CEOs at the Helm of ESG: Leading the Sustainability Transformation
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CEOs at the Helm of ESG: Leading the Sustainability Transformation

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CEO Insight Minute: How Can CEOs Drive ESG at Their Company?

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CEO Insight Minute: How Can CEOs Drive ESG at Their Company?

Strategies to help CEOs navigate the challenges of regulation, ESG backlash, customer demand, workforce capabilities, and the interplay of tech & sustainability

It is no longer enough for CEOs to focus on satisfying investors’ concerns or to view ESG mostly as a means of mitigating risks. This era calls for CEOs to focus on ESG-related business opportunities, assess the ROI of sustainability investments, engage the board as thought partners, collaborate effectively with business partners, and decide how to integrate a sense of purpose in the corporate culture and communications.

This report was produced with the support of Ramboll and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

It is no longer enough for CEOs to focus on satisfying investors’ concerns or to view ESG mostly as a means of mitigating risks. This era calls for CEOs to focus on ESG-related business opportunities, assess the ROI of sustainability investments, engage the board as thought partners, collaborate effectively with business partners, and decide how to integrate a sense of purpose in the corporate culture and communications.

This report was produced with the support of Ramboll and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Authors

Merel Spierings

Merel Spierings Merel Spierings

Senior Researcher, ESG Center
The Conference Board

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Paul Washington

Paul Washington Paul Washington

President and CEO
Society for Corporate Governance

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