IN A world flooded with research on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, the team behind the report “Integrating ESG Factors Into Executive Remuneration” sought to make a difference with their offering.

The report’s author, Professor Mak Yuen Teen, wanted to bring together the increasing amount of academic and practice research being published on different aspects of ESG - and explain the implications of the research in a way that would be both understandable and useful to companies, investors, regulators and other stakeholders.

“It is clear that investors and regulators are increasingly expecting companies to link ESG to executive remuneration, and more companies are doing so, especially in Europe and North America,” said the professor of accounting at NUS Business School, who is known here for his views on corporate governance (CG) issues.