Resource Library Insights

Integration of ESG into Compensation

Third article of a three-part series focused on how companies can implement the foundational steps of board-level ESG oversight.

May 3, 2022

April 4, 2022 Corporate Board Member

Focusing the Company Around ESG Priorities

Within the tenure of the current executive team, certain actions can be incentivized so that individual leaders do their part to keep the organization on track.

Effectively Identifying Top ESG Priorities

Ceres and the Semler Brossy have teamed up to provide guidance to companies that have begun to integrate ESG issues into their corporate strategies and may be considering ESG in incentives.

February 4, 2022

December 1, 2021 Directors & Boards

Before You Look to Add DEI to Incentives…

How can a board member evaluate if DEI incentive metrics would be meaningful? As with any key initiative, the dialogue surrounding performance management can give clues as to what does or doesn’t make

What’s Ahead for 2021 Executive Pay Levels?

In 2020, amid the vast economic uncertainty from Covid-19, CEO total pay levels were mostly unchanged year-over-year, with lower cash compensation partially offset by equity grants. As we look ahead and consider how the pandemic will affect pay levels for 2021, we anticipate three trends.

October 13, 2021 Agenda

CEO & Executive Compensation Practices

In the Russell 3000 and S&P 500: 2021 Edition

The study offers total compensation figures as well as details on base salaries and incentive-related elements of a typical compensation package.

September 29, 2021

August 19, 2019 WorldatWork Journal

Reports

Why Give Front-Loaded Equity?

How one-time multiyear performance awards can revitalize a pay plan.

December 15, 2015 Directors & Boards

Going public? Plan your equity strategy closely

Is your company's IPO on the horizon? Among many things you'll have to think about, one is pay program design and equity usage as you go public. If you're wondering what best practice is, the results from recent research give some general guidelines to follow.