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Financial incentives and new legislation are key to persuading organisations to go green

globaltelconews-admin by globaltelconews-admin
1 August, 2011
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Organisations will have to be forced to become greener according to Version Ones survey of 110 senior finance professionals

A survey by document management software company, Version One, highlights that financial professionals believe that financial incentives and new environmental legislation are key to persuading organisations to reduce their negative environmental impact. Version One carried out the research with 110 senior financial professionals (finance directors and managers) across a range of UK public and private sector organisations.

According to the Version One survey, 39% of senior finance professionals state that financial incentives alone are most likely to persuade their organisations to become more environmentally conscious, a 15% increase on the results from Version Ones 2008 survey. Just under a third (32%) state that new environmental legislation, combined with penalties for non-conformance, would influence their organisation to become greener, compared to just 8% in 2008.

Of the remaining respondents, 11% state that a move to shared services would encourage greener operations and 10% believe that the introduction of a Government-led green education programme is the answer. The final 8% suggest that an upturn in the economy is vital to moving green issues higher up the corporate agenda.

The survey also highlights that 66% of senior finance professionals are concerned about the negative impact their company is having on the environment. This figure is significantly lower than the 94% of finance professionals who admitted that they were concerned in the same survey three years ago. 20% state that they are not concerned about their companys environmental impact, compared to just 3% previously. The remaining 14% of those surveyed didnt know if they were concerned by their organisations environmental impact or not!

Julian Buck, Managing Director of Version One, says, The survey results appear reflective of todays challenging market conditions. Given the UKs fragile economy, it is perhaps unsurprising that senior finance professionals are now less concerned about their organisations environmental impact compared with three years ago.

Buck continues, It is also of little surprise that finance professionals believe that their organisations are more likely to take the green agenda seriously if the Government provides financial incentives or enforces UK-wide environmental legislation for businesses. Without a compelling reason to act, organisations will continue to drop the green agenda down their priority lists whilst they deal with more pressing economic matters.

Despite the apparent downward shift in environmental concern, finance professionals remain convinced of the business benefits of going green. 90% confirm that going green is still a key consideration within their organisations current buying process, with 18% of these stating that this consideration was now more important than ever. 6% believe that going green is not a factor within their purchasing while only 4% admit that becoming greener is no longer a priority.

Buck says, In light of the survey findings, the question is raised as to whether businesses concern for the environment is merely limited to a tick box on a tender document. Whatever organisations true motivations might be, it is important that they do not lose sight of the green agenda.

Buck adds, Government pressure will continue to be placed on businesses, encouraging them to operate in a more sustainable manner and so finding technologies and processes that support greener ways of operating should remain high priorities, even at a time of economic austerity.

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