How to Make Climate Progress: Tie It to CEO Pay

As You Sow recommends that companies aim to make at least 5% of the total “performance shares” in their CEO’s long-term incentive plan relate to climate goals. Performance shares are an incentive-based form of stock compensation paid to executives for meeting certain benchmarks. “It can’t be so small in comparison to other payouts that it would not incentivize action,” says Danielle Fugere, president and chief counsel of As You Sow. Read More →

Energy & ClimateAs You SowApril 17, 2024Danielle Fugere, pay for climate, Pay For Climate

Bonuses Padded by Cryptic ESG Claims Draw Activist Scrutiny

Currently, many of these bonuses are shrouded in vague language, according to US-based nonprofit As You Sow, which focuses on investor issues ranging from climate change to gender inequalities. “We want to know that executives aren’t simply being rewarded, for instance, for climate metrics they’ve already met,” said Danielle Fugere, As You Sow’s president and chief counsel. Read More →

CEO Pay, Energy & ClimateAs You SowMarch 20, 2024homepage, Danielle Fugere, Pay For Climate