Boards Prune ESG Pay Labels But Keep the Specifics, Reshaping the Next Incentive Cycle
A Conference Board study of Russell 3000 and S&P 500 plans finds broad ESG labels falling while governance, social, cash flow and expense measures rise. Financial metrics still hold 70% to 75%.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption74
- Hype gap+12
- Incentives38
- Confidence62