A new study by Impact ROI has suggested that the debate over whether sustainability delivers financial benefits has largely been answered, with clear links between sustainability and profitability, valuation and productivity, according to a report by Sustainability Online.
The study, Project ROI: Determining the Competitive and Financial Advantages of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability 2025, assessed 640 academic and think-tank studies (with a primary focus on journals published across the last decade, to assess how sustainability affects key financial markets.
As it found, environmental and social sustainability can achieve measurable gains, including up to a 36% increase in financial valuation, a 21% increase in profitability, and a 20% increase in sales across business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) markets.
Other financial benefits from sustainability include a 6% increase in share price, a 21% improvement in productivity, and a 57% reduction in employee turnover, the study found.
However, these results are only achieved when sustainability is effectively embedded into core business strategy, the study noted.
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