The findings, based on responses from expatriates from around the world, show that the Grand Duchy is regarded as environmentally-friendly by a large majority of expats who live here.
Luxembourg performs well across a variety of subcategories in the study. In the Products & Utilities subcategory, 84% are satisfied with the country’s recycling and waste managements systems, while 80% find the country’s energy supply to be satisfactory.
In the Policies & People subcategory, meanwhile, 70% of expats in Luxembourg believe that the local population cares about the environment, while 83% believe that government policies on the environment and sustainability are positive.
The Quality of Environment subcategory also sees strong results. 92% of expats in Luxembourg like the country’s natural environment, with 89% finding the quality of water to be sufficient and 78% rating air quality in the Grand Duchy highly.
Overall, these results place Luxembourg in 10th place worldwide.
The rest of the top 10 were as follows:
1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. Austria
5. Switzerland
6. Denmark
7. New Zealand
8. Germany
9. Canada
The bottom countries in the survey, which could only secure enough results for 60 countries, were as follows:
51. Hong Kong
52. Malta
53. Kenya
54. Philippines
55. Thailand
56. Vietnam
57. Indonesia
58. Egypt
59. Kuwait
60. India
Read the full report here.
