Posts tagged Melissa Walton
US' 47 Largest Carbon-Emitters Fail to Incentivize CEO Pay Based on Climate Performance

Shareholder advocacy organization As You Sow (AYS) has released a report finding that, while more and more companies say they link CEO pay to climate-change-mitigation and emissions-reduction goals, such incentives generally lack meaningful metrics or sufficient compensation to incentivize climate progress. Read More →

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Top Polluters Fail to Tie CEO Pay to Carbon-Cutting Goals

As You Sow analyzed the 2021 chief executive officer compensation packages of 47 US companies included in the Climate Action 100+ initiative, an investor-led program to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters curb their footprints. It found that many firms didn’t tie CEO pay to climate metrics, and when they did, it’s wasn’t to a level that would prompt bosses to meaningfully reduce emissions. Read More →

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