While diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives gained esteem at companies in recent years, the social and racial unrest of 2020 brought a more significant development into the spotlight.

Research from Willis Towers Watson revealed that more than half (52%) of S&P 500 companies include at least one environmental, social and governance (ESG) metric in the design of executive incentive plans. When broken down into each ESG measures, social reigns supreme. Within the social component lies DEI metrics, which Willis Towers Watson found in 2020 about 20% of companies in the S&P use as a part of their executive incentive plans. The number is trending up to 23% based on initial 2021 data. READ MORE