Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have been climbing up the list of corporate priorities in recent years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted ESG to the top. In a recent survey from GlobalData, 67 percent of 1,500 executives surveyed said that COVID-19 has been a catalyst for increased focus on ESG issues. And more than half (57 percent) said that ESG would have a high impact on their business in the next 12 months.
