Finance
Japan’s Green Push Opens Path to Talent Outside Old Men’s Club
- More firms embracing sustainability and need for new voices
- Japan Inc. boardrooms still rank poorly on gender, diversity
Source: Recruit Holdings
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The growing importance of sustainable investment could help diversify the old men’s club mentality of Japan Inc. boardrooms, as companies look to draw from a non-traditional talent pool for senior positions.
From Recruit Holdings Co. to Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., Japanese firms are hiring younger and more diverse workers to lead sustainability roles that require thinking outside the box of traditional management practice.