How climate change is beginning to be added to employee pay and perks [Video]

More workers in today’s labor market want to take action on climate change in some way as part of their jobs, yet many encounter a major stumbling block: lack of understanding when it comes to their employer’s own commitment to the issue. So-called green perks, also referred to as climate change benefits, could help to bridge that gap. A rising, though still marginal trend in the job market, employee enticement and compensation packages tied to climate change can help to make these abstractions clearer and more actionable in the workplace.

Environmental commitments from major companies have tended to focus on major operational efficiency targets, such as Google’s carbon-free data centers, and from the supply chain to the consumer end market, such as Apple’s carbon-neutral smartwatch. There are some companies all-in, as a brand, in fighting climate change, such as Patagonia. And at the C-suite level, it’s already a norm on the compensation side of the equation, with executive bonuses at companies, …