12. Ongoing Challenges

This chapter provides a critical examination of the progress made to date in the corporate responsibility and sustainability field in Finland. It examines companies’ activities in light of environmental problems, discussing where the efforts appear to fall short and where more ambitious business participation is necessary. Furthermore, it discusses the need for Finnish firms to continue to address social and economic challenges, such as human rights issues, especially in their global supply chains. The chapter also gives voice to a civil society organization expert who sees great variation in the ambition-level of Finnish firms’ CSR activities. Finally, emerging challenges, such as those related to digitalization, which are beginning to occupy a significant share of CSR professionals’ time, are examined.