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ESG communications clarity: Building trust in a polarised world

ESG MENA CEO Sal Jafar explains why knowledge-sharing is fundamental to save ESG comms in crisis, preventing missteps, and miscommunication.

Sal Jafar, CEO, ESG MENA

We live in an increasingly polarised world, a world where crucial ESG issues are hijacked for political talking points, greenwashing abounds, and profit almost always trumps people and the planet. Against this backdrop, it’s no surprise that people feel disengaged, distrustful, and disinterested in companies’ ESG pledges and promises.

From supply chain slavery coverups and fossil fuel fashion people have been misled, tricked, and conned for years. Winning back their trust won’t be easy.

But, this is not an excuse for companies to draw back into the shadows and stay silent – a practice known as greenhushing. And the research shows that consumers don’t want this either.

In fact,


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.