On the surface, climate goals and environmental protection have little to do with looking for a job.
That’s not entirely true though – sustainability is a factor.
When looking for a job, interested parties often scroll through many job offers - the place of work, the exact job description, the potential salary and, for some, the added value also play a role.
However, these are only partial aspects that do not claim to name all the important aspects - more and more often it is also important for applicants how the company or company stands on the subject of sustainability.
Sustainability in the job: is that important when looking for a job?
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Sustainability is also an important factor when looking for a job.
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A study by the career portal StepStone and the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) on the subject of sustainability has shown that it is fundamentally important for three out of four respondents that this topic has a high priority for the future employer.
Slight differences can be seen above all in the assessment of women and men on this topic.
Sustainability (important/rather important) | |
|---|---|
Women | 81 percent |
men | 73 percent |
According to the study, the different generations hardly play a role.
The older generation (e.g. baby boomers) estimate the importance of corporate sustainability at 81 percent.
For the younger generation (Generation Z), the importance of sustainability is around 75 percent.
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Tobias Zimmermann is a labor market expert at Stepstone. He says that future issues are important factors for the labor market: "Climate protection is one of the most important future issues in the economy and is now also a very important factor in attracting employers."
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These professional fields focus primarily on sustainability
Education and social professions: 83 percent
Craft: 81 percent
Administration: 80 percent
Purchasing and logistics: 77 percent
Personnel: 76 percent
Technical jobs: 74 percent
Distribution and sales: 74 percent
Marketing and communication: 73 percent
IT: 69 percent
Incidentally, you can also dedicate yourself directly to sustainability in a company or operation.
There are sustainability managers in more and more industries, and among other things they take care of making the company more environmentally conscious.
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Two-thirds of those surveyed completely rule out companies and businesses that manufacture environmentally harmful products from possible applications.
Around 70 percent would like to find out more about the company's sustainability measures during the application process.
67 percent state that this is difficult to achieve in advance.
Around 80 percent of those surveyed stated that they would be more likely to accept the job offer if the company were actively committed to sustainability.
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