Many of the countries on this list are similar to those named in the IRRC database.

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The IRRC also says that 82% of minority directors are independent (that is, not part of management), compared with 65% of Caucasian directors.

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"If another country came up with a list, we'd evaluate it and consider using it for our research, " says Catherine Sheehy, director of IRRC's corporate-benchmarking service.

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