A global survey of predominantly senior sustainability practitioners – from business, civil society, and academia – points to a leadership vacuum, such that critical issues related to sustainability are being ignored or inadequately addressed by both government and business leaders.
The joint SustainAbility/GlobeScan survey was conducted on-line by GlobeScan, to identify drivers and obstacles to the global sustainability agenda.
Fully seventy-five percent of 2,158 respondents view “current efforts of governments, businesses, and multilateral organizations” as being “very or mostly inadequate.” Firms such as GE, Shell, Novo Nordisk, and Patagonia nonetheless are recognized as “leading in this area.” Conversely, among those willing and able to identify a specific company that they perceive to be a poor performer as regards sustainability, 35 percent labelled ExxonMobil as such, with second and third mentioned firms lagging far behind at 10 percent.
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