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Executive summary In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of sustainability rankings assessing the different aspects of sustainability. While valuable, almost all tend to place their focus on the environmental aspect of sustainability. Since 2005, Corporate Knights have ranked the world’s 100 most sustainable companies and their ranking is used for this article as the...

As the role of human capital has become more central to the performance of a company, in 2020, the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States introduced regulation for human capital disclosures. The SEC adopted a principle-based approach to filings under this regulation. Essential this means that besides having to disclose the number of employees there are no prescriptive disclosure...

New gender regulation in the European Union. This week, the European Parliament formally adopted a new EU law on gender balance on corporate boards. By 2026, listed companies will need to have 40% of the underrepresented sex among non-executive directors or 33% among all directors. Denominator’s data shows that currently, the average of women in leadership positions in the EU is 30% among...

November 22, 2022, New York, Paris - Denominator, the leading data provider on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), and Manaos, a fintech subsidiary of BNP Paribas, announce a new partnership to strengthen DEI data availability in the ESG data marketplace. Manaos is a next-generation investment services platform built to help investors tackle trending challenges. By combining the power of...

The Men’s World Cup just started in Qatar, but this World Cup will not only be about football/soccer. DEI areas such as Women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and conditions of workers have been central areas of critique in the years leading up to the World Cup and even more now as it started. The Men’s 2022 World Cup is hence going to be remembered for both DEI and football/soccer results. The question...

2022 November 1, New York, London – Denominator announces today that Rimes has selected Denominator as a partner for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), and Human Capital data. ESG investing is bringing new opportunities for investors looking to align investments with their values, create a more sustainable future, generate alpha, or allocate capital based on a new way of assessing risk....

Are you interested in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) or ESG investment? And do you either have an interest in the commercial side of business, corporate communication or just love large datasets and analysis?   Denominator is the leading DEI data & rating provider globally, and we are looking for one or more interns to join our team with start in February 2023. We work with...

Are you a master’s student in Computer Science or Applied Mathematics? And do you want hands on experience with backend services development and process improvement in a global start-up? Then you have the opportunity to be part of Denominator’s tech team along with five experienced colleagues.   Denominator is the leading Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) data provider globally, and we...

Denominator data used for new research by Stockholm School of Economics on potential diversity washing in S&P500 companies. The study explores if the recent increase in gender and ethnic representation could be linked to a form of impression management rather than genuine diversity efforts by looking at the recycling phenomenon where board members serve or are being recycled on multiple...