Monsterís Poll Reveals that UK Companies are Slow to Commit to Green Initiatives

Monsterís most recent poll of workers across the UK and rest of Europe shows that, despite increasing concerns about climate change, businesses are still slow to implement simple, environmentally-friendly measures. According to the poll, companies in Denmark, Italy, France and Germany are the least likely to introduce any green initiatives, with 47% of workers polled in Denmark and Italy and 40% in France and Germany stating that they are not aware of such activity in their place of work.

Monster Meter recently asked UK workers, ìHow environmentally friendly is your office?î and the overall results revealed the following:

23% ìVery, we pride ourselves on being an environmentally friendly business (typical responses: we switch off lights, PCs etc every night)î

38% ìA little, we recycle our paperî

33% ìNot at all, I havenít heard my company introduce any green initiativesî

6% ìI donít knowî

The most environmentally conscious workers who take care to switch off lights and PCs every night can be found in the Czech Republic (58%), Ireland (41%), Spain (39%), Finland (38%) and Switzerland (37%).

Many workers across Europe make a small effort, with Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands leading the way in recycling their paper (44%, 38% and 34% respectively).

ìOur poll clearly shows that although climate issues are high on the political agenda, workplaces and their workers are moving much more slowly to adopt environmentally friendly measures,î said Rob Brouwer, CEO Monster UK and Ireland.

In making small changes to working practice, companies across Europe have the potential to have a positive impact on the environment, including global warming. Employees will also benefit from knowing that their business cares about bigger issues and that they are making a difference to the world, concluded Brouwer.

The results of the current Monster Meter are based on votes cast by Monster.com visitors from 4th to 18th June 2007. Only one vote per user is counted toward the final tabulation. The Monster Meter, a product of Monster, the leading global online careers website and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide Inc., is a series of online polls that gauge users' opinions on a variety of topics relating to careers, the economy and the workplace. Anyone interested in voting in Monster's current online poll may do so by logging onto www.monster.co.uk.