UK reward metrics · Incentives & Recognition

Do any incentive plans include ESG, safety or people measures?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

72.7%No

72.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on eSG, safety or people measures in incentives (base: 264 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Yes — weighted measures 11.4% Yes — modifier or underpin 15.9% No 72.7%
ESG, safety or people measures in incentives (base: 264 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
ESG, safety or people measures in incentives: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes — weighted measuresrare11.4%
Yes — modifier or underpinrare15.9%
Nocommon72.7%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether incentive plans embed non-financial measures like ESG, safety or people goals, either as weighted metrics or as a modifier/underpin. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/esg-safety-or-people-measures-in-incentives
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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