Monster.fi: European employees slow to adopt environmentalism

MONSTER OY              PRESS RELEASE 1 AUG 2007

 

 

 

MONSTER.FI: EUROPEAN EMPLOYEES SLOW TO ADOPT ENVIRONMENTALISM

 

A survey by Monster asked nearly 5,000 European employees “How environmentally friendly is your workplace?”. The responses were distributed as follows:

 

25%    We are proud of our environmental friendliness (e.g. we switch off the lights and computers every evening).

29%    Somewhat, we recycle newspapers and magazines.

37%    Not at all, I have not heard of any company initiative to preserve the environment.

9%      I don’t know.

 

The answers of Finnish respondents reflect a slightly better situation: 36% were proud of their companies’ environmental friendliness and 29% say that they at least recycle newspapers and magazines.

 

Companies could make a positive environmental impact through small changes in their working methods and habits. The survey, however, indicates that although climate-related issues are politically important, workplaces and employees are slower to adopt environmental thinking.

 

The results of the most recent Monster poll are based on replies received between June 4 and 18, 2007 from a total of 4,994 respondents throughout Europe. The results are available in Finnish on www.monster.fi/polls.

 

More information:

Tiina Laisi-Puheloinen, Marketing Manager, Monster Oy, tel. +358 40 594 3559 or tiina.laisi-puheloinen@monster.fi

 

Monster.fi is Finland’s leading online recruitment service. It has continuously increased its market share and in 2006 the number of job vacancies on its pages grew by more than 50 % on the previous year. Some 220,000 different job applicants visit the Monster.fi pages every month. Monster is owned by Alma Media Corporation (75 %) and Monster Inc. (25 %).

 

Monster offers prospective employers an effective online forum for job advertising; in addition to the online pages it enables advertisements to be placed in Finland’s leading business and tabloid dailies, Kauppalehti and Iltalehti. More information at http://www.monster.fi