Companies ''recognising economic benefits'' of sustainability
Date posted: 01 Dec 2009
A number of global businesses may be starting to wake up to the potential economic benefits offered by sustainability, according to one expert from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).
The organisation''s third quarter Global Property Sustainability Survey finds that 38 per cent of those surveyors polled claim that companies are financially motivated to become more sustainable.
A number of global businesses may be starting to wake up to the potential economic benefits offered by sustainability, according to one expert from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).
The organisation''s third quarter Global Property Sustainability Survey finds that 38 per cent of those surveyors polled claim that companies are financially motivated to become more sustainable.
Ursula Hartenberger, who acts as Rics'' global head of sustainability policy, commented that sustainability still appears to be a business issue despite the recent financial climate.
She said: "The fact that this is being driven by clients wanting to improve their bottom line shows that the economic argument for energy efficiency and green buildings may be growing in strength."
However, the Rics research also suggests that sustainability was not viewed as an important issue by 13 per cent of those questioned in the US.
Meanwhile, the body has also recently unveiled a Climate Change Action Plan to help UK properties to become more sustainable.
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