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EU businesses reframe ESG as competitive edge beyond compliance, reports find

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ESG and sustainability have shifted from a compliance-driven investment trend to a competitive advantage for EU businesses, according to a September report by Bain & Company. The transition marks the third phase of ESG evolution, following a decade of green investment focus and a 2022–2025 period of regulatory pressure on decarbonization and supply chain resilience.

A separate report published Wednesday, commissioned by the WWF, found that over 90% of 350 surveyed EU businesses believe a bloc-wide low-carbon transition will boost long-term competitiveness despite short-term challenges .

In Poland, Irena Pichola, president of the Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu and Artha Consulting Network, noted a growing share of firms now view ESG as a tool for cost and risk management rather than a regulatory burden. Piotr Glen, director of the Sustainable Development Center at Warsaw School of Economics, added that circular economy practices can reduce resource use, lower costs, and create new revenue streams, turning ESG into an investment in competitive resilience .

The shift follows the EU’s 2025 Omnibus Package, which simplified ESG reporting rules but also prompted firms to reframe sustainability as a driver of efficiency and market differentiation. Experts now emphasize the need for businesses to quantify benefits—such as supply chain stability and resource savings—to justify ESG adoption beyond compliance.

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Majority of EU businesses think transitioning to a low-carbon economy would boost competitiveness -study Over 90 of 350 surveyed EU businesses believed a bloc-wide transition to a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable economy would benefit their long-term corporate competitiveness, in spite of some short-term challenges, according to a report commissioned by the WWF and published on Wednesday.

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