Businesses in the UK will be heavily reliant on government policies to achieve net-zero. That’s a problem, says David Burrows.
YouGov has just quizzed 702 CEOs and businesses leaders from seven countries about net-zero. This threw up an intriguing finding among UK companies. Some 82% believe government policies will be required to bring about the changes required to tackle climate change, but only 48% think businesses will drive the necessary change. This was lower than in any of the other six countries involved (Brazil, Japan, Germany, US, South Africa and India).
“It is great to see businesses across the world supporting the regulation needed to transform global economies and national sectors,” explained Clare Shine, director and CEO at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) which commissioned the study. “These findings point to a situation where many large businesses feel they have the investment and plan to get them to net-zero, now they need the right government policies.”
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