Ralph Ward and Dr. M. Muneer, Special to Gulf News

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ESG policies need corporate board-level oversight

Keeping ESG priorities to mid or lower levels risks heavy failure

Escalate ESG to the board of directors level at corporates. Only then will clear progress be made.

Now comes the hard part for corporate boardrooms

Whether it is taking on ESG guidelines or more diversity, it will not be easy

Who gets to fill up these seats? Committees helping select board of directors will not have it easy any more.

Long and winding road to gender diversity in boardrooms

It's clear that listed GCC companies have some catching up to do

Removing biases and gaps on gender representation at boardrooms is a work in progress. But for many companies, it's still about paying lip service to the ideal rather than practice.

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