Despite the benefits of diversity and large jobseeker pool (60.4% of university graduates are women), the Census found women still held only 26% of positions in executive leadership teams in the ASX300, with 44 companies having no women in their ELTs at all. Women represent 6% of Chief Executive Officer roles and just over 17% of Chief Financial Officer positions. Research has proven that investors want to align themselves with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including gender diversity, highlighted through statistics from the Census which showed the appointment of a female CEO can contribute a 5% increase in the market value of a company.  

Ingenia is committed to driving diversity across its growing organisation as the benefits are substantial across numerous areas including broadening a company’s range of views, problem-solving skills, and increased knowledge. Diversity will remain a key enabler of business performance for the Group.