Most small and mid-caps link exec pay to ESG performance

Up from 25% in 2021

New research has found that that 86% of UK mid and small-cap companies now link an element of senior leadership pay with ESG performance, up from 25% in 2021.

In their second annual UK ESG Review, SIFA Strategy and Peel Hunt found this was backed up by 78% of survey respondents agreeing that the responsibility to address ESG matters sat at the top of an organisation's structure, reflecting the need for integration throughout an organisation's entirety. Likewise, 80% reported ESG factors as supportive of shareholder returns, either through driving distinct value or by creating resilience within a business' response to incoming risks. Environmental, social, and governance factors were all largely considered as similarly significant to valuati...