Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- Senator Sherry Rehman here on Monday called for a transparent and incentive-based Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework in Pakistan, stressing that ESG could not remain a matter of voluntary reporting or corporate image-building and must translate into measurable improvements in environmental performance, social responsibility and governance.

Addressing the launch of the Pakistan ESG Policy Report 2026 as chief guest, Senator Rehman said that ESG required a much broader conversation than one confined to the corporate sector. "We have to talk about ESG not in isolation, but in terms of climate, political and legal frameworks," she said, stressing that the country needed to bring together the people who u...