{"id":3188,"date":"2021-07-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2021-07-14T12:06:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T12:06:22","slug":"the-significance-of-being-eco-conscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/blog\/2021\/07\/15\/the-significance-of-being-eco-conscious\/","title":{"rendered":"The Significance of Being Eco-conscious"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop = 'articleBody'>\n<h2>Intro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being eco-conscious means that an individual acts in a way that shows concern for the environment.* Our team was curious as to how Singaporeans see themselves in regards to an individual\u2019s effect on the Earth, global warming and other environmental issues we face in the current times. Is it a legitimate concern, or a hoax as some people decreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>How likely are you to consider yourself to be eco-conscious?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-05-Facebook-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Eco-consciousness in Singapore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s encouraging to see that the majority of our panelists do consider themselves to be somewhat eco-conscious. While there is also a good amount of users who are neutral, it\u2019s much higher than the amount of users who consider themselves to not eco-conscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the comments of the users who said they aren\u2019t eco-conscious:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Too busy with everything else.<\/li><li>Can\u2019t be bothered.<\/li><li>Our actions will not affect anything about the environment.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t have a recycling habit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate question, we asked our panelists how significant an individual\u2019s eco-conscious acts are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/apiarybuzz.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-09-Facebook-3.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Significance of an individual&#8217;s eco-conscious acts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Results line up with our previous question, with a good amount agreeing that it\u2019s somewhat to extremely significant for an individual to be eco-conscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our final section, we\u2019re exploring the conception of whether our panelists think Singaporeans are generally eco-conscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Yes<\/td><td>31.71%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No<\/td><td>68.29%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Are Singaporeans generally eco-conscious<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And to what extent do you agree\/disagree that measures to increase Singapore\u2019s eco-consciousness will be effective in the near future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Strongly disagree<\/td><td>1.30%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disagree<\/td><td>2.49%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Somewhat disagree<\/td><td>10.93%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Somewhat agree<\/td><td>52.27%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Agree<\/td><td>25.97%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strongly agree<\/td><td>7.03%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Will measures to increase Singaporean&#8217;s eco-consciousness effective in the future?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s concerning that Singaporeans don\u2019t think of Singaporeans as a whole as being eco-conscious, it\u2019s encouraging that most of our panelists believe that measures to increase Singapore\u2019s eco-consciousness will be effective in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about you? What is your stand on eco-consciousness and what\u2019s your level of eco-consciousness? Share with us your thoughts on our social media channels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>Facebook: <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/apiarybuzzsg\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/apiarybuzzsg<\/a><br>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apiarybuzzsg\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/apiarybuzzsg<\/a><br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/apiarybuzzsg\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/apiarybuzzsg\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our panelists at ApiaryBuzz to share your opinions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earn points for your thoughts and redeem rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apiarybuzz.com\/register\">www.apiarybuzz.com\/register<\/a> to sign up now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*definition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/eco-conscious\">https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/eco-conscious<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are Singaporean&#8217;s being eco-conscious? Does it matter? 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