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Companies ‘Forge Ahead’ With DEI Despite Political Pressure

Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of affirmative action last summer, companies looking to add or re-evaluate DEI metrics in their compensation plans should seek to avoid legal challenges by evaluating the extent to which their diversity targets are binding.

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Revisiting ESG and DEI Incentives Amid Changing Times

Companies can assess their progress on a spectrum of metrics (including broader sustainability and human capital measures) and determine whether to adjust their incentive plans in response – and, if so, how.

December 28, 2023 Workspan
Human Capital Management
Articles

Fifth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld the right of Nasdaq to enforce a rule that sets a “recommended objective” for most Nasdaq-listed companies to have at least two diverse directors on their boards and if they do not meet that objective, to disclose their rationales for failing to do so.

Cooley LLP

Board Oversight of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Organizations that lead in DE&I devote meaningful energy from a strategic perspective by aligning DE&I with business strategy, dedicating sufficient resources, and emphasizing accountability.

August 18, 2023 NACD Directorship Magazine
Human Capital Management
Articles

Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action in Education Ruling Leaves Employment Diversity Initiatives Untouched...

Although the case related solely to higher education, employers should remain alert to the ripple effect that the ruling could have on employment law.

Cooley LLP

Corporate Racial Equity Tracker

Last year, we began tracking these commitments—as well as the concrete actions corporate America was beginning to take—as part of our 2021 Corporate Racial Equity Tracker.

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Executive Pay

One visible way some companies are showing their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is by linking DEI progress to executive pay. 

December 16, 2021 Directors & Boards
Human Capital Management
Articles

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

December 1, 2021 Directors & Boards
Human Capital Management
Articles

Using Compensation to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

With rising calls for social reform in 2020, investors and the media are focusing attention on companies’ efforts for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

March 17, 2021
Human Capital Management
Articles

Look Beyond Incentive Pay to Spur Inclusion

By promoting diversity and inclusion, directors spur behavioral modification, not just D&I scorekeeping. They thereby lay the foundation for accelerated and permanent change.

March 16, 2021 NACD Directorship Magazine
Human Capital Management
Articles

Diversity and Inclusion Incentives Across the F200

Over the fall of 2020, we collected data on ESG & incentives from the Fortune 200. We excerpted from that data a subset of companies that have included a Diversity and Inclusion metric in their incentive designs.

January 5, 2021
Human Capital Management
Reports

Raising the Board Refreshment Bar: Bringing Diversity Into Committee Leadership

Whatever it takes, winning companies make it happen. With that in mind, there is one opportunity that has been acknowledged by leading companies but not yet fully realized - fielding a board of directors with diverse voices.

January 28, 2020
Human Capital Management
Articles

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Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of affirmative action last summer, companies looking to add or re-evaluate DEI metrics in their compensation plans should seek to avoid legal challenges by evaluating the extent to which their diversity targets are binding.