2024年Z世代與千禧一代調(diào)研報(bào)告+2024+Gen+Z+and+Millennial+Survey

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2024GenZandMillennialSurvey

Livingandworkingwithpurposeinatransformingworld

DeloitteGlobal2024GenZandMillennialSurvey

Introduction

Markingits13thannualedition,Deloitte’s2024GenZandMillennialSurveyconnectedwithmorethan22,800respondentsin44countriestoexploretheirattitudesaboutworkandtheworldaroundthem.

Asaroundhalfoftheworld’spopulationheadstothepollsthisyear1,includingin23of

the44marketscoveredinthissurvey,theyearseemstorepresentoneofpotentialglobalchangeandopportunity.Whiletheroleandsignificanceofupcomingelectionsthisyear

variesacrosscountries,formanymarketstheresultsoftheelectionspromisetohavea

significantimpactontheissuesthatmattermosttoGenZsandmillennialsaroundthe

world,andrespondents’outlookforthesocialandpoliticalsituationsintheircountries

reflectsthatambiguity.Butinmanyways,thisyear’ssurveyfindingsrevealthatGenZsandmillennialsseegreenshootsofoptimismfortheyearahead.

Manybelievethattheeconomicpictureintheircountrieswillimproveoverthenextyear,andthatthiswillhaveapositiveimpactontheirownpersonalfinances.And,despite

concernsseeninlastyear’ssurveythatemployersmightbacktrackonworkplaceprogressastheyfacedeconomicuncertainty,thisyear’sfindingsrevealthatrespondentsfeeltheiremployershavecontinuedtomakeincrementalprogresssincethestartoftheCOVID-19pandemicinareassuchaswork/lifebalance;flexibilityatwork;societalimpact;diversity,equity,andinclusion(DEI);andprotectingtheenvironment.2

However,respondentscontinuetoexpresssignificantconcernsaboutthefuture.Thecostoflivingisonceagaintheirtopconcernthisyear,followedbyunemployment,climatechange,mentalhealth,andcrime/personalsafety.ThereisuncertaintyabouthowGenerativeAI

(GenAI)couldimpactworkandtheirowncareers.Andtheybelievebusinessisstillfallingshortofitspotentialtoaddresssomeoftheworld’smostcriticalsocietalchallengesfromprotectingtheenvironment,tosocialinequality.

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2024IsTheBiggestElectionYearInHistory—HereAreTheCountriesGoingToThePolls

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Amongthisyear’skeyfindings:

Respondentsarecautiouslyoptimisticabout

theeconomyandtheirpersonalfinances,but

uncertaintyremains

Nearlyone-thirdofGenZs(32%)andmillennials(31%)areoptimisticthattheeconomy

intheircountrywillimprovewithinthenextyear,asentimentthathastrendedupsincelastyearandisatitshighestsincethe2020surveyconductedpriortothepandemic.This

optimismextendstotheirpersonalfinances,with48%ofGenZsand40%ofmillennials

expectingtheirfinancialcircumstancestoimprove.Despitethis,financialinsecurityisa

significantconcern,with30%ofGenZsand32%ofmillennialsfeelingfinanciallyinsecureandoverhalfofbothgroupslivingpaycheck-to-paycheck.Thereisalsosomeuncertaintyaboutthesocialandpoliticalsituationasmanycountriesapproachpivotalelections—

onlyaquarterofeachgenerationexpectspositivechangesintheircountryoverthenextyear,justaone-pointincreasefromlastyear.Andmanydonotfeeltheycaninfluencetheoveralldirectionoftheircountries,buttheyfeeltheyhavemoreagencytodrivechangeonsocietalchallengessuchasclimatechange,mentalhealth,andeducation.

Purposeinfluencesworkplacesatisfaction

ThemajorityofGenZs(86%)andmillennials(89%)sayhavingasenseofpurposeis

importanttotheiroveralljobsatisfactionandwell-being.Andthesegenerationsare

increasinglywillingtorejectassignmentsoremployerswhodon’talignwiththeirvalues.Whenemployerstakethatfeedbackandrespondpositively,employeeloyaltytendstobemuchhigher.

Purposeissubjective,butforsomeitcomesdowntoworkingforanorganizationwhohasapurposebeyondprofitandishavingapositiveimpactonsociety.Three-quartersofGenZsandmillennials(75%)saythatanorganization’scommunityengagementandsocietalimpactisanimportantfactorwhenconsideringapotentialemployer.Whilerespondentsfeellargelypositiveabouttheiremployers’societalimpact,theyarelessoptimisticabouttheimpactofbusinessesmorebroadly.LessthanhalfofGenZsandmillennialsbelievebusinessishavingapositiveimpactonsociety,whichrevealsagapbetweenwhat

respondentsfeelbusinessiscapableofandwhatitisdeliveringon.

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Environmentalsustainabilitydrivescareerdecisionsandconsumerbehaviors

EnvironmentalsustainabilityremainsatopconcernforGenZsandmillennials,with62%ofGenZsand59%ofmillennialsreportingfeelinganxiousorworriedaboutclimatechange

inthepastmonth.Bothgenerationsactivelytakemeasurestolimittheirenvironmental

impact.Theywantgovernmentstopushbusinessestotakemoreclimateaction,and

businessestohelpconsumersmakemoresustainablechoices.Protectingtheenvironmentisthesocietalchallengewhichrespondentsfeelbusinesseshavethegreatestopportunity

andinfluencetodrivechangeon.ThisisreflectedinGenZs’andmillennials’careerdecisionsandtheirconsumerbehaviors.Twoin10GenZsandmillennialshavealreadychangedjobsorindustriestobetteraligntheirworkwiththeirenvironmentalvalues,withanotherquarter

ofbothcohortsplanningtodosointhefuture.Theyalsoactivelyresearchtheenvironmentalpracticesofcompaniestheypurchasefromandarewillingtopaymoreforsustainableproducts.

PositiveperceptionsofGenAIincreasewithmorehands-onexperience,butsodoworkplaceconcerns

GenZsandmillennialsarefeelinguncertainaboutGenAIanditspotentialimpactontheircareers.However,respondentswhofrequentlyuseGenAIatworkaremorelikelytosaytheyfeelexcitementabout,andtrustinthetechnology.FrequentusersofGenAIarealsomorelikelytobelieveitwillfreeuptheirtime,improvethewaytheywork,andimprovetheirwork/lifebalance.But,conversely,themorearespondentusesGenAIthemorelikelytheyare

toalsohaveconcerns,suchasbelievingthatGenAI-drivenautomationwilleliminatejobsormakeitharderforyoungergenerationstoentertheworkforce.Inresponsetothese

typesofconcerns,bothgenerationsarethinkingabouthowtoadapt,focusingonreskilling,orlookingforjobopportunitiesthatarelessvulnerabletoautomation.Whilemanydon’t

believetheiremployersareadequatelypreparingthemyetforthechangesthatGenAIwillbring,morethanathirdofGenZs(38%)andmillennials(36%)plantoparticipateinGenAItrainingswithinthenext12months.

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Work/lifebalanceandflexibilityremainparamount

Work/lifebalanceremainsparamountforbothGenZsandmillennials,onceagaintopping

theirlistofprioritieswhenchoosinganemployerandbeingthemostadmiredtraitamongtheirpeers.Thelastyearhasseenashifttowardmoreon-sitework,withnearlytwo-thirdsofrespondentssayingtheiremployershaveimplementedareturn-to-officemandate

overthepastyear,eitherbringingpeoplebackfullyon-siteormovingtoahybridmodel.

Thesemandateshaveyieldedmixedresults,withsomereportingbenefitslikeimproved

engagement,connectionandcollaboration,orbetterroutineandstructureatwork,while

othersareexperiencingincreasedstressanddecreasedproductivity.GenZsandmillennialscontinuetovalueflexibilityinwhereandwhentheywork,andthisdriveforflexibility

continuestoincreasethepopularityoflesstraditionalemploymentmodels,includingpart-timeroles,job-sharing,andsidegigs.

Asworkplacefactorscontributetostresslevels,

employersshouldstayfocusedonworkplace

mentalhealth

OnlyabouthalfofGenZs(51%)andmillennials(56%)ratetheirmentalhealthasgoodor

extremelygood.Andwhilestresslevelshaveimprovedslightlysincelastyear,theyremainhigh,with40%ofGenZsand35%ofmillennialssayingtheyfeelstressedallormostof

thetime.Financialconcerns,andfamilywelfarearemajorstressors,alongsidejobrelatedfactorssuchaslongworkinghoursandlackofrecognition.Manyrespondentsbelieve

thattheiremployersaretakingmentalhealthseriously,withjustoverhalfofrespondentssayingtheyhaveseenpositivechangesintheirorganizationsinthelast12monthsrelatedtomentalhealth.Butdespitesomepositivechanges,thereisroomforimprovementwhenitcomestocomfortspeakingopenlyaboutmentalhealthatwork.Lessthansixin10feel

comfortablespeakingwiththeirmanagersaboutstressandothermentalhealthchallengesandlittlemorethanhalfareconfidentthattheirmanagerwillknowhowtosupportthem

iftheydo.Importantly,nearlythreein10respondentsfearthattheirmanagerwould

discriminateagainstthemiftheyweretoraiseconcernsabouttheirmentalhealth.And

beyondthecrucialroleofmanagerswhenitcomestoaddressingstigma,thesurveyalso

revealsthatseniorleaderscouldbedoingmoretoremovestigmabyspeakingabouttheirownexperienceswithmentalhealth,orjustbeingmorevocalabouthowtheorganizationisprioritizingmentalhealth.

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Socialandeconomicoutlook

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Purpose

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Environmentalsustainability

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GenAIatwork

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Respondentsarecautiouslyoptimisticabouttheeconomyandtheirpersonalfinances,butuncertaintyremains

JustunderathirdofGenZs(32%)andmillennials(31%)believetheeconomicsituationsintheircountries

willimproveoverthenextyear.Thismarksanincreaseforbothgenerationssincelastyearandisthemostoptimismrespondentshaveshownabouttheeconomysinceour2020study,fieldedjustbeforetheonsetofthepandemic.ThisoptimismisalsoreflectedinGenZs’andmillennials’outlookfortheirpersonalfinancialsituations—nearlyhalfofGenZs(48%)andfourin10millennials(40%)expecttheirpersonalfinancial

situationstoimproveoverthenextyear.

However,financialinsecuritycontinuestoplaguesomeGenZsandmillennials.Threein10(30%ofGen

Zsand32%ofmillennials)saytheydonotfeelfinanciallysecure.Androughlysixin10(56%ofGenZsand55%ofmillennials)livepaycheck-to-paycheck.Thecostoflivingremainstheirtopconcernbyawidemargincomparedtotheirotherconcerns,whichincludeclimatechange,unemployment,mentalhealth,andcrime/personalsafety.

Thosewhoexpectthefollowingsituationsintheir

countrywillimproveoverthenext12months

Theoveralleconomicsituationwillimprove

Mypersonalfinancialsituationwillimprove

Theoverallsocial/politicalsituationwillimprove

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Healthcare/

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Crime/

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Costofliving

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Comparedtotheeconomicoutlook,thereisslightlymoreuncertaintyaboutthesocialandpolitical

situation,whichisperhapsunsurprisinggiventhatmanycountrieshavepivotalelectionstakingplace

thisyear.RoughlyaquarterofGenZs(28%)andmillennials(26%)believethatthesocialandpolitical

situationsintheircountrieswillimproveoverthenextyear,aone-pointincreaseforbothgenerations

sincelastyear.Andonlyaboutfourin10respondents(42%ofGenZsand40%ofmillennials)feelthey

haveinfluenceontheoveralldirectionoftheircountries.Bothgenerationsaremorelikelytofeelthey

havetheagencytodrivechangeonmajorsocietalchallengessuchasprotectingtheenvironment,raisingawarenessformentalhealth,increasingaccesstoeducation,andaddressingsocialinequality.Theyalsotendtofeelmoreempoweredtodrivechangewithintheirorganizations—roughlysixin10GenZs(61%)andmillennials(58%).

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influenceoverthefollowingsocietalissues

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Human

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Theethicaluseoftechnology

Overalldirection

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Povertyalleviation

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Costoflivingaffectsallofus.Peoplewhoworkfulltimejobscannolongeraffordtheirmortgages,andthepeoplewhodon’thaveamortgagecanbarelyaffordrent.Wehadtomovecities,tomyparents’homeaswesimplycouldnotaffordtoliveonmy

husband’swage,whileItriedtofreelancewhilemanagingourhome.Ithasputsomuchstrainonourfamily.

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GenZsandmillennialshavelongheldareputationforvaluingpurpose-drivenwork,andthisstudy

continuestosupportthatidea.Roughlyninein10GenZs(86%)andmillennials(89%)sayhavingasenseofpurposeintheirworkisveryorsomewhatimportanttotheiroveralljobsatisfactionandwell-being.

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Percentageofrespondentswhosaid havingasenseofpurposeintheirjobissomewhat/veryimportantfortheirjobsatisfactionandwell-being

GenZsandmillennialsareincreasinglylikelytoturndownanassignmentoranemployerwhodoesn’t

alignwiththeirvalues.HalfofGenZs(50%)andfourin10millennials(43%)haverejectedanassignmentorprojectbasedontheirpersonalethicsorbeliefs.Andnearlyasmany(44%ofGenZsand40%ofmillennials)haveturneddownanemployer.Reasonsforrejectinganemployeroranassignmentaremanifold—for

example,lastyear’ssurveyidentifiedcommonfactors,suchashavinganegativeenvironmentalimpact,orcontributingtoinequalitythroughnon-inclusivepractices,andmorepersonalfactorssuchasalackofsupportforemployees’mentalwell-beingandwork/lifebalance.

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NearlyallGenZsandmillennialswantpurpose-drivenwork,andthey’renotafraidtoturndownworkthatdoesn’talignwiththeirvalues

Percentageofrespondentswhohaverejected

anassignment,orapotentialemployerbased

ontheirpersonalethics/beliefs

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Amongthosewhoclaimtohaverejectedataskorassignmentthatdoesn’talignwiththeirvalues,thecorepositiveoutcomewasarealizationofpersonalworthandvalue(31%ofGenZsand36%ofmillennials),

followedbytheabilitytotakeontasksbettersuitedtotheirvalues(29%ofGenZsand33%ofmillennials).However,oneinfive(22%ofGenZsand18%ofmillennials)whorejectedataskfelttheyweren’tlistenedtoandhadtocompletetheassignmentanyway,andasimilarproportionsaidtheysubsequentlyexperiencedareductioninworkplaceopportunitiesavailabletothem.

Thisspeakstohowimportantitisforanorganizationtonotonlysetandcommunicateaclearpurpose,buttoactivelylistenandrespondtoitspeopletoensureemployerandemployeevaluesremainaligned.This

willlikelyfosteraworkforcewhichismoreengaged,motivated,andloyal.Forexample,amongthosewho

rejectedanassignmentandhadapositiveoutcomeorsaytheiremployerreactedaffirmatively,74%ofGenZsand79%ofmillennialsplantostayformorethanfiveyears.Amongthosewhoexperiencedanegative

outcomewhentheyrejectedanassignmentthatdidn’talignwiththeirvalues—only62%ofGenZsand56%ofmillennialsplantostayformorethanfiveyears.

Manyemployersseemtobeontherighttrackwhenitcomestopurpose.FourinfiveGenZs(81%)and

millennials(82%)saytheircurrentjobdoesgivethemasenseofpurpose.Andsevenin10GenZs(71%)andmillennials(72%)arecurrentlysatisfiedthattheiremployers’valuesandpurposealignwiththeirown.

Interestingly,amongGenZs,purposeisfelttobeimportantforjobsatisfactionandwell-beingregardless

ofjobseniority,butamongmillennials,thoseinmoreseniorpositionsaremostlikelytofeelpurposeis

important(92%forthoseinleadershippositionsversus82%ofthoseinjuniorroles).But,thoseinleadershippositionsacrossbothgenerationsareevenmorelikelytoderive“alot”ofpurposefromtheirwork(31%of

GenZsand39%ofmillennials)thanthoseinmid-level(24%ofGenZsand30%ofmillennials)orjunior(20%ofGenZsand22%ofmillennials)roles.Leadersmayfeelasenseofpurposerootedinthechangethey’vedrivenintheirorganizations—overoneinthree(37%)millennialleaderssaytheyhavemadegoodprogressimplementingthechangestheyenvisionedbeforetakingonaleadershipposition,whileafurtherfifth(18%)saytheyhavecompletelyimplementedthechangestheyenvisioned.

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[Havingasenseofpurposeatwork]givesasenseofpurposeandmeaningtolife.Whenpeoplefeelthattheirworkisimportantandthattheyare

contributingtosomethingbiggerthanthemselves,theyfeelmorefulfilledandsatisfiedwiththeirlives.Motivationandcommitmentincrease,whichcanleadtogreaterproductivityandperformanceat

work.Whenyouhaveapurposeatworkyouarelesslikelytogetstressedorfeelanxious,therebyimprovingmentalandphysicalhealth.

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Businessisfallingshortofitspotentialtodrivesocialchange

Purposeissubjective,butforsomeitcomesdowntoworkingforanorganizationwhohasapurposebeyondprofitandishavinga

positiveimpactonsociety.Three-quartersofGenZsandmillennials(75%)saythatanorganization’scommunityengagementand

societalimpactisanimportantfactorwhenconsideringapotentialemployer.Respondentsfeellargelypositiveabouttheiremployers’

societalimpact—nearlysevenin10(67%ofGenZsand69%ofmillennials)aresatisfiedwiththeirorganization’ssocialimpact.

However,GenZsandmillennialsarelesspositivewhenitcomestothesocietalimpactofthebusinesscommunityoverall.Lessthan

halfofGenZs(49%)andmillennials(47%)believebusinessishavingapositiveimpactonsociety,whichrevealsagapbetweenwhat

GenZsandmillennialsfeelbusinessiscapableofandwhatitisdelivering.

Roughlysixin10GenZsandmillennialsbelievethatbusinesshastheopportunitytoinfluencearangeofsocietalchallenges.

Protectingtheenvironment(65%ofGenZsand68%ofmillennials)andhelpingensurethattechnologysuchasGenAIisusedethically

(65%ofGenZsandmillennials)areatthetopofthelist.Andnearlytwo-thirdsofGenZsandmillennials(63%)believebusinesshas

theabilitytoinfluencesocialequality.Whenaskedhowbusinesscaninfluencesocialequality,effortssuchasensuringequalpayand

paytransparency(42%ofGenZsand46%ofmillennials);creatinginclusiveemploymentopportunities(38%ofGenZsand39%of

millennials);andsupportingeducationalprograms,scholarships,andmentorships(35%ofGenZsand34%ofmillennials)rosetothe

top.Morethanaquarterofrespondents(26%ofGenZsand27%ofmillennials)wouldalsolikebusinessestoworktoensurethat

evolvingnewtechnologiessuchasGenAIarenotdeepeningsocialinequalities.

Topsocietalchallengesrespondentsthinkbusiness

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EnvironmentalsustainabilitycontinuestobeamongGenZs’andmillennials’toppriorities.Thishasheld

truethroughmajorevents—aglobalpandemic,geopoliticalinstability,historiclevelsofinflation,andmajortechnologicaltransformation—thatimpactthewaytheywork.Itisapersonalconcernthatconsistently

weighsheavilyonthem.Sixin10GenZs(62%)andmillennials(59%)saytheyhavefeltworriedoranxiousaboutclimatechangeinthelastmonth,uptwopointsforbothgenerationsfromlastyear.

Inresponse,themajorityofbothgenerationstakeactiontominimizetheirimpactontheenvironment(73%ofGenZsand77%ofmillennials).Andtheyfeelgovernmentsshouldplayabiggerroleinpushingbusinesstoaddressclimatechange(77%ofGenZsand79%ofmillennials).Theyalsobelievethatbusiness,inturn,couldandshoulddomoretoenableconsumerstomakemoresustainablepurchasingdecisions(79%of

GenZsand81%ofmillennials).

Protectingtheenvironmentisthesocietalchallengewhererespondentsfeelbusinesseshavethegreatest

opportunityandnecessaryinfluencetodrivechange.AndGenZsandmillennialsarepushingbusinesstodoso,throughtheircareerdecisionsandtheirconsumerbehaviors.

AroundhalfofGenZs(54%)andmillennials(48%)saytheyandtheircolleaguesareputtingpressureontheiremployerstotakeactiononclimatechange,atrendthathassteadilyincreasedsince2022when48%ofGenZsand43%ofmillennialssaidthesame.Iftheycan’tdrivechangewithintheirownorganizations,somearewillingtoswitchtoadifferentjob,oreventoadifferentindustry.

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Despiterepeatedwarningsformorethan20years,nothingreallymoves.Thepopulationisaskedto

make“smallgestures”whicharereducedtonothingbyaminorityofpeoplewhobelievetheyareaboveeverything.Governmentsgivetheimpression

ofstillhavingtimeeventhoughtheurgencyis

becomingmoreandmorefelt.Themeasurestakenareinsufficientandthepressurefromlobbyistsissostrongthatpriorityandtrulyimpactfulactionscannotbeimplemented.

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Forexample,twoin10GenZs(20%)andmillennials(19%)havealreadychangedjobsorindustriesdueto

environmentalconcerns,andanother26%ofGenZsand23%ofmillennialsplantointhefuture.Whenseekinganewemployer,aquarterofGenZsandmillennialshavealreadyconductedresearchontheorganization’s

environmentalimpactandpoliciesbeforeacceptingajobfromthem,andanotherthirdplantodosointhe

future.And72%ofGenZsand71%ofmillennialssayenvironmentalcredentialsandpoliciesareimportantwhenconsideringapotentialemployer.

Whenaskedtoselectthetopthreeareaswherethey’dliketoseetheiremployersinvestmoreresourcestohelpfightclimatechange,GenZsandmillennialssaytheywantmoreemployeeeducationandtrainingtohelpthem

bemoresustainableintheirownlives(25%ofGenZsand29%ofmillennials),employeesubsidiesforsustainablechoices(25%ofGenZsand27%ofmillennials),andrenovatingofficelocationstobegreener(19%ofGenZsand21%ofmillennials).Butanumberofotherinitiativeswereclosebehindonthelist,includingtransformingthecorebusinessmodeltobemoresustainableby,forexample,offeringmoresustainableproductsorservices(19%ofGenZsandmillennials);committingtonet-zerogreenhousegasemissionswithinthenextdecade,inlinewiththegoalsoftheParisAgreement(18%ofGenZsand17%ofmillennials);andworkingmorecloselywithgovernmentstoadvancesustainabilityinitiatives(18%ofGenZsandmillennials).

Topactionsrespondentswouldliketheirorganizationstoinvestmoreresourcesin(moneyortime,orboth)tohelpfightclimatechange

Educating/trainingtheiremployeesabouthowtobemoresustainable

Providingemployeesubsidiesorsustainablechoices

Renovatingofficelocationstobegreener

Transformingthecorebusinessmodeltobemoresustainable

Committingtonet-zerogreenhousegasemissionswithinthenextdecade

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