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Survey: Global Warming

By Raef Lawson, Ph.D., CMA, CSCA, CPA
February 1, 2017

IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) recently conducted a survey to get a sense of senior finance leadership’s views on climate change. Asked if they believe climate change is having an impact on the environment, 65% say it is while 29% believe it isn’t. The remaining respondents are unsure. Changes companies are making to meet the challenges ahead include:

 

39%

Increasing energy efficiency

 

24%

Implementing sustainability performance measures

 

20%

Implementing stricter controls on output of pollutants

 

20%

Measuring their carbon footprint

 

20%

Encouraging green commuting (telecommuting, carpooling, park and ride, etc.)

 

More information may be found at the IMA Pulse blog.

 

Raef Lawson, Ph.D., CMA, CSCA, CPA, is professor-in-residence and vice president of research and policy at IMA. You can reach him at (201) 474-1532 or rlawson@imanet.org.
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