Greendex reveals your eco-status on a global scale

  • Sarah Jackson
  • Thursday, May 8, 2008 10:07am
  • Life

I usually don’t make time for online questionnaires, but this one is pretty cool.

It’s called Greendex and it comes from National Geographic and the international polling firm GlobeScan, which recently completed a survey of 14,000 consumers in 14 countries with an aim to measure consumers’ progress toward environmentally sustainable consumption.

Though the study is done, you can take part by filling out a survey.

You’ll receive a score that tells you where you fit in with consumers in other countries on the Greendex. You’ll have to divulge your energy use and conservation, transportation choices, food sources, the relative use of green products versus traditional products, attitudes towards the environment and sustainability, and knowledge of environmental issues.

I scored a 52.

I was brutally honest about my excessive driving and not-so-green tendencies, so I was pleased with that number.

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That puts me on par with folks in Russia, who averaged 52.4, which is far better than the United States, which came in at the worst rate of all 14 countries at 44.9.

Consumers in Brazil and India tied for the highest Greendex score at 60 points each, followed by consumers in China (56.1), Mexico (54.3) and Hungary (53.2). Consumers in wealthier countries, Great Britain, Germany and Australia, came in at 50.2, followed by Spain (50), Japan (49.1), Canada (48.5) and France (48.7).

Take the survey and share your results and thoughts by clicking on the comments section with this blog, which is below.

You can also email me personally, with your musings, but contributing to the comments section is better because we want to get a good discussion going!

Good luck, Greenzos!

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