It is estimated that over 84 percent of companies in the S&P 1500 use some form of "social" metric when determining their executives' incentive compensation. Many of these social metrics set forth diversity, equity and inclusion ("DEI") goals—some quantitative, others qualitative—usually summarized to some degree in a company's publicly filed proxy statement. For calendar year-end companies, decisions regarding the metrics of incentive compensation programs are typically made in the first quarter of each year. READ MORE