Shareholder Focus on Human Capital Management
Recessionary Risk
Deriving ROI from ESG Efforts
Investments in Innovation and Technology
ESG-linked Compensation
Boards’ top strategic goal remains
driving growth.
ESG still occupies attention, but there is a disconnect between ESG risk and opportunity and how best to integrate and drive value within the business.
Growth Remains a Priority
Recessionary declines in product/service demand continue to be the greatest business risk that public company boards face.
Boards expect pay for performance, board diversity and composition, human capital metrics and workforce strategy to be the top shareholder issues during this proxy session.
Boards indicate strongest support for maintaining/ increasing investments in product/services innovation, cybersecurity
and digital technologies.
Boards are split on their assessment of ESG-linked executive compensation structures.