Energy Saving News
Green Washing in the Workplace
The study shows that while 70% of UK employees are said to think that their company is green for having a recycling bin right next to the photocopy machine, a very small percentage of them actually know of the various disposals available to actively reduce a company's impact on the environment (implementing energy efficient solutions for power usage or air conditioning, for instance).
This could be the result of a phenomenon called 'greenwashing', which consists in making public environmental gestures to cover up negative behaviour.
Reputation seems to be more responsible for a company's green image than real life actions!
Someone having worked in an office before is bound to acknowledge that energy wastage is extravagant. Lights left on for no purpose, heating and air conditioning on full blast even in empty meeting rooms.
All these energy 'leaks' cost business owners a great deal of money and contributes to an excess consumption of the world's resources. Awareness campaigns are issued continually so the problem seems to be motivational.
Businesses put off renewing their equipment to implement energy efficient solutions because it seems to be time consuming and costly, which when properly considered is not the case at all.
Lumison's study concludes that despite that most businesses worldwide claim to make green issues a priority, it seems to be the opposite in reality.
Tuesday 17th November 2009
