by Rebecca Walker — April 25, 2011—A survey by the BIFM and Low Carbon Workplace Ltd. has found that just 14 percent of facilities management professionals feel their companies should be more ambitious in setting environmental standards in the workplace as part of their strategy to reduce carbon emissions.
Almost 80 percent of survey respondents believe the scope of their organizations’ workplace environmental objectives should be achievable, yet only 64% are confident in their organization’s ability to achieve those goals successfully.
Other findings in the “Green Ambitions for the Workplace” survey:
- 27% have full confidence in their organizations’ ability to achieve its environmental objectives (while 64% are fairly confident);
- 71% of organizations report that environmental objectives are not included in staff job descriptions;
- 91% view corporate reputation and 71% cite financial drivers as benefits of pursuing workplace environmental objectives;
- 46% list corporate reputation as the sole main benefit – nearly twice the number who chose financial benefits (24%);
- 70% of landlords are not aware of their tenant’s workplace environmental ambitions;
- 90% of respondents are working with the wider employee base to achieve workplace environmental objectives to a greater or lesser extent; and
- 43% are actively working across the entire organization with environmental champions in each department.
For more information, see the BIFM Web site.
