Almost 95% of business leaders feel organisations are morally obligated to cut ties with Russia

The latest sentiment monitor from the Institute of Directors also cited both geopolitical instability and the escalation of the conflict as among the greatest risks to their organisation

Close to three-quarters (74 per cent) of business leaders said they were either “extremely” or “very concerned” about the wider consequences of the conflict. Picture: Getty

The vast majority of Irish business leaders think that their organisation has both a moral and social obligation to either limit their business with Russia or cut ties entirely due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, but also suggest that the escalation of the war is among the greatest threats to their business.

Of those surveyed in the latest quarterly sentiment monitor from the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland, 94 per cent said that ...