港交所(00388.HK):有33%上市公司董事会成员只有单一性别
港交所(00388.HK)主席史美伦表示,董事会多样性对一家公司的政策制定是必不可少,多方意见将可避免群体效应,港交所目前有超过40%员工为女性,女性管理层占比为35%。港交所上市主管陈翊庭透露,香港目前逾2,500家上市公司中,女性管理层占比仅十数个百分点,有约33%上市公司董事会更只有单一性别的成员,谘询建议给予2至3年过渡期,让该等公司作出改变,对此交易所将持续紧密关注。
自2019年5月起联交所规定成员全属单一性别的IPO申请人须作更多披露。她指出,撇除第二上市企业,2020年有约20%上市申请人董事会为单一性别,谘询建议未来在审批上市申请时不接受只有单一性别成员的董事会。
陈翊庭强调,并不希望上市公司董事会仅仅为满足要求去增添加女性成员,指出有研究发现董事会成员性别及种族多元的公司,分别有25%及36%表现会跑赢大市,在疫情下公司要面对应对供应链断裂等突发挑战,董事会有效性显得更为重要。是次企业管治守则谘询同时倡议提升董事会独立性及收紧连任多年的独董留任的要求,她预期会有约三分之一上市公司受到影响,但确信改革将促进市场良好发展。
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