On the surface, ESG executive incentive payouts seem to be in line with financial metrics, but a nuanced — and different — picture emerges when you look closely at specific metrics.

Sustainability, or environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics are commonplace across executive incentive plans, as evidenced in WTW’s 2024 ESG Incentive Metrics Study. This is perhaps unsurprising, given many companies have incorporated sustainability into business strategy, therefore making it a key area on which to focus attention and drive performance via performance goals and incentives. READ MORE