European Union: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Arthur Cox unveils its refreshed 2026-2028 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, building on established foundations through four key pillars focused on gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, and disability and neurodiversity. The firm emphasizes practical approaches to recognizing and supporting difference while maintaining transparency and accountability in delivering on its inclusion ambitions.

The Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) has published its findings from a review of board effectiveness through the lens of diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) in the fund management company (“FMC”) sector — the first standalone D&I review conducted in this sector. The Central Bank’s overall assessment is that, while some positive practices were identified, more work needs to be done to enhance board effectiveness through the lens of D&I, with issues identified in governance processes across all firms reviewed and varying levels of understanding of D&I leading to uneven embedding of D&I across those governance processes.

In this video, Lorraine Chéry (Counsel, Employment) and Clara Bourgi (Counsel, Banking & Insurance) explain why diversity is now a regulatory, legal and strategic imperative for listed companies...