ESG Executive Briefing 2025: Focus on the US and EU - Tariffs and Policy Shifts Force Companies to Rethink Net-Zero Strategies Amid Rising Compliance and Supply Chain Risks
In 2025, companies face increasing pressure to transparently address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Holistic ESG strategies can boost trust and sustainability. Challenges include US tariff impacts and EU regulatory changes. This quarterly ESG report offers crucial insights.
Dublin, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Strategic Intelligence: ESG Executive Briefing (First Edition)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
ESG executive briefing provides quarterly analysis of the ESG trends impacting the corporate world.
Sustainability used to be just about saving the planet. Today, it has morphed into an umbrella term for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.Adopting a holistic approach that encompasses all environmental, social, and governance issues can help company leaders ensure all aspects of sustainability are covered in their ESG strategy. In 2025, there is pressure on companies to be more transparent about their ESG credentials. The analyst's ESG research is designed to help companies build trust with society at large and set them on a path toward a sustainable future.Key Highlights
Tariffs have created downside risk for the development and adoption of energy transition technologies in the US. Republicans have also proposed cutting several Biden-era tax credits. US companies must reassess their net-zero targets and roadmaps as electric vehicles, green hydrogen, wind, and solar become less accessible.
An EU regulatory rollback and a simplified net-zero standard from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) mean companies can reduce future compliance costs and focus investment on the highest-emissions parts of their value chains. Companies need to assess the risk to their supply chains from the International Maritime Organization's carbon pricing regime for international shipping.
Reasons to Buy
This report will help you understand the business impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) themes.
It includes analysis of the latest developments in ESG standards and regulations and corporate ESG strategies.
This edition includes a focus on managing deforestation risk.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
The Impact of Trump 2.0 on ESG
Developments in ESG Regulation and Standards
ESG Strategy Focus: How to Manage Deforestation Risk
Developments in Corporate ESG Strategies
Adopting Your Own ESG Framework
Further Reading
About the Analyst Strategic Intelligence
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
Alaska Airlines
Allianz
Amazon
AstraZeneca
Avantor
Axa
Bank of America
Barry Callebaut
Ben and Jerry's
Blackrock
BP
Citi Group
Corsair
DeepSeek
Delta Air Lines
easyJet
Flickr
Giliead
GSK
Haleon
IKEA
John Deere
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Labcorp
Morgan Stanley
Munich Re
National Bank of Canada
Neste
Perrigo
Schneider Electric
Seneca Group
Shell
Slalom
Steelcase
Swiss Re
Takeda
Tesco
Teva
ThermoFisher Scientific
Unilever
United Airlines
Vanguard
Wells Fargo
Zurich
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