Each of the following describes a reason for companies to factor in corporate social responsibility or ESG impacts when making business decisions, except:

$$ Customers prefer to purchase from businesses with ethical practices and pay more for their products$/$services$.$

Employees increasingly expect businesses to address CSR and ESG concerns and seek them out in job searches.

Increased regulatory or legal intervention may occur in the wake of implementation of CSR or ESG initiatives.

Lowering energy consumption, avoiding unnecessary waste, reducing water intake, and limiting packaging means companies pay less on these expenditures.