Scottish Widows warns of risks of ignoring cognitive diversity

Provider aims to encourage top companies to increase cognitive board diversity

Hope William-Smith
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Scottish Widows warns of risks of ignoring cognitive diversity

Companies need to embrace cognitive diversity on their boards to make the best possible decisions, Scottish Widows says.

It comes as the provider announces it will write to 50 leading companies to encourage them to increase cognitive diversity. Scottish Widows' Great Minds Think Alike report - published yesterday ...

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