[REBA]”The latest insight on the gender pay gap and the progress being made to eradicate it?”
November 23, 2021
By February 2020 and December 2020 the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes had reached the gender diversity target for boards of 33% female membership, which was set by…
[Garvey Accountants & Business Advisors] “Covid pushes ESG up the agenda in Irish boardrooms”
November 18, 2021
A new survey shows that board level discussions of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters are up 30% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey, from the Diligent…
[Think Business] “Pandemic pushes ESG up agenda in Irish boardrooms”
November 18, 2021
There has been a significant increase in the discussion of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters in Irish boardrooms since the onset of the pandemic. Discussions around ESG matters in…
[Irish Times] “Business slow on tying ESG performance to remuneration”
November 18, 2021
While environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters are being taken more seriously by Irish business leaders, companies are still hesitant about tying ESG metrics to remuneration. A survey…
[RTE] “Covid pushes ESG up the agenda in Irish boardrooms”
November 18, 2021
A new survey shows that board level discussions of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters are up 30% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey, from the Diligent…
[Corporate Secretary Magazine] “A slow burn: Shareholders warming to climate proposals”
November 1, 2021
Are corporate statements on the climate crisis translating into action? The Diligent Institute set out to gain a better understanding of how…
[Corporate Council Business Journal] “Global Boardroom Diversity: Trends and Updates from the Diligent Institute”
November 2, 2021
Over the last few years, companies have faced increasing pressure from shareholders, governments, regulators, employees, customers, and other stakeholders to improve their records on boardroom diversity. In light of these…
[FORTUNE] “Corporate boards are suffering from ESG burnout. Here are 4 ways they can fix it”
October 29, 2021
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As we enter the last few months of 2021, pressure around ESG action is coming at companies from all sides. Investors are looking for robust plans, governments and other regulators…
[IR Magazine] “New report shows rise in success of ESG shareholder activism in 2021”
October 27, 2021
A new report released by Diligent Institute finds an increase in successful ESG shareholder activism campaigns, with a lack of modern governance practices cited as a key catalyst for activist…
[REBA]”What are the after-effects of Covid-19 on reward planning?”
October 27, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about drastic changes for the global workforce and has had a distressing effect globally, impacting the job market with layoffs, pay cuts, and, in some…
[Financial Times] “The CEOs delivering consistent shareholder returns”
October 22, 2021
“Activism changed in 2020-21,” said Dottie Schindlinger, executive director of the Diligent Institute, a think-tank focused on governance research. “While the number of shareholder activist campaigns declined, the success rate…
[Reba] “Aligning executive compensation to fit the current times and current needs”
October 14, 2021
Executive compensation and how it is designed has been on the radar of investors and other stakeholders for a long time. Investors are always looking closely to ensure there is…
[Reba] “Inequitable organisations and the role of CEO pay ratios”
October 6, 2021
With the recent explosion of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, there is significant pressure on corporations and their remuneration committees to build compensation policies that are sustainable. It is…
[REBA] “The growing influence of ESG in executive compensation”
September 22, 2021
The incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics into executive compensation plans in European companies was the focus of our latest Diligent Institute report, Aligning Pay,…
[Reba] “Designing a peer group for compensation benchmarking: A short guide”
September 6, 2021
The scrutiny on executive compensation in recent times has made it necessary for issuers to ensure their companies’ executive pay reflects performance and aligns with the market. So an appropriate…
[FORTUNE] The rising tide of ESG—navigating the road ahead
October 15, 2021
When it comes to the future of ESG, there are three key actions business leaders must take, says Kira Ciccarelli, lead research specialist at the Diligent Institute. As discussion around…
Embracing New Perspectives: Skillset Diversity in the Boardroom
October 19, 2021
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Presented by Diligent and the Kellogg Center for Executive Women The last eighteen months have brought about a sea of changes…
How Women Lead #GetOnBoard Week
October 18, 2021
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Undertaking Nominating & Governance Committee: Impact, Trends, and Best Practices Nominating and Governance committees play an important role in identifying individuals qualified to be board members, selecting/recommending board members to…
[IR Magazine] “What to do when investors feel there’s a misalignment on pay for performance”
October 7, 2021
This year’s proxy season saw a slight erosion of investor support for executive compensation. In isolation, this may not seem too concerning, but investor confidence in pay for performance has…
[Diligent Whitepaper] Digital boards: How technology adoption is driving culture change and resiliency
October 1, 2021
Today, with so many boardrooms already returning to face-to-face meetings the question now is what lessons have boardrooms learned from operating during a pandemic? What will they change to improve…
[TELUS International] “Tackling modern governance with Diligent”
September 27, 2021
On this episode of TELUS International Studios, we’re joined by Dottie Schindlinger, executive director of the Diligent Institute and co-host of the Corporate Director Podcast for Diligent Corporation. Diligent helps…
[HR Daily AU] “HR stepping up as ‘keeper of the remuneration strategy'”
September 20, 2021
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The “complex role” HR plays when setting board pay and putting forward remuneration proposals is coming into the spotlight, an expert says. Across the ASX 300, the average CEO total realised…
Corporate Board Member Boardroom Summit
September 24, 2021
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Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute, will present on research findings at two sessions at this annual summit: 9:10 – 9:30 am How Bullish are Directors?…
Singapore Institute of Directors Conference
September 9, 2021
Asia’s Renaissance – The New Era of Recovery and Reopening Hyper Digitisation: How can organisations optimise their digital transformation journeys in this hyper-connected world? Covid has accelerated digitalisation. The rapid…
[Center on Executive Compensation] “European Markets Lead on Linking Pay to ESG Metrics”
August 28, 2021
It is significantly more common for European companies to link incentives to performance against ESG metrics as compared to US companies. As mentioned in a recent article, approximately 33% of…
