Sustainability Survey, SAP Belgium - June 2010

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Survey: How sustainable are Belgian companies?

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An active sustainability policy requires substantial investments

49%


Sustainability is a matter of regulation

54%


Sustainable entrepreneurship is indispensable due to the threatening

shortage of energy supplies

79%


Sustainability is merely about preserving the environment

73%


With a sustainability strategy my company is more attractive to

potential employees

67%


Sustainability is a hype 57%


Has sustainability ever been a topic of the board meeting in your company?


Is someone in your organization (full-time or not) responsible for a sustainability policy?


Motivation


Specific measures to preserve the environment

Reduce paper usage

71,1%



Buying green power

36,9%



Buying/leasing eco-friendly cars

32,7%



Installing solar pannels

25,3%


Eco-friendly lighting 80,70%

Reduce the stand-by power use of pc's / pc monitors 72,70%

Separate electricity meters for day and night consumption 59,90%

Eco-friendly heating 44,00%

Green IT 16,10%

Smart meters 13,60%



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Do you measure the efficiency of what you do to reduce energy usage?

32,5%



Do you measure your CO2 emissions?

6,5%



Do you have a long term business plan?

65,3%



Did you postpone sustainability measures due to the economic crisis?

30,2%


(How) Do your customers impose sustainable measures from you?

Use of sustainable base materials 21,30%

Proximity (to reduce unnecessary transport) 19,10%

An appropriate HR policy 13,90%

No child labour 12,70%

No convictions related to environmental issues 8,90%

Other 2,60%

Our customers have never imposed such demands upon us 67,00%


Sustainability Survey - Conclusions

Sustainability is not a priority for most Belgian companies.

There are some misconceptions regarding sustainability(e.g. it is only associated with the environment, it is regarded as a temporary phenomenon, etc.).

Many Belgian companies do substantial efforts to "save" the environment, but these efforts are usually not part of an all-round sustainability strategy and are rarely measured to check their efficiency.


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Representative selection of 650 Belgian companies of various sizes and activities

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Sustainability Survey, SAP Belgium - June 2010