2022 CEO Survey: Sustainability and ESG Become Enduring Change

Overview

With the growing impact of companies being held more accountable for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives by customers, employees, shareholders, governments, and regulators, a rising demand for sustainability is driving a change in corporate attitudes across every sector. This Gartner survey was conducted to understand how stakeholder pressure for more aggressive economic, social and environmental sustainability actions is growing and to identify best practices from early adopters to provide sustainability advice.

A few findings and recommendations explored within,

• Why environmental sustainability became a top 10 business priority for the first time in 2022.
• How inflation can create both barriers and accelerators for sustainability.
• Why sustainability-related corporate initiatives tend to be siloed and disconnected.
• Which digital technoligies could reduce carbon emission required by 2030.

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Gartner®, 2022 CEO Survey: Sustainability and ESG Become Enduring Change, Analyst(s): Kristin Moyer, Simon Mingay, Sarah Watt, Mark Raskino, 6 May 2022

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