New OECD Report: Which Sectors Are Most Linked to Environmental and Social Risks?
The OECD’s “Environmental and Social Impacts Across Industry Sectors” report is out!
As businesses, investors and regulators, one question becomes crucial:
– Which industry sectors are most frequently associated with negative impacts?
Key takeaways:
- Extractives, agriculture, manufacturing, and heavy industries show strong alignment across sources as high-risk sectors — linked to human rights violations, labour rights issues and environmental harm.
- Findings for textiles, pharma and consumer industries are mixed and often inconsistent.
- Some sectors, including education ve and non-profit organisations, tend to have very limited association with any impacts across existing studies.
The report also highlights major data gaps and methodological inconsistencies, limiting sectoral comparisons.
Click here to read the report!
