Stakeholders Now Weighted 20% in Compensation Incentives.

• Position: Director Data

Farient Advisors has released "2021 and Beyond: Global Trends in Stakeholder Incentives," a survey of top companies in seven countries, including the S&P 100. The report illuminates the extent to which stakeholder-oriented objectives are making their way into executive incentive plans.

Globally, stakeholder measures are weighted approximately 20% in executive incentive plans. While ESG is commanding the spotlight in most shareholder engagement discussions, companies remain cautious about the weight they are willing to put on stakeholder measures because they recognize the continued...