ISS Launches Annual Global Benchmark Policy Survey

This year's survey begins with core governance topics, including shareholder rights in relation to multi-class capital structures, considerations with regard to shareholder proposals, and board governance, with a focus on director overboarding. It then solicits views on both non-executive director pay and on executive compensation, including equity time-based vs. performance-based long-term executive incentives, say-on-pay responsiveness policy in the U.S., modification or removal of ESG metrics for in-flight awards in the U.S. and Canada, and hybrid equity incentive plans in the United Kingdom. The survey then covers evolving potential governance and risk management issues with regard to artificial intelligence, biodiversity, cybersecurity, and human rights. Finally, the survey invites views on board diversity and on shareholder proposals on diversity, equity and inclusion topics in the U.S.