As employers push their employees to return to the office, employees are pushing back with a demand to maintain a remote work schedule, pointing to benefits like better work-life balance, lower turnover rates and increased productivity. Another compelling argument for staying home: Offices may just be bad for the environment.
According to a new Earth Day survey by PR and marketing firm Bospar, 95% of Americans who work from home feel they engage in more eco-friendly habits than when they’re in the office. Sixty-six percent of respondents say they take proactive measures to reduce their carbon footprint, 25% say they eat more locally produced food, 47% say they use more natural or energy-efficient lights and 42% say they’ve eliminated single-use plastics from their day-to-day routines.
