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We asked our readers if they were able to agree (or not) with the following statement:
'My firm has shown over the last 12 months that it is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. It does not pay lip-service to diversity'.
8,347 readers took part in the survey. ABN AMRO won with a 98.1% diversity approval rating. Over 1,100 ABN AMRO staff voted, from countries/territories including Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Romania, UK and Uruguay.
Chris Winfield, Chairman of the ABN AMRO Diversity Steering Group in the UK said: 'I am very proud that ABN AMRO has won this survey for the second year running. This presents us with important recognition from our employees of the steps we have taken to build on previous achievements, and the fact that we continue to make Diversity and Inclusion a fundamental part of our day-to-day business'.
And here's the league table detailing the final voting positions in the HereIsTheCityNews McGregor Boyall-sponsored 2007 Diversity Survey:
1. ABN AMRO - 98.1% diversity approval rating
2. UBS - 97.6%
3. Credit Suisse - 97.4%
4. Citigroup - 96.3%
5. Bank of America - 95.9%
6. Merrill Lynch - 93.4%
7. Dresdner Kleinwort - 92.8%
8. Morgan Stanley - 91.3%
9. Goldman Sachs - 90.7%
10. Deutsche Bank - 89.6%
11. JPMorgan - 89.1%
12. Fortis - 84.4%
13. Northern Trust - 82.7%
14. Commerzbank - 81.2%
15. Jefferies & Co - 79.5%
16. Lehman Brothers - 74.3%
17. Morley Asset Management - 71.6%
18. Schroders - 70.4%
19. Wachovia Corp. - 63.5%
20. Bank of New York - 57.5%
21. Barclays Capital - 52.7%
22. HSBC Investment Bank - 51.4%
23. Man Investments - 50.8%
24. BNP Paribas - 48.2%
25. KBC Financial Products - 47.7%
26. Royal Bank of Canada - 46.1%
27. Standard Chartered Bank - 44.7%
28. Brown Shipley - 43.9%
29. ING Wholesale Banking - 42.4%
30. Threadneedle Investments - 41.1%
31. Investec - 41.3%
32. Standard & Poor's - 40.8%
33. Fitch Ratings - 40.4%
34. Royal Bank of Scotland - 40.1%
35. Nomura International - 39.6%
36. Toronto Dominion Securities - 38.9%
Laurie Boyall, Managing Director of McGregor Boyall, said that 'for 20 years our firm's aim has been to offer excellence in recruitment and our commitment to diversity and inclusion is integral to meeting this objective. We are pleased to be associated with this survey, and would like to congratulate all the participants, but especially ABN AMRO for coming top for the second year in a row'.
