
ESG Risk Management in 2025: Trends, Pitfalls, and Global Shifts
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04-05-2025
Evelyne Hoffman
In this article, we take a closer look at where ESG risk management stands today: the key trends shaping it, the pitfalls holding it back, and the global shifts taking place.
In 2025, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk management isn’t just a corporate checkbox – it’s at the heart of how businesses navigate sustainability, ethics, and long-term resilience. As we’ve highlighted in previous articles on WINSS, ESG has moved from the margins to the core of business strategy, driven by evolving regulations, growing pressure from investors and communities, and rapid tech innovation.
But despite this momentum, major challenges remain. Inconsistent standards, unclear metrics, political changes, and access barriers – especially for smaller companies – continue to stall meaningful progress.
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