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Agenda – Director Support Drops After So-So Say-on-Pay Votes
Investors who repeatedly express dissatisfaction over pay-for-performance alignment are beginning to vote against directors, according to this article in Agenda which cites Farient data and Eric Hoffmann, who leads the Farient Information Services and the Data Analytics Team (DAT). The likelihood of investors turning against directors increases dramatically after…
Read More > 06.28.2022
Briefs
Investor Dissatisfaction on Executive Pay Continues to Rise This Proxy Season
With more investors voting “no” on Say on Pay (SOP) than ever before… The number of large-cap companies that have received votes of 70 percent or below is on track to be the largest since SOP was implemented in 2011. In this Farient Brief, Eric Hoffmann analyzes the state of…
Read More > 06.27.2022
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Financial Times – U.S. investors rebel against high executive pay
Financial Times – U.S. investors rebel against high executive pay This year’s proxy season has seen a significant decline in support for compensation packages in Say on Pay votes, highlighting U.S. investors’ dissatisfaction with record high executive pay in the U.S. This Financial Times article”U.S. investors rebel against high…
Read More > 06.06.2022
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S&P Global – Why Voluntary CEO Pay Cuts, While Largely Symbolic, Matter in ESG Context
CEOs and management teams at dozens of companies around the world are taking voluntary pay cuts as their companies lay off workers to cope with the revenue hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More > 06.03.2022
In the News
Bloomberg – Amazon Shareholders Narrowly Approve Pay Plans for Executives
In spite of being urged to vote “no” on CEO Andy Jassy’s pay package, Amazon’s shareholders narrowly approved it in a Say on Pay vote for their new pay plans. In this Bloomberg article, data from the Farient Advisors Say on Pay Tracker™ is cited to help put…
Read More > 05.31.2022
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May 2022: Brian Bueno on ESG
On the Fast Track with Our ESG Leader Brian Bueno Building on its unparalleled legacy to link pay to performance and strategy, Farient Advisors continues to invest in resources to serve clients. To that end, Brian Bueno rejoins Farient in the newly created position of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)…
Read More > 05.27.2022
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Agenda – How Companies Worldwide Are Tying ESG to Pay
Companies around the world are increasingly tying executive compensation to environmental, social and governance goals, a trend documented by the latest Farient/Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group research, “2022 and Beyond: Global Trends in Stakeholder Incentives.” In this interview with Agenda, Farient’s ESG Leader, Brian…
Read More > 05.25.2022
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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. Many companies in the U.S. and Europe are already linking greenhouse gas emissions reductions to…
Read More > 04.29.2022
ESG Spotlights
Bottom-up Approach to Worker Safety Determines Executive Awards
CF Industries (NYSE: CF), the world’s largest ammonia producer, includes multiple environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics in its short-term incentive plan (STIP ) covering all NEOs per its proxy released in March of 2022. CF Industries bases its STIP ESG metrics on an environmental metric,…
Read More > 04.28.2022
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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. Whatever the outcome of Musk’s…
Read More > 04.25.2022
Briefs
Distilling The SEC’s Landmark Climate Disclosure Proposal
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued its much-anticipated proposed climate disclosure rules that would require public companies in financial statements to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, exposure to climate risks, and climate-related metrics. The new rules are a significant step forward in standardizing public disclosures on environmental measures.
Read More > 04.13.2022
ESG Spotlights
Five-Year ESG LTI Award Tied to Performance Goals
Five-Year ESG LTI Award Tied to Performance Goals: Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) is a leading global water technology company with 2021 revenue of $5.2 billion and some 17,300 employees worldwide. Xylem designs, manufactures, and services highly engineered products and solutions across a wide variety of critical applications, primarily in…
Read More > 04.11.2022
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