A large majority of workers forced to telework during confinement have appreciated this mode of operation, which could in the future contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, indicates a report from Ademe published on Thursday. According to a study carried out in early May by the firm 6t with 3,990 people, 71% of people who had already experienced telework say they wish to do it more often, because they can better manage their stress (60%) and be more concentrated. 76% of those who teleworked for the first time would like to continue the experiment. In total, 41% of the active population had to adopt telework during confinement. It was a first for 24%, and 17% already practiced it.
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"Considerable potential"
This option offers "considerable potential" to reduce congestion on roads, greenhouse gases and pollutants, said the Agency for Ecological Transition. Based on a potential of 35% of active teleworkers on time, trips to France would be reduced by 2.4% (or 3.3 million trips avoided per week), calculated Ademe. This would reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by cars alone by 1.3%.
According to this report, teleworking is also "an effective means of relocating daily activities around the home", and it modifies the relationship of the French to the kitchen (reorganization of shopping, less food waste). However, Ademe warns of "rebound effects", because some 45% of French people say they are "ready to choose a place of residence further from their job", and vice versa. Still according to the same survey, online shopping grew during confinement - even if it still represents less than 10% of retail trade in France: 72.7% of French people used it, and among those who did not did not use this solution before, 37% did it for the first time and 2 out of 3 say they will continue.
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The study also notes the boom in home meal delivery, a source of packaging and plastic. "The apparent ease that e-commerce inspires should not make us forget the impact of digital, logistics, packaging, and overconsumption" that it generates, warns Pierre Galio, head of the consumer service of Ademe.