/percentage of directors identifying as LGBTQOne of our board nominees is LGBTQ.
23%37%
None of our directors identify as LGBTQ.
Any of the above forms (excludes duplicates)
30%41%

Disclosure of diversity as a board search criterion

Since 2009, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has required public companies to describe if and how they incorporate diversity into director search criteria. All S&P 500 companies and 99% of Russell 3000 companies reference diversity generally in their search criteria. Additionally, 94% of S&P 500 companies and 79% of Russell 3000 companies specifically include a reference to gender diversity. Nearly the same percentage of companies include a reference to racial/ethnic diversity, while far fewer include a reference to diversity of sexual orientation.
Disclosure of diversity as a board search criterion

Diversity type

% of S&P 500 companies

% of Russell 3000 companies

Gender diversity
94%79%
Racial/ethnic diversity94%78%
Sexual orientation diversity19%18%
Diversity generally100%99%

Board seats disclosed as held by diverse directors

Seventy-one percent of S&P 500 companies and 70% of Russell 3000 companies disclose their directors’ self-identified racial categories (by name or number/percentage identifying with that racial/ethnic category). The percentage of board seats disclosed as held by LGBTQ directors is at 1% in both indices. When considering the use of pronouns used in disclosures, women hold 33% of S&P 500 board seats and 29% of Russell 3000 board seats.
Board demographics*

 

% of S&P 500 companies

% of Russell 3000 companies

Gender
Male66.7%71.0%
Female33.3%29.0%
Nonbinary0.0%0.0%
Race/Ethnicity
White/Caucasian73.5%76.1%
African American/Black12.2%8.1%
Latino/Hispanic5.0%3.7%
Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander6.7%7.7%
Two or more races/ethnicities1.1%1.6%
Did not disclose race/ethnicity0.9%2.3%
Other race/ethnicity0.7%0.6%
Sexual orientation
LGBTQ1.0%1.0%
*Calculation of seats held by male, female, and nonbinary directors incorporates the use of director pronouns in disclosures. Calculation of racially/ethnically diverse board seats includes only those companies disclosing racial/ethnic board diversity data. Those directors disclosed as identifying with two or more races/ethnicities may also be identified with the individual racial/ethnic categories to which they belong.

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