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Guide to environmental sustainability
Practical guidance on embedding sustainability in your organisation
19 Nov 2021
Are ‘green’ jobs good jobs?
Lessons from the UK and EU to inform labour market transitions
In a Nutshell: Issue 112
The transition to net zero carbon emissions is expected to create new types of ‘green jobs’. This paper finds that these jobs are likely to offer high quality work for those that land them, but targeted recruitment will be needed to ensure that some groups aren’t under-represented.
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Reviewed by:
Jon Boys, Labour Market Economist
Jon joined the CIPD in January 2019 as an Economist. He is an experienced labour market analyst with expertise in pay and conditions, education and skills, and productivity.
Jon primarily uses quantitative techniques to uncover insights in labour market data, both publicly available and generated through in house surveying. Jon regularly contributes commentary and analysis of economic issues on the world of work to online, print and TV media. Recent work includes the creation of an international ranking of work quality, analysis of firm level gender pay gap reporting data, and an ongoing programme of work looking at the changing age profile of the UK workforce.
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