Global Corporate Survey 2026: Sustainability Budgets, Priorities And Tech Preferences

Figure 1. Survey respondent: firm size (revenue) breakdown
Figure 2. Survey respondents: geographical breakdown
Figure 3. Survey respondents: industry breakdown
Figure 4. Importance of business outcomes for sustainability investments
Figure 5. Perceptions of sustainability practices and AI
Figure 6. Significance of ESG and sustainability rules and frameworks over the next two years
Figure 7. CSRD status
Figure 8. Organizational structure of the CSO
Figure 9. Executives responsible for funding ESG and sustainability strategy
Figure 10. Key barriers to meeting sustainability goals
Figure 11. Importance of sustainability investment outcomes
Figure 12. Top current sustainability priorities
Figure 13. Top sustainability priorities in two years
Figure 14. Factors influencing consulting provider adoption
Figure 15. Factors influencing software provider adoption
Figure 16a. Software usage for ESG and sustainability use cases
Figure 16b. Software and services comparison for ESG and sustainability use cases
Figure 17. Corporate ESG and sustainability funding priorities
Figure 18. Planned change in spend on consulting services
Figure 19. Expected change in spend on commercial software
Figure 20. AI adoption appetite
Figure 21. Barriers to AI adoption