Boardrooms with more women deliver more on climate, says Arabesque

(Reuters) Companies with more women on their boards are more likely to be on track to meet global climate goals, analysis by investment research and asset manager Arabesque showed on Tuesday.

The study, the first to address the topic, found the most diverse 20% of the world’s 1,000 biggest companies were more aligned with a goal of capping global warming at 1.5C (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average by 2050.

Hitting that target is crucial to avoid irreversible damage to the planet, U.N. scientists say.

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