Are ESG and CSR Essential for Long-Term Business Success?

Yes. ESG and CSR are essential for long-term business success because they drive resilience, regulatory readiness, investor confidence, and competitiveness, while companies that ignore the green transition risk losing relevance or disappearing.

Beyond Buzzwords: Understanding ESG and CSR

ESG, CSR, SRI, B Corp, and mission-driven companies are often dismissed as buzzwords or marketing tactics.

This episode addresses a critical question: are these concepts optional trends, or structural requirements for the future of business?

Why the Green Transition Is No Longer Optional

In this conversation, Isabelle Combarel, investor at SWEN Capital, shares insights from more than 10 years of experience in environmental and social investing.

Her conviction is clear: companies that fail to adapt to the green transition will not survive in the long run.

ESG and CSR as Drivers of Business Resilience

ESG and CSR frameworks help companies:

• Anticipate regulatory and market shifts
• Manage environmental and social risks
• Build trust with investors, employees, and customers

Rather than constraints, these frameworks become tools for long-term stability and growth.

Investor Expectations Are Changing

From an investor’s perspective, ESG performance is no longer a secondary consideration.

Capital increasingly flows toward companies that:

• Integrate sustainability into strategy
• Demonstrate measurable impact
• Avoid superficial greenwashing

ESG is becoming a core criterion for investment decisions.

Getting Ready to Act

This episode is designed to help leaders move from confusion to action.

By understanding why ESG and CSR matter, companies can:

• Start meaningful sustainability initiatives
• Accelerate existing CSR strategies
• Prepare for a future where impact and performance are inseparable