UN Global Compact – Accenture 2025 CEO Study

Today, 88 per cent of CEOs believe the business case for sustainability is stronger than it was five years ago.
 

The United Nations Global Compact–Accenture 2025 CEO Study draws on insights from nearly 2,000 CEOs across 128 countries, examining how leaders are moving from sustainable ambition to action, despite economic uncertainty and geopolitical challenges. An overwhelming 99 per cent of CEOs plan to maintain or increase their sustainability commitments, prioritizing initiatives that deliver measurable business value.

The 2025 CEO Study outlines five key strategies to help leaders close readiness gaps, strengthen resilience, and translate bold ambitions into practical, credible action for the decade ahead.

Download the CEO Study today to learn how your company can:

• Collaborate on regulation to unlock sustainable growth
• Harness consumer demand to drive innovation and competitive advantage
• Expand access to technology to scale inclusive, sustainable solutions
• Upskill workforces for long-term resilience and competitiveness
• Lead with credibility and purpose to build trust and lasting impact

 
About the CEO Study Program
 

 
The CEO Study Program, developed by the UN Global Compact in collaboration with Accenture, is one of the largest global studies of CEO sentiment on sustainability. Through a quantitative assessment of nearly 2,000 CEOs and in-depth one-to-one interviews with CEOs, chairpersons and presidents of UN Global Compact member companies, this research coalesces perspectives to analyze key developments and emerging trends in sustainability. The CEO Study report is an extensive review of the advancing corporate sustainability movement aimed at accelerating progress for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

 
About the UN Global Compact
 

 
The ambition of the UN Global Compact is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the SDGs through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 20,000 participating companies, 5 Regional Hubs, 64 Country Networks covering 85 countries and 9 Country Managers establishing Networks in 16 other countries, the UN Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world. For more information, follow @globalcompact on social media and visit our website at unglobalcompact.org.

 
About Accenture
 

 
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.