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"Australians want their workplaces to become more sustainable, but a lack of
awareness of what their companies are doing to decarbonise their operations and
combat global warming highlights a worrying gap for the climate transition.
Companies that have sustainability or climate policies have an edge over those
which don’t in the race for talent, says the Zen Energy
This is Transition
report.
More than two-thirds of the 1140 people surveyed say they are proud to work for
a company which takes climate change seriously.
A third of 18-35 year olds would consider quitting if their employer didn’t
commit to climate action, compared to about 10 per cent of older people – a
major signal to corporate Australia to get on top of climate action if they
want to retain staff.
“Once people are informed about their company’s climate action plans and what’s
involved it increases their likelihood in staying with that company, and people
are reflecting back saying I wouldn’t want to work for a company that didn’t
have that commitment,” says Paul Sheridan, Zen Energy communications head, who
led the study.
“It’s challenging to get a climate action plan up and running and embodying
that climate risk, but there are those long term benefits. It benefits a
business in terms of retention and they are an employer of choice into the
future.”
However, in a busy world, that desire for corporate cleanliness doesn’t
translate into employees being across the details of what their company is
doing. Only a quarter of those surveyed say they know what their company has
committed to and what actions it’s taking."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
