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Spencer Stuart: Sustainability in the Spotlight: Has ESG Lost Momentum in the Boardroom?
The past year has brought many watershed moments in the world of ESG. In Europe, there has been added pressure on companies to tighten and enhance their approach to sustainability more broadly, without relying on the blanket term “ESG.” Meanwhile, in the United States, a high-profile and divisive backlash has made some companies and leaders fearful to even use the term ESG. This begs the question, is ESG still a priority, has it lost momentum in the boardroom or does it just depend on where you are in the world?
The inaugural 2022 ESG survey by Spencer Stuart and Diligent Institute sought to learn more about how boards were structuring ESG oversight and how companies were pivoting to address these issues. In the second edition for 2023, we seek to understand more about how rapidly the financial and ESG climate has changed over the past year.