Over the past several years, the evidence linking strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance with superior financial outcomes has grown strikingly consistent. Meta-analyses and empirical studies published between 2023 and 2025 reinforce earlier findings, showing not only that ESG initiatives matter for corporate sustainability, but that they are economically material.

We are operating within an economic model that is no longer fit for the challenges of our time Neoliberal capitalism, anchored in the pursuit of endless growth, short-term profits, deregulation, and aggressive cost-cutting, has profoundly shaped how most organisations make decisions. It has delivered shareholder value, driven global expansion, and embedded efficiency as the highest virtue. But it has also left us with widening inequality, volatile supply chains, degraded ecos