CONFIDENT STRATEGY GROUP AND YOUGOV REVEAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURE POLL RESULTS

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- In conjunction with the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) or  COP27, Confident Strategy Group and YouGov polled over 500 Australian business leaders to determine their confidence level in the Australian Federal and State Government’s sustainability policies.

At COP27, governments will report their progress and make agreements to take further action to achieve the Paris Agreement's outcomes which were adopted in 2015.

“This year’s Sustainable Future Confidence Poll indicates optimism exists after the most recent Federal election, and we look forward to continuing to track business leaders’ confidence in the years ahead,” said Dr Jeanette Fielding, Group Chief Executive Officer of Confident Strategy Group, in a statement.

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The poll assessed business leaders’ confidence across nine levers of climate change while also considering Australia’s unique environment and biodiversity impacts.

This year the poll also did a deep dive into business leaders’ attitudes towards energy sources suitable for Australia.

Among the findings in this inaugural poll includes two in 10 Australian business leaders were not confident deforestation was being addressed.

While eight in 10 business leaders believe solar as a source of energy should be increased, seven in 10 also believe hydroelectricity and wind should be increased, and four in 10 believe natural gas and nuclear should be increased.

The poll was conducted online between Sept 8-16 and the sample comprised of 510 senior business leaders in Australia from organisations with more than 50 employees.

Confident Strategy Group set the policy levers to be explored, and YouGov designed the questionnaire.

-- BERNAMA