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Farient Briefings: A New Year Predicated on CEO Transitions

  A New Year Predicated on CEO Transitions The single most important responsibility of any board is to ensure that management is up to the task of leading both in the moment and in the foreseeable future. Planning for CEO succession requires board diligence to assure strength and depth on…

Read More > 01.17.2024

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A New Year Predicated on CEO Transitions

Like families, all companies are different. Those helmed by entrepreneurial founders, legacy executives, or rogue CEOs—some of whom may have controlling stakes in their companies—are the outliers. For most large-company public company boards, leadership transitions take place in an orderly fashion. At least that is how they appear in their…

Read More > 01.16.2024

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RIP Compensation Committees?

In a different era, public company boards of directors typically had three standing committees: audit, nominating and governance, and compensation. Today, however, amid the growing complexity of business and changing expectations and rules governing corporations, boards are electing to alter their committee structures to keep pace with their increasing oversight…

Read More > 01.16.2024

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Evolving Roles: New Challenges for Talent and Compensation Oversight

Evolving Roles: New Challenges for Talent and Compensation Oversight | NACD New York January 24  |  New York, NY 12:00—12:30 pm ET – Registration and Lunch 12:30—2:00 pm ET – Program 2:00—2:30 pm ET – Optional Connect with Colleagues In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, the role of the board…

Read More > 01.10.2024

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Farient Briefings: A Look Back at Comp Committees’ Greatest Challenges

  A Look Back at Comp Committees’ Greatest Challenges What a year it has been. Our world was beset by unthinkable humanitarian crises and wars likely to alter social, personal, and political proclivities for generations to come. It was a good year to refresh our thinking on all aspects of…

Read More > 12.12.2023

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A Look Back at Compensation Committees’ Greatest Challenges

What a year it has been. Our world was beset by unthinkable humanitarian crises and wars likely to alter social, personal, and political proclivities for generations to come. It was a good year to refresh our thinking on all aspects of leadership beginning perhaps with Walter Bennis and Burt Nanus’s…

Read More > 12.12.2023

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Farient Briefings: Growth in ESG-Linked Comp Seen in Upcoming Research

  Growth in ESG-Linked Comp Seen in Upcoming Research Are environmental, social, and governance initiatives alive or dead? This question will undoubtedly continue to fuel debates. Recent articles and research suggest that the backlash against any corporate program perceived as “woke”—from climate change to diversity, equity, and inclusion under the…

Read More > 11.27.2023

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Dow Inc. ESG Tracker Spotlight

ESG Tracker Spotlight | Dow Inc. In a sign of the times, Farient’s ESG Tracker™ shows that Dow Inc. has replaced “ESG Metrics” with “Ambition Metrics” in its short-term incentive plan. *Data provided by ESGUAGE   About Farient Advisors Farient Advisors…

Read More > 11.27.2023

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What’s next for ESG investing?–Pensions & Investments

Transparency and proof of materiality remain ongoing challenges to corporate sustainability initiatives. In this Pensions & Investments article on how investor ESG concerns show up in practice, Farient’s ESG Leader, Brian Bueno, discusses how companies are increasingly factoring it into executive pay decisions. And the investor demand for linkage will…

Read More > 11.15.2023

ESG Spotlights

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HanesBrands ESG Tracker Spotlight

ESG Tracker Spotlight | HanesBrands A first for this small-cap company: Best known for its intimate and athletic apparel, HanesBrands adopted ESG incentive measures in 2022. How’d it fare? See our ESG Spotlight below pulled from our ESG Tracker. *Data provided by ESGUAGE…

Read More > 11.10.2023

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