Q7. Which external challenges impacting your organization present the
most significant roadblocks to addressing sustainability issues?
Research highlights
Novice
Some
knowledge
Expert
Expertise Level
< 10,000
Between 10,000
and 100,000
> 100,000
Size of organization
• Experts and smaller
organizations see limited
availability of financial
capital as a greater
problem than other
segments
• Larger organizations
more concerned with
lack of clear regulatory
policy
Overall
0
10
20
Insufficient customer demand or needs
Limited availability of financial capital
Overall
Lack of clear regulatory policy for externalities
Risk of economic incentives being reduced or eliminated
30 40
%
0 5 10
Insufficient economic incentives No clear industry standards
Potential source of competitive disadvantage
15 20 25
%
Q7. Which external challenges impacting your organization present the
most significant roadblocks to addressing sustainability issues?
Research highlights
0.4
%
Geography
0.3
0.2
• Africa/Middle East, Asia
Pacific, and
Australia/New Zealand
view lack of clear
regulatory policies as
leading external
challenge
• North America, Latin
America and Europe
view insufficient
customer demand as
greatest challenge
0.1
0.0
Africa/Middle East Asia Pacific Australia/New
Zealand
Europe Global
Insufficient customer demand or needs Lack of clear regulatory policy for externalities
Limited availability of financial capital Risk of economic incentives being reduced or eliminated
Latin America North America
Insufficient economic incentives No clear industry standards
Potential source of competitive disadvantage
