A recent TRSA report presented evidence of its operator members’ preparedness to promote their companies’ commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. In recent years, ESG has become increasingly prominent as publicly traded companies worldwide, particularly in Europe, have faced growing investor and regulator scrutiny of their ESG practices—or the lack of them.

Some larger buyers of the linen, uniform and facility services industry’s products and services—concerned about how their suppliers’ ESG efforts affect their own—have begun asking more detailed questions concerning their linen, uniform and facility services’ companies’ commitment to ESG. A handful of TRSA members have published ...