Pandemic prompts upsurge in commitment to corporate sustainability

According to research commissioned by the Carbon Trust, over 70 per cent of companies interviewed said environmental management and/or sustainability priorities are likely to become ‘somewhat more important’ or ‘significantly more important’ for them as a result of Covid-19.

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Of those companies experiencing significant disruption, 69 per cent expect environmental management and/or sustainability to become ‘somewhat’ or ‘significantly more important’.

The Carbon Trust’s ‘Corporate attitudes towards sustainability’ research saw 453 interviews conducted in July, 2020 with large companies in Britain, Germany, France, Mexico, Singapore, and Spain.

“The findings of this research are consistent with what we are seeing in the market,” said Hugh Jones, Managing Director, Advisory at the Carbon Trust. “Sustainability is rightly a growing business priority and the increasing demand for our services aimed at helping corporates to decarbonise and adapt for the future demonstrates that, despite extremely challenging market conditions, this is one area that businesses are continuing to prioritise.”