Dec. 13, 2011: Green Building Certifications Enhance Opinion of a Business, Says Survey
STURTEVANT, Wis. — Seventy percent of adults in the United States agree that environmental certification of a company’s facility by a third-party organization such as the U.S. Green Building Council would enhance their opinion of the business, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by Sealed Air’s Diversey business.
Diversey’s study, conducted by telephone by Harris Interactive on behalf of the company, surveyed a random sample of 1,016 U.S. adults regarding the impact of environmental building certifications on Americans’ opinion of a business. Additional key findings include: