Family-owned businesses lag behind in setting ESG priorities: PwC

Family-owned businesses lag behind in setting ESG priorities: PwC

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Familyowned businesses are falling behind on setting environmental and social standards, with just over a third having set a sustainability strategy, a survey published by PwC on Tuesday found.

While familyowned companies – particularly in Europe and the United States – looked to charitable giving and helping employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, most put sustainability on the back burner, the consulting firm’s survey of 2,801 family business owners showed.

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