Another day of pushing that boulder from the home office? Is working from home better for the environment?
You’re Not The Only One Pushing That Boulder
Well, first of all, realize that your not the only Greek legend pushing that rock up the hill day after day. Lots of other Sisyphuses (is that a word? Sisyphi? whatever) are out there in our recent times. Per statistics cited in LinkedIn, as of 2023, nearly 13% of full-time workers do their jobs fully from home, and nearly 30% work hybrid. And by 2025 estimates point to 22% of the US population doing that treadmill thing remotely.
Home Bouldering And Eco-Friendliness
A recent study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, points to the benefits to the environment of working from home. Per the study, those who work remotely can have a 54% lower carbon footprint than those who work onsite.
At the same time, the Harvard Business Review points out that the benefits to the environment might not be so clear. For example, though you may not be driving your car to the office, you may be driving it for several small trips to get those errands done during breaks, or while, ahem, working. Or you might be pushing your boulder at home, but blasting the AC at home while doing so.
It’s How You Push That Boulder
Those climate benefits from pushing that boulder remotely, can roll right back down, depending on how we work remotely. The potential is there to make great progress. Essentially, to benefit the environment, individuals, and companies, need to encourage sustainability in, well, any environment.
And that’s no myth.