A majority of Germans do not feel supported by companies in their climate-friendly attitude
The survey reveals that 53% of Germans find that products and services offered by businesses do not match their willingness to lower their carbon footprint. This figure is close to the average perception of citizens across the European Union who show the same scepticism: 54% of Europeans consider companies are not helping citizens with their individual commitment to fight climate change.
When asked which measures they think are the most effective in motivating companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 46% of respondents point to regulations and fiscal incentives, followed by investment in climate-friendly companies and technologies (14%) and research into climate change and climate-friendly technologies (7%).
The results also highlight a gender gap in purchasing attitudes. 65% of German women pay attention to the impact of a product or service on climate change, which is 7% higher than German men (58%).
A vast majority of French citizens do not feel supported by companies in their climate-friendly attitude
The survey reveals that 64% of the French population find that products and services offered by businesses do not match their willingness to lower their carbon footprint. This figure is above the average perception of citizens across the European Union who show the same scepticism: 54% of Europeans consider companies are not helping citizens with their individual commitment to fight climate change.
When asked which measures they think are the most effective in motivating companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 46% of respondents point to regulations and fiscal incentives, followed by research into climate change and climate-friendly technologies (14%) and investment in climate-friendly companies and technologies (11%).
The results also highlight a gender gap in purchasing attitudes. 60% of French women pay attention to the impact of a product or service on climate change, which is 6% higher than French men (54%).
A majority of Spaniards do not feel supported by companies in their climate-friendly attitude
The survey reveals that 59% of Spaniards find that products and services offered by businesses do not match their willingness to lower their carbon footprint. This figure is slightly above the average perception of citizens across the European Union who show the same scepticism: 54% of Europeans consider companies are not helping citizens with their individual commitment to fight climate change.
When asked which measures they think are the most effective in motivating companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a large majority of respondents point to regulations and fiscal incentives (67%), followed by investment in climate-friendly companies and technologies (14%) and research into climate change and climate-friendly technologies (12%).
The results also highlight a gender gap in purchasing attitudes. 77% of Spanish women pay attention to the impact of a product or service on climate change, which is 10% higher than Spanish men (67%).
Few Swedes feel supported by companies in their climate-friendly attitude
The survey reveals that only 10% of Swedes consider that companies support them in their climate-friendly actions and behaviour, 2% below the European average (12%).
When asked which measures they think are the most effective in motivating companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 39% of respondents point to regulations and fiscal incentives, followed by investment in climate-friendly companies and technologies (15%) and research into climate change and climate-friendly technologies (13%).
The results also highlight a gender gap in purchasing attitudes. 48% of Swedish women pay attention to the impact of a product or service on climate change, which is 17% higher than Swedish men (31%).
A vast majority of Italians do not feel supported by companies in their climate-friendly attitude
The survey reveals that 64% of the Italians find that products and services offered by businesses do not match their willingness to lower their carbon footprint. This figure is above the average perception of citizens across the European Union who show the same scepticism: 54% of Europeans consider companies are not helping citizens with their individual commitment to fight climate change.
When asked which measures they think are the most effective in motivating companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 48% of respondents point to regulations and fiscal incentives, followed by investment in climate-friendly companies and technologies (20%) and research into climate change and climate-friendly technologies (12%).
The results also highlight a generational gap in purchasing attitudes: older Italians pay more attention to the impact on climate change when purchasing a product or service than the younger generations (32% of Italians aged 55+, against 28% of Italians aged 34 to 55 and 21% of Italians aged 18 to 34).
Poles – very mindful of the impact of a product on climate change
The survey reveals that 74% of Poles care about the climate impact of products or services. However, only 23% of them feel supported by companies in their climate-friendly actions and behaviour.
When asked which measures they think are the most effective in motivating companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 62% of respondents point to regulations and fiscal incentives, followed by investment in climate-friendly companies and technologies (15%) and competition in free markets (7%).
The results also highlight a gender gap in purchasing attitudes. 79% of Polish women pay attention to the impact of a product or service on climate change, which is 11% higher than Polish men (68%).
