Do people prefer to work for a “green” company? Despite all the attention to environmental issues, only one third say they would be more inclined to do so, according to a nationwide Harris Poll survey.
52% of employed adults think their company should do more to be environmentally responsible. 22% say their company already does enough or too much, while 26% are just not sure.
Although 69% of employees know their company has an environmental policy, men are more likely than their female counterparts to say they know what the policy actually is (35% men vs. 28% women).
“We’ve seen an increase recently in the number of job seekers who want to work for ‘green’ companies, or companies working in industries that are helpful to the environment,” says Bernadette Kenny, chief career officer, Adecco USA. What can be helpful for companies in recruiting and retaining green-minded employees are to communicate its environmental policies and create an environmentally conscious culture by instituting some simple and basic programs.”
The USA Workplace Insights Survey was commissioned by Adecco (NYSE:ADO), a worldwide recruiter.
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