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April 29, 2022
Agenda – Climate Disclosure May Encourage Executive Pay Tied to ESG
The recent Securities and Exchange Commission proposal requiring companies to make
climate disclosure in official filings may impact boards’ decision-making regarding tying
executive pay to environmental, social and governance metrics, according to some
compensation experts.
April 25, 2022
Reuters – Analysis: Elon Musk deals Twitter a wild card as shareholders seek reforms
(Reuters) – Elon Musk, Twitter’s newest big shareholder, could alter the course of the social media company as management battles a set of proxy proposals focused on topics from civil rights to politics at its upcoming annual meeting, shareholder activists and corporate governance experts said.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Agenda – Not a Blip – Investors Continue to Downvote Pay Plans
Early say-on-pay votes for this year show investors are continuing to be critical of executive compensation packages at S&P 500 companies. Investors want companies to engage with them and consider their concerns about pay and performance alignment, said experts.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
WSJ – Tech Giants Turn to a Classic Recruitment Tool: Cash
After years of enticing employees with large stock awards and surging share prices, some technology companies are deploying a time-tested tool: cash.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
Financial Times – US Companies Add Environmental and Social Targets to Executive Bonuses
Kevin Johnson, Starbucks’s chief executive, earned a slice of his 2021 bonus by slashing plastic straws and methane emissions – an example of a trend by US companies to add environmental and social targets to bonus packages.
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