- Aon’s Middle East ESG Trends 24th November presentation explored the latest Middle East Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) trends and how they are influencing firms across the region
- The graph below illustrates insight from the GCC Pulse Survey section regarding boards and ESG
Source: Aon’s Middle East ESG Trends, November 2022 (responses shortened)
Key findings…
- A large majority of GCC respondents stated that their board has defined ESG matters of importance to the company or at least discussed ESG
- A similar majority indicated that their company either has an ESG strategy, working on one or considering doing so
- However, elsewhere in the survey, a lower percentage of the respondents stated that their board monitors ESG related initiatives, directly or through committees, or linking management incentives to their success
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