Sue North

 GHK The Impacts of Climate Change on European Employment and Skills in the Short to Medium- Term: Company Case Studies  World Watch Institute Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World  Cedefop Future skill needs for the green economy  Aldersgate Group Mind the Gap: Skills for the transition to a low carbon economy  ARIES Sustainability in Supply Chains: Using systems thinking to work towards sustainability in corporations and their supply chains

 Leadership Engaging early with policy processes Raising staff awareness Providing staff with skills and training Engaging with supply chains

 Education Impact of climate change Legislation and regulation Impact on the business of the firm Bottom line: improvement in energy efficiency

 Education (cont) Up-skilling & generic skills training A learning-based approach  Marketing and communication  Multi-level solutions

 ‘Green jobs’ is not a useful label  Change needs to be firm-based, and firm-led  There needs to be a polycentric approach  Governments need to introduce a carbon price