Abstract

This IDC Market Presentation highlights IDC's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Business Services research and provides guidance regarding how sustainability can help drive business value on the foundation of a purpose-driven strategy.

"Companies need to address sustainability from two angles: how to be good corporate citizens and which ESG topics they need to focus on in order to balance the 'doing well' with the 'doing good' part of sustainable business strategy," said Bjoern Stengel, senior research analyst, ESG Business Services at IDC. "Organizations that use appropriate metrics to assess and benchmark their ESG performance and link that to their corporate purpose can achieve better operational and financial performance, lower risk, and have more engaged employees and a better brand value."

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