On Tuesday 29th November 2022, we hosted a virtual event for our Human Resources network on Responsible Reward.

Responsible Reward: Driving your ESG Agenda was brought to you in partnership with Reward Value, a non-profit research initiative that believes that current executive compensation practices no longer fit the societal context in which companies operates.

We explored how to develop a Compensation and Reward strategy to help drive the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda within your organisation.

Katie Insley, Associate Director in our HR recruitment division in the Netherlands was the host for this event. She was joined by Reward Value’s Managing Director & Founder, Frederic Barge, and Professor of Reward Management & Sustainability at Vlerick Business School, Xavier Baeten.

Both speakers presented their thoughts and experiences, before we opened up the discussion with a Q&A session.

Alternatively, if you’re interested in attending future events – either virtually or in person – please reach out to Katie, who will send you details.

Learn More about our Speakers

Frederic Barge

Frederic founded Reward Value in 2018. In cooperation with all stakeholders, Reward Value aims to contribute to a much-needed redesign of executive compensation practices.

Frederic’s career began in the banking sector, before he became HR Director of Diageo in 2003. He has since been the Global Head Performance & Reward at ING, Head Reward & Performance Management at ABN AMRO Bank and SVP Total Rewards at Ahold Delhaize.

Xavier Baeten

Xavier has master’s degrees in Economics, and Tax and Accountancy. He has been Professor of Reward Management & Sustainability at Vlerick Business School for over 28 years, having joined in 1994.

Xavier is also a Member of the External Sustainability Board at KBC Bank, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee at the APB-Belgian Pharmaceutical Association, and Member of the Remuneration Committee at VGD.