European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
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Author:
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Gaušas, Simonas
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Summary:
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All jobs will be affected
as the EU moves to a green economy: new jobs will be created and some will be
eliminated, but most existing jobs will be transformed. To ensure a socially
responsible transition towards high-quality green jobs, concerted efforts by
governments, employees, employers and other stakeholders are crucial in
anticipating and managing this process. The research carried out in this
study examined green business practices and greening processes aimed at
mitigating climate change – if radical mitigation measures are not taken in
time, adaptation could eventually prove impossible. The study had two main
objectives: to provide an overview at both sectoral and cross-sectoral level
in the EU of the effects of greening on the quantity and quality of jobs in
10 sectors (automotive, chemicals, construction, distribution and trade,
energy, furniture, nonmetallic materials, shipbuilding, textiles and
transport); and to analyse good practice examples of the anticipation and
management of green change at company level in these sectors. An executive
summary is also available.
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Contents
Executive summary
Introduction
1 Challenges arising from climate
change
2 Business motivation to act against
climate change
3 Types of green business practices
4 Impact of climate change on
employment
5 Anticipating and managing green
change
6 Conclusions and recommendations
Bibliography
Annexes
The
individual company case studies and the following annexes are available on the
Eurofound website at
Annex 1: Definitions used in the
report
Annex 2: Overview of the target
sectors
Annex 3: Evidence for the impact of
climate change on the quantity of jobs
Annex 4: List of interviewed
stakeholders
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