U.S., U.K. workers take little note of 'green' employers

RP news wires, Noria Corporation
Tags: energy management

Many companies strive to portray themselves as environmentally friendly in an effort to meet their corporate responsibilities. A new Harris Interactive study indicates that German businesses appear to be setting the pace in terms of communicating their green credentials, with 43 percent of German workers considering their employer to be green, followed by Italy (30 percent), Spain (28 percent), the United Kingdom and United States (21 percent each), and France (19 percent).

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Janet Blackburn, research director for Harris Interactive, said, Many respondents believe that businesses could increase their efforts on environmental issues. In Germany only 10 percent felt that businesses are doing all they can to tackle green issues, with other countries fairing only slightly better (U.S. 18 percent, U.K. 14 percent, France and Italy 13 percent, Spain 12 percent).

This study was conducted online by Harris Interactive among a total of 6,590 adults (aged 16-64) within France (1,075), Germany (1,114), Great Britain (1,117), Spain (1,076) and the United States (1,108) and adults (aged 18-64) in Italy (1,100) on November 1-14, 2007. No estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated; a full methodology is available. Data tables and questions for this study are also available.