2019 was a big year for global climate change awareness. Greta Thunberg became a public phenomenon by initiating global climate strikes of a previously unseen scale, while extreme natural disasters, such as Super Typhoon Hagibis in Japan shocked the world.
In today’s increasingly socially and environmentally conscious society, employees and customers place a premium on working for and spending their money with businesses that prioritize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In our recent survey, we asked HR execs in Europe, the USA and China how important ethical and environmental initiatives are to their company’s recruitment strategy and 81% said they were either extremely or somewhat important.