Initiatives related to the environment were supported by 31% of companies and received an average of 3% CSI spend in 2022. Support for, and spend on, environment through CSI has decreased over time, most likely as core business focuses more on mitigating its environmental impact.
In 2010 almost half of companies (49%) supported environmental initiatives, which received an average of 7% of CSI spend. This has fallen to 31% of companies and 3% of spend in 2022. Wildlife conservation has always received one of the largest portions of environment CSI spend (18% in 2010 and 14% in 2022), with spend on wetlands and water conservation, as well as waste management, increasing over time.
Target beneficiaries
- The average environment spend on water conservation and wetlands management was 22% in 2022, up from 13% in 2021, and accounting for the largest average share of CSI environment spend.
- Funding for waste management and recycling as well as for climate change increased slightly in 2022, while the share of environment expenditure directed to awareness programmes and wildlife conservation decreased.
