Export-oriented SME’s are increasingly recognizing the value of ESG and are integrating and operationalizing sustainable practices in their business. There’s a notable 13-percentage-point increase over 2022 in the number of businesses that say ESG is a core consideration in decision-making.
![Pie chart showing 38% view ESG issues as a core component of decision making, 32% consider ESG issues and impacts decision making, 16% consider ESG issues but does not impact decision-making, and 14% do not actively discuss ESG issues.](/content/dam/edc/en/infographics/sme-esg-canada-report-image-1.png)
*Participants whose organizations don’t actively discuss ESG were screened out of the remainder of the survey and aren’t represented beyond this point in the report.