Environmental Sustainability Categories
The index provides data on organizations’ prioritization, progress, and optimism towards reaching goals across four categories:
Emissions
Reduction
Energy Evolution
and Efficiency
Circularity/
Recycling
Pollution
Prevention
Key Index Findings
65%
62%
55%
49%
Organizations Are Prioritizing Sustainability Above Other Initiatives
Ranked Sustainability
as top most important initiative
Financial Performance
Digital Transformation
Market Growth
Sustainability Budgets Are Likely to Increase in the Next 12 Months
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48%
25%
18%
7%
1%
Organizations plan to increase investments up to 20%
Organizations plan to increase investments by 21-49%
Organizations plan to increase investments 50% or more
Organizations do not plan to increase investments
Organizations plan
to decrease investments
Energy Evolution and Efficiency Is Top Priority
When asked to select the top two categories for their organizations, most prioritized Energy Evolution and Efficiency and Emissions Reduction over Pollution Prevention and Circularity/Recycling.
73%
46%
36%
28%
Said Energy Evolution and Efficiency is
a Top Priority
Said Emissions Reduction is
a Top Priority
Said Pollution Prevention is
a Top Priority
Said Circularity/
Recycling is
a Top Priority
Sustainability Goals Optimism by Region
ASIA
PACIFIC
EMEA
LATIN
AMERICA
NORTH
AMERICA
ASIA PACIFIC
Percentage of organizations that are ‘extremely optimistic’ about achieving short-or-long term goals by category.
ENERGY EVOLUTION & EFFICIENCY
23%
36%
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
29%
35%
POLLUTION PREVENTION
33%
31%
Circularity/Recycling
39%
34%
EMEA
Percentage of organizations that are ‘extremely optimistic’ about achieving short-or-long term goals by category.
ENERGY EVOLUTION & EFFICIENCY
29%
32%
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
34%
32%
POLLUTION PREVENTION
35%
32%
Circularity/Recycling
37%
38%
LATIN AMERICA
Percentage of organizations that are ‘extremely optimistic’ about achieving short-or-long term goals by category.
ENERGY EVOLUTION & EFFICIENCY
50%
49%
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
43%
44%
POLLUTION PREVENTION
57%
44%
Circularity/Recycling
56%
50%
NORTH AMERICA
Percentage of organizations that are ‘extremely optimistic’ about achieving short-or-long term goals by category.
ENERGY EVOLUTION & EFFICIENCY
33%
39%
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
Extremely Optimistic for 2030 goals
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EMISSIONS REDUCTION
33%
34%
POLLUTION PREVENTION
37%
36%
Circularity/Recycling
40%
40%
Current ESG Barriers
Pandemic-related issues are considered the top barrier to achieving internal sustainability goals over the coming 12 months, followed by budget and resources, and staffing/talent issues.
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
Extremely Optimistic for 2030 goals
1
2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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1
2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
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1
2
Extremely Optimistic for coming year
Extremely Optimistic for 2030 goals
1
2
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Followed by….
1. How optimistic are you in your organization’s ability to achieve its near-term
(12 month) Environmental Sustainability target/goals?
2. How optimistic are you in your organization’s ability to achieve its overall Environmental Sustainability targets/goals (across all categories) for the year 2030?
