Global Corporate ESG Survey 2021: Adoption Drivers By Region
28 Sep, 2021
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Executive Summary
The accelerating adoption of ESG metrics by the financial community is radically changing the way firms think about sustainability management (see Verdantix Market Overview: Investor Focus On ESG Will Transform Sustainability Strategies). How are corporates adjusting their budgets and priorities for ESG information management in the face of these new market drivers? To find out, we asked a global panel of 400 senior ESG and sustainability executives to tell us the extent to which they estimate that spending on sustainability initiatives will change in 2022 compared with 2021 (see Verdantix Global Corporate Survey: ESG And Sustainability Governance, Strategies And Priorities). This report helps heads of strategy and marketing, and product leaders at ESG and sustainability software and services providers, explore market drivers and budget increase by region. Firms should use this report to inform their business planning and to keep track of the evolution of the ESG and sustainability market.
Global Corporate ESG Survey 2021: Adoption Drivers By Region
ESG Budgets Will See Substantive Global Growth In 2022
Climate Change Policy Developments Drive Corporate ESG Engagement
ESG Budgets Will See Substantive Global Growth In 2022
Climate Change Policy Developments Drive Corporate ESG Engagement
Figure 1. Change In ESG & Sustainability Spend In 2022
Figure 2. Change In ESG & Sustainability Spend In 2022 By Region
Figure 3. Top Drivers Of Corporate ESG & Sustainability Engagement
Figure 4. Top Drivers Of Corporate ESG & Sustainability Engagement By Region
Figure 2. Change In ESG & Sustainability Spend In 2022 By Region
Figure 3. Top Drivers Of Corporate ESG & Sustainability Engagement
Figure 4. Top Drivers Of Corporate ESG & Sustainability Engagement By Region
ISS ESG, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), JetBlue Airways, University of Oxford, SURA Investment Management, The Conference Board, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, UN PRI, EU, SBTi, BNP Paribas, Neste, Baker McKenzie, IFRS, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FTSE, MSCI, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines
About the Authors

Yaowen Ma
Principal Analyst
Yaowen is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix conducting research on EHS and ESG information management. His current agenda focuses on digital technologies, best practices and gr…
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Kim Knickle
Research Director, ESG & Sustainability
Kimberly Knickle is Research Director of the ESG & Sustainability practice at Verdantix. Her research areas encompass ESG regulations and reporting, ESG risk, supply chain…
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