Over the second half of last year, Sustainable Views invited senior decision-makers to take part in a survey designed to understand the level of corporate maturity in dealing with environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. This covered questions such as: when did sustainability become a ‘strategic’ priority? Who is in charge of this agenda, and whose job is it to enact it? Are corporate boards capable of monitoring and guiding this process?
In partnership with headhunter Egon Zehnder, we polled a total of 329 professionals across 53 countries and industries from financial services to industrial and energy companies. We also conducted several one-on-one interviews to complement the poll. Egon Zehnder has published a report with its findings, including several testimonials. Below is our analysis, featuring comments from some of the bankers, investors and sustainability experts we spoke to.
