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What’s new: Aon recently released its 2023 Asia Pacific Corporate Governance and ESG Survey results, which found that while 58 percent of companies in the region stated that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are critical to their organizations, only 29 percent of companies include ESG-related goals and KPIs for their C-suite and only 34 percent of companies have a dedicated ESG function.

• According to Boon Chong Na, advisory partner and corporate governance and ESG lead, Human Capital Solutions for Asia Pacific at Aon, “It is becoming clear that failing to address and integrate ESG metrics in the future will expose companies to reputational risk, financial impacts and regulatory consequences as they navigate new forms of volatility. However, while improving ESG metrics, companies need to manage both the financial and non-financial aspects, as shareholders expect them to do well while doing the right thing.” Check out additional insights from the survey results in HRM Asia, Insurance News Australia, Bangkok Post and The Business Times.

In March, Aon released its 2022 ESG Impact Report, detailing the impact Aon drives though its own operations and through the solutions it delivers to clients to address their ESG risks and opportunities. Check out highlights from the report here and listen to “On Aon” podcast episode 49 for a discussion about embedding ESG in the firm’s culture.

In addition, Aon’s The One Brief, “ESG Data: How Businesses can use Data to Gain an Edge,” explores how companies of all sizes can draw on different approaches to benchmarking and increase their attention to governance.