Green workplaces create happy and more productive employees
Johnson Controls and OxyGenz.com have recently completed a large scale survey on Generation Y workplace demands. There are already a lot of studies on the productivity boosts from green workplaces, but this new study focuses on the younger generation and their expectations of a workplace.
Some of the more interesting findings about Generation Y (ages 15-29, your youngest workers who also account for 25% of the population):
98% aspire to work in a greener office
67% want their workplace to be environmentally friendly
70% want to have recycling bins – frankly I would have expected this to be higher.
47% want solar panels on site – this surprises me
This is the group that will dominate the workforce for the next 40 years. They are already almost a quarter of the workforce.
What is your workplace doing to meet these demands?
Happy and more productive landlords too, who are saving money by reducing energy consumption. Wait until ownerships become Gen-Y-ers, there’ll be no stopping energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings.