LRD guides and handbook June 2012

Green unions at work 2012

Chapter 5

5. Distribution of information

[ch 5: page 31]

When people see positive outcomes from environmental initiatives they are less likely to be cynical. Showing people the results will let them see that their action is making a difference.

Annual environment report

Over a third of respondents (35%) said their employer publishes an annual environment report, containing information on the environment and climate change. This has increased significantly compared to 2009 when only 24% of respondents said their employer published a report.

Carbon footprint

An even higher number (43%) of employers produce an annual measure of the organisation’s carbon footprint. Again, this has improved significantly compared to 2009 when 22% of employers produced an annual measure.