Back to business, lessening focus on ESG and DEI programs.

Remember Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs? Thanks to similar political leanings by incoming administrations, environmental efforts that do not produce financial returns will also be under attack. The bean counters will now be looking to put a price and a value on sustainability-related investments that include staffing, outreach, and product development.

This does not mean that sustainability efforts will be eliminated. But it most likely means that efforts that cannot be justified financially as business and marketing investments will take a back seat to other projects that can be justified. Converters, compounders, and materials suppliers will need to make their currently sharp financial pencils even sharper.

回歸正題，我們不再關注 ESG 和 DEI 計劃。還記得環境、社會和治理（ESG）以及多元化、公平和包容性（DEI）計劃嗎？由於新政府有類似的政治傾向，無法產生財務回報的環保努力也將受到攻擊。現在，會計師將對可持續相關的投資（包括人員配備、外展和產品開發）進行估價和評估價值。

這並不意味著可持續發展努力將被取消。但這很可能意味著，那些在商業和行銷投資方面無法獲得財務證明的努力將讓位給其他可以證明的項目。轉換器、複合材料製造商和材料供應商需要使他們目前的財務狀況更加敏銳。

Source: packagingdive.com