Analysis by lobby group Powerful Women sparks calls to get more women into boardroomsHalf of the UK’s biggest energy companies have all-male boards, sparking calls by industry watchers for quotas to bring more women into the boardroom. Others include the nuclear decommissioning firm Cavendish Nuclear Ltd, the fracking company IGas and the North Sea oil producer Hurricane Energy. Power supply companies such as E.ON and National Grid top the table for having the highest number of women on their boards. Juliet Davenport, the chief executive of the renewable energy supplier Good Energy, said: “It’s extraordinary that half the companies don’t have women on their boards. Catherine Mitchell, professor of energy policy at the University of Exeter, added: “Voluntary quotas are insufficient.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 10:38 UTC