statement on CEO remuneration
Summary
ClientEarth defends the salary of CEO James Thornton, citing his professional achievements and the organization's growth. The statement clarifies that funding from the Department for International Development (DFID) for a deforestation project is not used to pay the CEO's salary.
Key insights
- ClientEarth asserts that CEO James Thornton's remuneration is justified by his professional experience and the success of the organization, which has doubled in size over the previous four years.
- The CEO's 2017 total remuneration included a specific one-time pension payment of £32,093 to address previous underpayments.
- ClientEarth denies that any funds received from the Department for International Development (DFID) for a project aimed at reducing deforestation are used to fund the CEO's salary.
Cite the original document
- APA
- ClientEarth (2018). statement on CEO remuneration. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/statement-on-ceo-remuneration/
- Chicago
- ClientEarth. statement on CEO remuneration. 2018. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/statement-on-ceo-remuneration/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=ClientEarth |title=statement on CEO remuneration |date=3 November 2018 |url=https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/statement-on-ceo-remuneration/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{clientearth2018statement, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{statement on CEO remuneration}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/statement-on-ceo-remuneration/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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