港交所(00388.HK):有33%上市公司董事會成員只有單一性別
港交所(00388.HK)主席史美倫表示,董事會多樣性對一家公司的政策制定是必不可少,多方意見將可避免群體效應,港交所目前有超過40%員工為女性,女性管理層佔比為35%。港交所上市主管陳翊庭透露,香港目前逾2,500家上市公司中,女性管理層佔比僅十數個百分點,有約33%上市公司董事會更只有單一性別的成員,諮詢建議給予2至3年過渡期,讓該等公司作出改變,對此交易所將持續緊密關注。
自2019年5月起聯交所規定成員全屬單一性別的IPO申請人須作更多披露。她指出,撇除第二上市企業,2020年有約20%上市申請人董事會為單一性別,諮詢建議未來在審批上市申請時不接受只有單一性別成員的董事會。
陳翊庭強調,並不希望上市公司董事會僅僅為滿足要求去增添加女性成員,指出有研究發現董事會成員性別及種族多元的公司,分別有25%及36%表現會跑贏大市,在疫情下公司要面對應對供應鏈斷裂等突發挑戰,董事會有效性顯得更為重要。是次企業管治守則諮詢同時倡議提升董事會獨立性及收緊連任多年的獨董留任的要求,她預期會有約三分之一上市公司受到影響,但確信改革將促進市場良好發展。
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