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ESG and Sustainability Insights: 10 Things That Should Be Top of Mind in 2025

Posted on January 9, 2025
Posted in Air Quality and Climate Change, Environmental, Social, and Governance
ESG

Mandatory ESG reporting, new AI tools for ESG data management, and rising litigation risk are just some of the hot topics this year.

By Paul A. Davies and Betty M. Huber

Through the course of 2024, the development of the ESG and sustainability landscape was dynamic. We anticipate that this dynamism will intensify in 2025, given the implementation and potential amendment of ESG-related regulations and significant geopolitical developments around the globe.

Companies, investors, and asset holders will need to remain agile and informed to adequately respond to these trends, while navigating the energy transition, greater scrutiny of value chains, and the “greenlash.”

Integrating ESG and sustainability into corporate strategies and operations will require ever more sophistication and careful consideration, in particular by the directors and senior managers who are responsible for oversight of such matters.

In this article, our sixth annual edition of “ESG and Sustainability Insights,” we highlight the 10 developments and trends that are likely to define ESG in 2025.

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