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For the fourth year, MIT Sloan Management Review, in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group, conducted a global survey, to which more than 4,000 executives and managers responded. The analysis in this report is based on a smaller subsample of 2,600 respondents from commercial enterprises, with respondents from academic, governmental and nonprofit organizations excluded. The respondents’ organizations are based around the world, and a wide variety of industries are represented. The sample was drawn from a number of sources, including MIT alumni, MIT Sloan Management Review subscribers, BCG clients and other interested parties.
In addition to these survey results, we interviewed practitioners and experts from a number of industries and disciplines to understand the practical issues facing organizations today. Their insights contributed to a richer understanding of the data and provided examples and case studies to illustrate our findings.
As a matter of terminology, we used “sustainability” to cover environmental, economic and societal topics. Respondents had a similar view. We asked respondents, “What factors does your organization consider as part of sustainability?” and asked them to choose all that applied from a list of options.