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36 and Japan only 25 %. Another report conducted by Heidrick & Struggles found that , although 100 % of APAC companies surveyed had some kind of D & I programme in place , only 31-53 % thought it was important ( depending on the emphasis placed ). Placing women in positions of leadership accounted for the majority ’ s ( 89 %) focus on D & I , followed by racial and ethnic equality ( 56 %) and sexual orientation equality ( 42 %).
“Despite relatively uneven uptake in the APAC business community , there is still reason to be optimistic about more widespread D & I development ”
MARCH 2020