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30 Per Cent club sets up new investor group to drive change and better gender balance

Organisation aims to influence of investment managers in terms of what and who they invest in, developing a set of standards around ESG and diversity

Meliosa O’Caoimh, 30 Per Cent Club chairperson and country head for Northern Trust Ireland: “We are copying something that has worked elsewhere.”

The 30 Per Cent Club has set up a new Irish investor group with the aim of providing an external influence to investors in order to drive change and better gender balance in investments.

The 30 Per Cent Club is a global organisation bringing together chairs and chief executives of businesses committed to improving gender balance at leadership levels across organisations.

The founders in the investment group here include the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Irish ...