The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is currently conducting an inquiry into the prospects for green jobs and policies aimed at increasing employment in environmental industries. It will consider how the UK can maximise the environmentally positive opportunities arising from changes in public spending and how this might help with employment during the recession. (more…)
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400,000 Environmental jobs 2015
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
What is the supergrid?
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009This month the G8 Summit agreed the first steps towards a significant global strategy on climate change by agreeing that global warming temperatures should not exceed 2C of 1900 levels and that member nations will work towards an 80% reduction of green house gas emissions by 2050. The USA has taken a major step-change in its attitude towards the climate and President Obama who chaired the discussion stressed that the issue of climate change could no longer be ignored and that we should look towards December and Copenhagen. (more…)
CSR as a tool for employee engagement
Friday, June 12th, 2009There can be little doubt that CSR, i.e. managing your business’ environmental impacts, how you are working with suppliers and local communities, and how your employees contribute to and share in the rewards of your commercial success, all contribute to the engagement and retention of your company’s work force. (more…)
