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Over Four Million French Employees Telework

written by Edouard Stenger

According to a new study, 16.7 percent of French employees were teleworking at least once a week in 2012. There has been a sharp increase since 2011, when only 12.7 percent were teleworking.

This comes only a month after Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s CEO, has asked her employees to stop telecommuting. However, as we shall see here, this might not be such a smart move.

This figure represent 4.2 million people, or a bit more than in the United States ( source : TeleworkResearchNetwork.com ). Out of these, 79.2 percent worked at home, 14.8 percent worked from a café or a lounge, 7.9 from a coworking space or a telecentre and 2.5 percent from a business centre.

48 percent of them are wage-earners from the private sector, only 17 percent are from the public one and the remaining 35 percent are independents, freelances and so on.

While these figures are encouraging, there is a huge hurdle as two thirds of this teleworking occurs in a non formalized way.

There still are many perceived hindrances to this practice, namingly :

  • Doubts over the efficiency of the workers ;
  • Perceived incompatibility with the workers’ activity ;
  • incompatibility with the company’s culture ;
  • IT problems.

Forty years after Jack Nilles coined both terms of “telecommuting” and “telework”, most people practicing telework see positive effects on their efficiency and concentration, a decreased fatigue and stress and a better balance between their work and private lives.

This might explain why 73 percent of people who aren’t teleworking yet are willing to do so. However, 53 percent are facing rebuttals from their hierarchy. This clearly shows that educating people on this practice is critical to its development. To learn out more on this, please refer to a previous Cleantechies article : The Importance of Telecommuting in Reducing Carbon Emissions

If you are willing to learn out more on this study, please check out the infographic in pdf as well as the Teleworking White Book. Unfortunately, both are in French.

photo: mccun934.



March 26, 2013 0 comment
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Energy Efficiency Without Trying (and With)

written by Walter Wang

John Lennon wrote that life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. Apparently, the same is true of energy efficiency. Energy savings happen when we’re busy doing other things – Internet-based things specifically.

We use email, bank online and download music not

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June 29, 2012 0 comment
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The Importance of Telecommuting in Reducing Carbon Emissions

written by Walter Wang

Telecommuting has become more and more prevalent since the advent of cloud computing and the internet. Employees and students alike are sitting down in their home office, living room or bedroom to do their jobs and complete their courses.

Beyond the obvious benefits of choosing to attend

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September 14, 2011 2 comments
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How To Be a Green Driver Without Buying a New Car

written by Walter Wang

Driving is an inevitable part of day-to-day life for many commuters. The impact of vehicle related CO2 emissions can no longer be ignored. There are more than 250 million cars regularly operated in the United States. In total, these cars make 365 billion trips with a combined mileage of 2.3 trillion miles per

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May 4, 2011 0 comment
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Clean Tech = Pajamas once in a while

written by Jeff Kart

Don’t be insulted. Relax.

World Wildlife Fund has released two studies on lowering your carbon footprint. It turns out that it’s good for the environment, and your quality of life.

There’s nothing wrong with wearing a tie, or spending time in an office. Professionalism is important. But you don’t need to drive or fly (all the time) to be a professional. With the advent of the Internet (years ago), virtual conferencing can often take the place of in-person meetings. And who’s to say you aren’t wearing a pair of pajama bottoms below your shirt and tie. Who’s to know?

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April 10, 2009 3 comments
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