In today's corporate world, there's a lot of buzz about linking executive pay to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics. One specialist recently trumpeted: “Companies have crossed the ...

There’s been a lot of attention lately to the use of ESG metrics as incentives in executive compensation, perhaps because the concept of ESG has become something of a lightning rod in the political ...

Nearly two thirds (58%) of companies from the S&P Composite 1500 Index — which covers approximately 90% of the market capitalization of U.S. stocks — are incorporating ESG into their CEO performance ...

In her lengthy speech on ESG to the Brookings Institution in 2021, SEC Hester Peirce touched on ESG metrics used in compensation plans. The SEC’s mission is to protect investors, not stakeholders, she ...

As ESG scrutiny intensifies, Marco Carlizzi, Partner Lawyer at RSM Italy, explores the challenges and opportunities ahead, from tightening regulations to measurable impact, and why integration is now ...

A goal's importance can often be traced to how it's measured. And as ESG continues to be an important company strategic goal, it's being tied to executive pay. A recent survye from WTW, an advisory ...

Corporate and private equity executives may be dialing back their public embrace of environmental, social and governance principles, but when it comes to behind-the-scenes merger and acquisition deals ...

Everyone’s talking about sustainability—board meetings, investor calls, even packaging on shampoo bottles. Businesses are under more pressure than ever to prove they’re not just in it for profit, but ...

Global ESG equity products nearly doubled in assets from 2019 to 2021, and most outperformed until 2022, according to a research paper by Investment Metrics, an investment analytics provider. The ...

Standard & Poors' plan to add inherently political "Environmental, Social, and Governance," (ESG) indicators to its S&P global credit ratings for state and local governments threatens to distort ...