You can reduce emissions by 70-87% if your employer allows you to work closer to home
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IWG has unveiled a ground-breaking report ahead of World Earth Day that examines the impact of hybrid working on carbon emissions. The report, The Future of Work: A Cleaner, Hybrid Future, was conducted in partnership with Arup, a team of experts dedicated to sustainable development.
Hybrid working can facilitate major carbon savings and has the potential for significant impact on the climate crisis as per the report. The first-of-its-kind report quantifies the environmental impact of a hybrid working model in terms of carbon emissions. The research compares the carbon impact of hybrid working against commuting into a city centre five times a week. The report investigates whether hybrid working has made a tangible difference to the carbon footprints on six cities across the US and UK with a deep dive on two major carbon contributors – London and LA. Others examined were New York City, Atlanta, Manchester, and Glasgow.
All six cities showed the potential for huge carbon savings through the widespread adoption of hybrid working, which has rapidly expanded amongst white collar workers, who are now using the available technology to work where is most convenient and they are most productive. Cities in the U.S. showed the largest potential carbon savings when also taking transport into consideration, due to the prevalence of commuting by car, with Atlanta (90% reduction) just edging out Los Angeles (87%) and New York (82%).