The new study “Sustainability at Work” reveals that the impact depends on a person’s age and location, which has implications for the future of the workforce.
Adobe Study Reveals that Millennials are Accelerating Workplace Sustainability in Australia
- 31% of Australian executives rank sustainability as one of their top ten metrics for business success.
- Millennials (ages 25-34) are more involved in their organisation’s sustainability initiatives and goals than other age groups.
- 64% of Australians agree that hybrid working can make businesses more sustainable.
- 68% of Australians think that sustainability initiatives will be viewed as opportunities for innovation and thought leadership by 2030.
Here are some key findings:
As sustainability becomes a key priority for Australian organisations, the top three recommendations Australians suggest about sustainability in the workplace are recycling programs, reducing, or eliminating paper and plastic usage in the workplace, and prioritising renewable energy.
While 55% of Australians are involved in driving sustainability practices in their workplace, this figure is higher for the 25–34-year age group (64%) and lower for those aged 55+ (48%).
Australian employees also see sustainability as an opportunity for innovation, talent attraction and retention.
As sustainability becomes a key priority for Australian organisations, the top three recommendations Australians suggest about sustainability in the workplace are recycling programs, reducing, or eliminating paper and plastic usage in the workplace, and prioritising renewable energy
Around 62% of Australians believe their company wants to reduce the harm it causes to the environment.
In terms of prioritising sustainability in the workplace and realising overall sustainability goals, 75% of Australian executives surveyed said that it is important for them to achieve high sustainability at work, but over a quarter (33%) Australian employees think their company is resistant to making changes towards achieving sustainability.
Australians also believe that their companies should be implementing more sustainability programs (50%), reducing, or eliminating paper usage (45%) and reducing or eliminating plastic (38%) at the workplace.
