Some CEOs Are Hearing A New Message: Act On Climate, Or We'll Cut Your Pay
![A gas pump nozzle is seen at a Miami gas station in 2018. Some activist shareholders are pushing companies to tie executive compensation to meeting climate targets.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/04/20/gettyimages-943813452_wide-9d2c6e58e504b45b4117cc6648a1cdd7a7fd3f93.jpg?s=600)
Some companies, under pressure from shareholders, are tying executive compensation to climate targets. It's not widespread yet, but the approach is catching on.
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