How S&P 100 boards oversee ESG
March 23, 2022 •
Here’s the latest ESG board committee stats from this ExeQuity memo:
– 93 of the S&P 100 have at least one board committee with ESG oversight
– 75% of nominating and corporate governance committees maintain ESG responsibilities, most commonly Environment and Sustainability
– 61% of compensation committees have ESG responsibilities, typically limited to oversight of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including pay equity
– 31% establish oversight over ESG responsibilities to a separate committee