Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Is the Workplace Going Green?

To the question: Is your organization currently focusing on creating green jobs OR adding duties within existing or newly created jobs that can be considered green? the answer is: 55% No 40% Yes 5% Plan to These figures according to a recent survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Additionally, to the question of the reason the organization “is not currently focusing on creating green jobs,” the responses were: 75% No need/opportunity exists 17% Cost implications of creating green jobs 16% Lack of support by management 7% Concerns about workplace inefficiency 4% Other How do these national figures square with your company? Should companies do more to go green? What is your company doing, if anything, to be more green? Is your company doing anything other companies can learn from?