For many, being eco-friendly translates to more conscientious purchases, recycling and using public transportation or carpooling. But is the place you call home eco-friendly?
More than 135 million Americans — approximately 40% of the U.S. population — live with polluted air, according to the American Lung Association. (No wonder:
Business communications company Moneypenny ranked 100 of the most populated U.S. cities, giving each a score (out of five points total) based on factors like air quality, number of vegetarian restaurants, average distance to work, average monthly cost of public transportation and number of available and sustainable jobs. While Boston and San Francisco took the top spots, cities in Texas and California found themselves towards the bottom.
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"Being sustainable is something that is becoming a huge part of our lives and can impact not only our personal but professional lives too," says Eric Schurke, CEO of North America at Moneypenny. "So we wanted to look at a mixture of business and environmental-focused factors, but also lifestyle factors. With many people returning to the office either full-time or part-time, how many sustainable vegetarian restaurants are, how accessible and affordable is it to use public transport, as opposed to driving?"
Schurke notes that more companies, as well as cities, will be pushed to be more eco-friendly in the long run, but some cities have a head start.
Here are the ten most and least green cities in the U.S. to work in, according to
