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Does your company engage employees in sustainability initiatives as part of its comprehensive CSR program?

Many companies do. And yet, across the broader business community, not much is known about how these initiatives are administered and exactly how popular they have become.

Earlier this month, Brighter Planet released results of a new study that offers valuable insights about these issues. The 38-page report, Employee Engagement Survey: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Employee Sustainability Programs, attachments compiles the results of  1055 individual responses to a survey conducted in November 2009. This sample reflects a diverse set of respondents in terms of job role, employer size, industry sector, and geography (responses represented 44 states and the District of Columbia).

Here are a few key findings: (more…)