Seeking a healthier environment, next to pursuing promotion and finding a work-life balance, has become the third-most important reason for Chinese professionals to change jobs, according to the 2014 Talent Trends Briefing for China released by the international executive recruitment firm MRIC Group.

About 56 percent of the 5,000 polled respondents in China said a healthier environment is one of the four most important reasons to change their work locations.

For the 269 respondents in Beijing, the importance of a healthier environment has outweighed anything else to become the top reason for relocation, the report said.