Maggie Phelan poses at the Cape Cod 5 bank headquarters on Wednesday.  She chose to work at the bank because of its climate change policies and benefits.

Young workers prefer to work for companies with climate change policies

BOSTON — Despite a labor shortage that is driving businesses to desperate for hire and an economy that is wreaking havoc on bank accounts, young people are increasingly hesitant — or outright reluctant — to work for a company that doesn’t has no climate-friendly policies.

The cultural shift in attitudes from those of previous generations shows that Gen Z and young millennials consider more than just wealth when making life decisions.

Earlier this month, the Boston Foundation hosted a virtual forum to analyze Boston’s inaugural climate progress report by researchers at Northeastern University. They found that Boston is on the verge of missing its key climate goal: net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Maggie Phelan poses at the Cape Cod 5 bank headquarters on Wednesday.  She chose to work at the bank because of its climate change policies and benefits.

Chris Cook, executive director of the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, said accountability shouldn’t just rest on individual action, big business should weigh in too.

“I think that’s something you have to be responsible for, just like you have to be responsible for racial justice,” said Cook, Boston’s former chief environment, energy and open space officer. “So as a business model, it’s practical.”

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