Climate Change: Business Preparedness and Work Environment
by: date: 30.10.2025A survey conducted among Israeli workers examining workplaces' preparedness for climate change.
Climate change is already affecting the domain of work,
particularly in the context of ensuring a safe working
environment for employees. A survey including 705
managers and employees across various sectors of the
economy in Israel found that climate change has already
impacted the work environment of 18% of the respondents,
with significant differences between different industries. The
main risks affecting workers are extreme heat and power
outages. In particular, employees exposed to heat reported
that while their workplaces are addressing climate change,
they are doing so only partially and ineffectively. Overall, it
appears that workplaces in the country are still a long way
away from comprehensive and systematic preparedness for
the impacts of climate change. Employers, the government,
and labor unions must take proactive steps to develop
clear, comprehensive policies and procedures, especially in
heat-intensive industries, to ensure a safe and healthy work
environment as climate impacts intensify.
particularly in the context of ensuring a safe working
environment for employees. A survey including 705
managers and employees across various sectors of the
economy in Israel found that climate change has already
impacted the work environment of 18% of the respondents,
with significant differences between different industries. The
main risks affecting workers are extreme heat and power
outages. In particular, employees exposed to heat reported
that while their workplaces are addressing climate change,
they are doing so only partially and ineffectively. Overall, it
appears that workplaces in the country are still a long way
away from comprehensive and systematic preparedness for
the impacts of climate change. Employers, the government,
and labor unions must take proactive steps to develop
clear, comprehensive policies and procedures, especially in
heat-intensive industries, to ensure a safe and healthy work
environment as climate impacts intensify.
