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Home arrow Latest Research arrow Media Release - 10 Jul 2007
Media Release - 10 Jul 2007 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sandy Kaye   
Sunday, 05 August 2007

What does business fear most about Climate Change? Hunger and Pollution!

Top businesses rank their concerns in exclusive poll


Tuesday, 10 July 2007:  To gauge what the Australian business world thinks about climate change, Business Climate International recently conducted an extensive survey of some of the country’s top CEO’s across hundreds of large, medium and small businesses.

Surprisingly, results show that business leaders are overwhelmingly concerned (85.82%) and a third (33.33%) believe that hunger is likely to be the biggest by- product of  climate change, while almost half (42.86%) agree that pollution is indeed the main cause.

The survey found that almost a quarter of polled recipients (21.43%) identify increasing populations as a contributing factor, whilst 14.29% believe waste adds to the problem. Erratic weather conditions (28.57%), desertification (14.29%), drought (14.29%) and flooding (9.52%) were also listed as resultant fears.

Interestingly, the majority of business executives (85.71%) say they would not single out one nation as the cause of climate change. Of the 14.29% who did, each points the finger at USA. To alleviate the problem, 76.92% of respondents say companies, as opposed to individuals (23.08%), face the major responsibility and challenge.

When asked what they personally intend to do about the problem, only a third of  the CEO’s say they plan on buying a smaller, more fuel efficient car. Nearly 20% of respondents say they currently conserve water usage.

Recycling waste (17.31%), saving power (17.31%), reducing the use of packaging  (15.38%), buying energy efficient devices (15.38%) and green products (11.54%) follow.

Over half (52.77%) of recipients have watched Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”.

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The survey was conducted on Business Climate International’s website (www.businessclimate.com.au) over early July.

Editor of Business Climate International Sandy Kaye says, “The results are quite encouraging in that they show company bosses all over the country already in top gear considering complex issues and their solutions”.

For further information please contact Peter Charlton on +61 (0)2 9955 6299

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About Business Climate International

Business Climate International (BCI) provides the latest news, information and research delivered by a global team of experienced journalists and experts, with an overarching aim to educate and inform business on how to address the issues surrounding climate change.

Our website (www.businessclimate.com.au) facilitates the sharing of ideas and opinions with advice on strategies and techniques for greening up the future, as well as an up-to-date global events calendar highlighting the multitude of goings-on in the business sustainability sphere.

BCI also offers business a professional consultancy service so that no matter where in the world you are, we’re able to send in teams to assist you recycle, reduce and reinvent.

A well-regarded tool for business the world over and a meeting place for likeminded people, BCI has something for people of all walks of life who are concerned about and want to make a difference to their workplaces, in terms of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and climate change.
 
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