Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Here we explore the changing role of the CSO and what this tells us about how organisations are responding to the challenges of ESG and sustainability.

While the concepts that sit behind ESG are certainly not new - and have been at the centre of corporate strategy for decades - the growth and formalisation of ESG as an explicit mission have been catalysts for change. The impacts of this change are far reaching including how companies define, prioritise and manage their stakeholders. This is demonstrated by the rise of stakeholder capitalism, the notion that businesses no longer exist to create profit for shareholders/owners, but instead have a responsibility to create value for a much broader set of stakeholders.

ESG creates opportunity, in particular, it helps to drive innovation. Its ‘sustainability lens’ forces businesses to think critically about the long-term value they create, and to identify new trends, business opportunities and partnerships. More broadly, ESG is an increasingly powerful tool to strengthen corporate reputations.

In light of a recent backlash against ESG investing, we take a critical look at the ESG framework and explore its future relevance for CSOs and organisations.

Concluding from the latest Ipsos ESG Council report, it's increasingly clear ESG's role as an agent for positive change.

The domain of ESG stretches across a broad range of themes that are just as complex as they are far-reaching.

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