Ethnic Diversity in Board Rooms is too Low

The video discusses the lack of ethnic diversity in UK boardrooms, highlighting a government-backed report that shows a significant underrepresentation of non-white directors in leading public companies. Entrepreneur Tom Ilube shares his experiences as a black executive, emphasizing the need for mindset changes in recruitment to foster diversity. The report calls for FTSE 100 and 250 companies to meet diversity targets by 2021 and 2024, respectively. The video concludes with a look at a North London college where future entrepreneurs are being trained, with hopes that diversity issues will be resolved by the time they enter the workforce.

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