This report is based on polls designed to help us understand the current sentiment of the business community toward ESG (environmental, social, and governance) themes.
Scope
Our sentiment polls ran between April and June 2026 on the analyst's Verdict network of B2B websites, which had 3.3 million user sessions in Q2 2026. In total, 1,014 respondents participated in the survey.
The survey looked at attitudes towards ESG, the most important theme impacting businesses over the next decade.
Reasons to Buy
In Q2 2026, awareness of corporate ESG strategies fell slightly. 31% of respondents said they did not know whether their company had an ESG strategy, compared with 27% in the previous quarter.
48% of poll participants believed that ESG is just a marketing exercise for most companies. Only 6% of respondents thought most businesses were fully committed to ESG.
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