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ESG Measures Added to CEO Short and Long-term Pay Plans
As part of his 2020 individual performance assessment, Starbucks’ CEO Kevin Johnson was rewarded for “shaping and clarifying Starbucks long-term strategy as it relates to environmental, social, and corporate governance goals by elevating our ‘social impact agenda’ to a new model.” The results of that work were clearly…
Read More > 03.22.2022
Podcasts/Videos
Governance Matters – Taking a Successful Approach to Executive Pay in M&A
With 2022 shaping up to be a boom year for M&A, boards need to make sure they are paying attention to an often neglected but make-or-break part of the dealmaking process: compensation. In episode 7 of Corporate Secretary’s “Governance Matters” podcast, Farient Founder and CEO Robin Ferracone speaks with host…
Read More > 03.18.2022
In the News
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. In the first two months of the year, about a quarter…
Read More > 03.14.2022
Research
2022 New Global Research Reveals Different Paths to Stakeholder Incentives
Resources are dwindling. From the inadvertent to the deliberate exploitation of climate, people, and the law, business worldwide is undergoing a dramatic transformation. From Australia to North America—and most countries in between—investors are pressuring boards and management for accountability. Meanwhile, other stakeholders, including employees and the communities in which businesses…
Read More > 03.01.2022
In the News
WSJ – Tech Giants Turn to a Classic Recruitment Tool: Cash
After years of enticing employees with large stock awards and surging share prices, some tech companies are deploying a time-tested tool: cash. Employers’ recent changes to compensation have been fueled by a desire to blunt attrition during a period of labor market upheaval caused by employees re-evaluating their careers after…
Read More > 02.28.2022
In the News
Financial Times – US Companies Add ESG 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 (ESG) targets to bonus packages. Starbucks joined Apple and Disney in adding new and environmental and workplace…
Read More > 02.21.2022
Briefs
What Happens When Proxy Advisors Say No To Executive Compensation?
Executive Summary Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommendations have more influence on Say on Pay votes than Glass Lewis (GL) ISS and GL provide consistent recommendations for Say on Pay (either both For or both Against) 88 percent of the time for companies in the S&P 500. This pattern is similar…
Read More > 02.18.2022
In the News
Investors Ire Lingers Over Covid-Related Exec Pay Bumps – Agenda
Investors Ire Lingers Over Covid-Related Exec Pay Bumps. The Covid-19 pandemic has had lasting impacts across all industries, and its disruption has brought new attention to executive compensation. Investors are assessing whether companies that got pushback on say on pay in 2021 have adjusted the compensation for top bosses this…
Read More > 01.31.2022
Newsletters
January 2022: How Directors Can Link Stakeholder Incentives to Climate Goals
View the Farient Advisors Newsletter via the link below: How Directors Can Link Stakeholder Incentives to Climate Goals in 2022 Tweet…
Read More > 01.27.2022
In the News
Agenda – How to Tie Executive Pay to ESG Performance
Agenda – How to Tie Executive Pay to ESG Performance Join Farient Advisors founder and CEO Robin Ferracone for this Agenda Education webcast on February 4, 2022. She will be discussing how companies can effectively tie executive pay to concrete ESG metrics in an era of unprecedented investor pressure…
Read More > 01.26.2022
In the News
Agenda – SEC Guidance on Exec Comp Puts More Pressure on Boards
Companies set to give stock option awards to executives ahead of a significant corporate announcement should take notice of new guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that additional disclosures are needed in such cases. The announcement puts further pressure on boards and directors to be transparent…
Read More > 01.18.2022
In the News
Reuters – Like it or Not, Dodd-Frank Clawback Rule Coming
The SEC under the leadership of Chair Gary Gensler is expected to move forward with unfinished Dodd-Frank executive compensation rules, including so-called clawback rules. “The Biden administration probably believes that this is the least invasive and probably shareholder-friendly adoption of the proposal that they can make, given that many companies…
Read More > 01.12.2022
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