Awareness Survey on Decarbonization

In order to promote the decarbonization efforts of small and medium-sized businesses in the city, we conducted a survey on the status and issues of decarbonization, the introduction status of renewable energy and energy-saving equipment.

[Report (Excerpt)]
1 About the necessity of decarbonization
　Approximately 80% (82%) positively "need to work on decarbonization, including "I feel the necessity and are already working on it" and "I think it is necessary to work on it, but I haven't done it yet". I understand that I thought.
2 Issues in Decarbonization
　"Insufficient knowledge and know-how" (47%) and "difficult to generate funds to cope with increased costs" (46%) accounted for more than 40%, and these two items were found to have no major changes by industry or scale.
3 Are you engaged in management and business activities with a view to contributing to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
　Approximately 30% (33%) of companies answered that they are engaged in management and business activities with the perspective of contributing to the SDGs, and 17% of respondents are considering responding to the SDGs, indicating that the larger the scale of employees are working positively.

[Implementation Method]
1 Survey target
　10,000 business operators in Yokohama
2 Survey period
　From Tuesday, August 1, 2023 to Wednesday, August 30
3 Collection Status
　Number of valid responses 1,380 (about 14%)

FY2023 Awareness Survey Report (PDF: 2,932KB) PDF version (PDF: 2,932KB)

[Report (Excerpt)]
1 About the necessity of decarbonization
　Approximately 80% (82%) positively "need to work on decarbonization, including "I feel the necessity and are already working on it" and "I think it is necessary to work on it, but I haven't done it yet". I understand that I thought.
2 Issues in Decarbonization
　"Insufficient knowledge and know-how" (47%) and "difficult to generate funds to cope with increased costs" (46%) accounted for more than 40%, and these two items were found to have no major changes by industry or scale.
3 Are you engaged in management and business activities with a view to contributing to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
　Approximately 30% (33%) of companies answered that they are engaged in management and business activities with the perspective of contributing to the SDGs, and 17% of respondents are considering responding to the SDGs, indicating that the larger the scale of employees are working positively.

[Implementation Method]
1 Survey target
　10,000 business operators in Yokohama
2 Survey period
　From Tuesday, September 28, 2021 to Monday, October 11, 2021
3 Collection Status
　Number of valid responses 2,203 (approx. 22%)

PDF version (PDF: 14,493KB) Survey Report on Decarbonization and SDGs (PDF: 14,493KB)