What's at stake: Champions for Change's annual Impact report shows progress is slow on both gender and ethnic diversity at an organisational management and board level. However, many of the Champion companies are on track to achieve board-level gender balance by 2027.
Background: Champions for Change was set up a decade ago to grow gender and ethnic diversity. Of the 42 firms reporting this year, 22 have achieved gender balance (more than 40% women) at executive management level, and 23 have done so in overall management.
Key players: Champion for Change, Roger Gray, PwC.
Corporate progress on ethnic diversity has been slow, particularly at more senior levels, according to the 2025 Champions for Change Impact report.
This year’s survey gathered data from 42 of the 56 Champion organisations, but the numbers reporting alter each year, which makes comparisons
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What's at stake: Champions for Change's annual Impact report shows progress is slow on both gender and ethnic diversity at an organisational management and board level. However, many of the Champion companies are on track to achieve board-level gender balance by 2027.
Background: Champions for Change was set up a decade ago to grow gender and ethnic diversity. Of the 42 firms reporting this year, 22 have achieved gender balance (more than 40% women) at executive management level, and 23 have done so in overall management.
Key players: Champion for Change, Roger Gray, PwC.
