Health, Cost and Convenience Are Key Drivers of Change
The second OCBC Climate Index found that the majority of Singaporeans have yet to embrace many sustainable actions.
Respondents who embrace sustainable behavior are typically motivated by personal and practical benefits such as health, cost and convenience rather than the environment, OCBC said.
While 47% of respondents say they want to live sustainably for a greener future, more people are using air conditioning as their primary method of Engaging in activities that consume a lot of carbon dioxide, such as buying new items that are not More often than once a month compared to 2021.
Those on the other side “are not necessarily accepting of climate change measures for environmental reasons,” OCBC said.
“Rather, their reasons for choice are personal and include things like wanting to be healthier, wanting to save money, or wanting personal comfort.”
These motivations are driving people to walk, bike or take public transport, buy second-hand furniture and participate in “urban farming” initiatives instead of driving, OCBC said. I’m here.
The 2022 national average score of 6.7 is unchanged from 2021.
This year, 47% of respondents cited both being healthier and maintaining a cleaner, greener environment as their reasons for wanting to live sustainably.
Cost and inconvenience were cited as the main obstacles to living a sustainable life.
“Thus, the desire for a more sustainable world has not tipped the index’s score this year, as personal and practical reasons continue to drive real action,” OCBC said. increase.
While the overall score remained the same as last year, Koh Ching Ching, head of group brand and communications at OCBC Bank, said this year’s survey results suggest that while we want to create a more sustainable world, He said it showed more Singaporeans finding it difficult to make real change. When it’s expensive or inconvenient.
Jessica Cheam, founder and managing director of Eco-Business, also said that while the findings may seem disappointing, there are “bright spots” in the results that point to improvements such as transportation choice and recommerce adoption. It pointed out.
The first edition of the 2020 OCBC Climate Index found that high awareness of environmental issues is not reflected in the adoption of environmentally friendly practices.
