Barriers for energy and sustainability professionals when implementing initiatives 2018

This statistic presents the perceived challenges for global energy and sustainability professionals in the industrial and commercial industries when implementing initiatives in their company. According to 46 percent of respondents, limited financial resources were key challenges to moving forward and meeting organizational goals.

Main obstacles for energy and sustainability professionals when implementing initiatives worldwide as of 2018*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Financial resources limited	46%
ROI not active	46%
Programs decentralized	41%
Limited internal expertise	27%
Energy not strategic	27%
Energy markets complicated	17%
Energy technology changes quickly	5%

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Release date

January 2018

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

as of 2018

Number of respondents

236 respondents

Special properties

energy and sustainability professionals in companies with 100 million U.S. dollars or more in annual revenue

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What are the obstacles to moving efficiency and sustainability initiatives forward and meeting organizational goals?"
ROI: return on investment

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