Danish banks are handing out blankets to help staff cope with cold office temperatures, a measure introduced as part of efforts to reduce energy consumption, Bloomberg reports.
The Nordic country is limiting heating to 19 degrees Celsius in government buildings and is encouraging private companies to follow suit over fears that Europe’s energy crisis will lead to blackouts, news.ro writes.
According to a survey by local media outlet FinansWatch, almost all of Denmark’s major banks have followed suit and turned down the heat.
At Arbejdernes Landsbank, Denmark’s sixth-largest lender, 1,800 employees have been given blankets in case they get cold, said Peter Frolund, a bank spokesman. Denmark’s fifth largest bank, Spar Nord Bank, is providing its 1,600 employees with blankets, jackets and shirts already in its branches and offices.
“These are items that we normally give out to customers, but now our employees can use them if they wish,” said Neil Rosenberg, a spokesman for the lender.
Source: Hot News RO
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