Executives get ESG pay-outs despite ‘inadequate progress’ on carbon emissions, London Business School research suggests.

Fund calls for ‘mindful’ pay ratios, showing executive pay is now firmly an issue for investors as the cost-of-living crisis bites.

Norges Bank chief executive warns boards of investor pressure on climate proposals and challenges ‘corporate greed’.

US shareholders to target boardroom idlers; call for a debate on the concept of ESG; High Pay Hour 2023; Germans get ahead on due diligence.

We asked key figures what would help boards this year. The answers ranged from ‘smarter blockchain tech’ to ‘a cool head over executive pay’.

CofE cites ‘disconnect’ in top pay; do purpose statements work?; banks and their governance mentions; Big Three fund managers ‘deferential’.

A recent webinar heard that say-on-climate voting is expected to rise, while ESG remains a ‘hot topic’, as does executive pay.

Wall Street trend is to tie reward to ESG performance, especially in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion, finds research.

The way the labour market works—or fails to work—presents a dilemma for remuneration committees when it comes to executive pay.

Regulators have moved on clawbacks in Washington while the UK has them under review.