More than nine out of ten employees (92%) think it is important for UK companies to be environmentally responsible but only 54% think their organisation does enough to help the environment.

Nearly eight out of 10 workers (79%) think being environmentally responsible at work has a big impact on the environment - but almost half (48%) do not have the right equipment in the office to be environmentally reponsible, according to research from YouGov.

Three quarters of staff say they "leave their green efforts at home" and 45% lack the will power to be environmentally friendly at work, the survey shows.

Nicky Amos, CSR director at Corporate Culture, said: "We spend a third of our lives at work and businesses are responsible for 40% of the UK's carbon emission, compared with 27% from the home - so it is vital offices start to take action. Employees in the workplace hold the key to meaningful change by simply adapting their behaviour at work and they must be allowed to do so."

Employees in Scotland are 48% more likely to feel their company does enough towards the environment than employees in the South, where Londoners are 52% more likely to feel disempowered by their bosses.