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Pride Month Spotlight on Corporate Diversity Efforts
June marks Pride Month in the U.S. and locations around the world—a month dedicated to recognizing the advancements made for LGBTQ+ rights and representation. As such, this as an opportune time to analyze progress on representation at various levels: What is the status of LGBTQ+ diversity at the leadership level…
Read More > 06.14.2023
Briefs
SEC Approves Clawback Listing Standards
Erroneously awarded compensation is the aim of clawback rules mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Listed companies will have until December 1, 2023 to comply with the SEC’s clawback rule and related exchange listing standards, originally mandated by Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2008.
Read More > 06.14.2023
In the News
Investors pull back support for green and social measures amid US political pressure—Financial Times
Despite continued emphasis by companies and investors alike on ESG, including around compensation, investor support for ESG-related shareholder proposals is down in 2023 compared with last year. And why? In this Financial Times article, Farient’s ESG Leader, Brian Bueno, says one reason is that proposals have become too prescriptive directing…
Read More > 06.09.2023
In the News
How much do top Hollywood executives make? Their pay surged to $1.4 billion during the pandemic—MSN
How much do top Hollywood executives make? Their pay surged to $1.4 billion during the pandemic—MSN When executive pay surges during times of economic difficulty, shareholders are likely to scrutinize compensation—or even vote down pay packages through the Say on Pay process. It’s therefore important, as this Los Angeles Times/MSN…
Read More > 05.31.2023
In the News
WGA blasts studio executive pay in message to Comcast, Netflix shareholders—Los Angeles Times
WGA blasts studio executive pay in message to Comcast, Netflix shareholders—Los Angeles Times With Hollywood entertainment companies under fire from organized labor, investors also might be scrutinizing what they’re paying top executives. This Los Angeles Times article “WGA blasts studio executive pay in message to Comcast, Netflix…
Read More > 05.31.2023
In the News
Don’t Miss the Mark on Pay Disclosure—Directors & Boards
Don’t Miss the Mark on Pay Disclosure—Directors & Boards A poorly communicated pay disclosure can ruin your whole proxy season. In this Q&A with Directors & Boards, Farient’s Trey Poore delves into the most common mistakes boards make when communicating executive compensation decisions to investors—and how to avoid them (as…
Read More > 05.31.2023
Podcasts/Videos
The Keys to Impactful Executive Compensation Programs from Robin Ferracone—ESG Decoded Podcast
Farient Advisors CEO Robin Ferracone is an astute chronicler of the evolving trends and best practices in executive compensation and governance. Most recently, these have included the linkage of executive pay with performance on sustainability issues such as climate and diversity. But as she discusses in this episode of the…
Read More > 05.31.2023
Newsletters
Incentivizing Climate Action
Incentivizing Climate Action The SEC may have missed its own deadline for rulemaking on climate disclosure, but that hasn’t stopped corporations from setting targets and linking executive pay to performance. More companies are tying incentives to specific environmental metrics to align their compensation programs with corporate and…
Read More > 05.24.2023
Briefs
Incentivizing Climate Action: Exec Pay Increasingly Tied to GHG Emissions
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) missed its own April 2023 deadline to issue a final rule on climate change disclosure. The rule, originally proposed in March 2022, would require publicly listed companies to disclose greater information around their climate risks including annual data on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,…
Read More > 05.22.2023
Newsletters
PvP Tracker ™ Shows Corporate Preference for Tables Over Narrative
PvP Tracker ™ Shows Corporate Preference for Tables Over Narrative One month into tracking Pay vs. Performance (PvP) disclosures by S&P 500 companies, trends worthy of reporting have begun to emerge in how the largest public companies are tackling this new requirement. The short analysis for now:…
Read More > 05.10.2023
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