In the Summer of 2024, the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program drew together 200 leaders for the Aspen ESG Summit, an invitation-only immersive gathering at the frontier of business transformation. The program was designed as a dialogue among business leaders along with long-term investors, corporate governance experts and those who advise, prod, and regulate business.

Demands on business practice are accumulating at a rapid pace, and sustainable innovation needs to accelerate. Organizations must develop new leadership capacity and operational strategies at speed and scale, rethinking how to engage employees, customers, suppliers and wider stakeholders. Through idea exchange and working sessions, the Summit engaged leaders to examine these emergent issues.

10 Insights on the Future of ESG describes key take-aways from the conversations at the event, results from onsite polling about the future of the field, and big ideas for 2025.