Strategic Intelligence: ESG Sentiment Polls Q2 2025

Strategic Intelligence: ESG Sentiment Polls Q2 2025

Summary

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.

Key Highlights

• In Q2 2025, respondents appeared to know and care less about corporate ESG and viewed regulatory compliance as the main reason for implementing ESG action.
• Only 7% of respondents believed that most businesses are fully committed to ESG. However, the share of respondents who think ESG is mere marketing fell to 37% from 50% in the previous quarter.

• Our sentiment polls ran between April and June 2025 on GlobalData's Verdict network of B2B websites, which had 6.7 million user sessions in Q2 2025. In total, 1,426 respondents participated in the survey.
• The survey looked at attitudes towards ESG, the most important theme impacting businesses over the next decade.

• This survey gives a unique insight into the views of the business community on ESG. The responses provide insight into attitudes towards ESG, including whether companies have an ESG strategy.