C&S annual report reveals increase in sustainability policies
12 Mar, 2024
Carrots & Sticks (C&S) has published the 2023 edition of its annual report, which presents a comprehensive assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability policy worldwide. The report highlights the expanding nature of ESG and sustainability policies since 2020.
The report provides analyses over 2,463 policies from 132 countries, 76 international and regional organisations from 1897 to the present day. The report notes a steep rise in voluntary policies since the UN Sustainable Decelopment Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015.
According to the report, there is a dominance of government entities as policy issuers and a prevalence of voluntary (over mandatory) policies. Most policies fall into the "low restrictiveness" category, which suggests limited power of enforcement.
The full report is available on the C&S website.
