posted on October 02, 2008 16:32
A survey of 373 Southland businesses was undertaken over the last two weeks and is currently being analysed.
Results show that Southland businesses generally have a high level of awareness of broad issues such as climate change (92%), impacts on water quality (90.2%) and greenhouse gas emissions (88%). There is a much lower level of awareness of Peak Oil (45.7%) and loss of biodiversity (50%).
However, only about half of Southland businesses are likely to have thought about how these broader issues might impact on the future of their business.
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