As CEOs Grapple with Which ESG Issues to Focus On, They Should Prioritize Where Their Companies Can Make the Biggest Impact
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The report also notes that CEOs should work with their boards to ensure that ESG is appropriately integrated into their companies' strategies and goals.
Key Points:
- The report also notes that CEOs should work with their boards to ensure that ESG is appropriately integrated into their companies' strategies and goals.
- It tends to focus on importance to stakeholders, rather than on the company's impact on the natural environment and society.
- High impact, variable control: While this area offers companies the greatest opportunity for impact, they have only variable levels of control.
- CEOs can help to achieve this by:
Educating the board on ESG issues that tie to the firm's main risks and opportunities.