Climate becomes rising priority for young Bulgarian job seekers, says study

ATHENS

Climate neutrality is an major factor for most young Bulgarian job seekers, local media reported on Tuesday.

Citing the latest climate survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB), state-run news agency BTA pointed out that 83% of Bulgarians in their twenties say the climate impact of potential employers was an important factor when job hunting.

For 31% of respondents, climate impact is the highest priority, according to the report, which added that 56% of Bulgarians are convinced that their personal behavior could have an impact on efforts to address the climate emergency.

Moreover, 69% of Bulgarians favor stricter government measures to change people's behavior to deal with climate change.

As to the matter of sustainable food, 77% of respondents support universal climate footprint labels, while 71% say they would be willing to pay slightly more for locally produced and more sustainable food.