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Government opens £6.9m fund for energy efficiency skills training
Government opens £6.9m fund for energy efficiency skills training

Funding opens in support of the government's Green Home Grants Voucher Scheme to support low carbon retrofitting of fuel-poor building stock

  • Skills
  • 24 September 2020
White van goes green: 'Retrofit army' needed to transform buildings, research finds
White van goes green: 'Retrofit army' needed to transform buildings, research finds

Retrofitting England's buildings and infrastructure will require £40bn of investment, according to UK100

  • Buildings
  • 24 September 2020
Net Zero Festival: BusinessGreen launches inaugural Net Zero Skills Summit
Net Zero Festival: BusinessGreen launches inaugural Net Zero Skills Summit

Hosted in partnership with National Grid, new virtual conference on October 12th to explore how to build the skills base for the net zero transition

  • Skills
  • 17 September 2020
'People and communities are key': National Lottery publishes community-led climate action guide
'People and communities are key': National Lottery publishes community-led climate action guide

Guide shares expertise from community groups across the UK taking action on the environment and provides practical tips on mobilising local climate action

  • Skills
  • 17 September 2020
Green Milk Round: Sustainable Recruitment Alliance launches with mission to curb impact of graduate recruitment
Green Milk Round: Sustainable Recruitment Alliance launches with mission to curb impact of graduate recruitment

Clifford Chance and Blackbridge debut new industry push to curb waste and carbon emissions from early talent sector

  • Management
  • 13 August 2020
Global ESG accreditation scheme launches for business and finance professionals
Global ESG accreditation scheme launches for business and finance professionals

The International Association for Sustainable Economy (IASE) to offer online ESG exams and accreditation to 'deepen the sustainable development of our society'

  • Skills
  • 23 July 2020
CBI calls for 2025 gas boiler phase-out to keep net zero on track
CBI calls for 2025 gas boiler phase-out to keep net zero on track

Government feels the heat over yawning gap in UK gas decarbonisation policy from two major reports from the CBI and the Net Zero Infrastructure Commission

  • Buildings
  • 22 July 2020
World Economic Forum: 'Nature positive' recovery offers $10.1tr opportunity
World Economic Forum: 'Nature positive' recovery offers $10.1tr opportunity

Study offers compelling case for green Covid-19 response which it estimates could create 385 million new jobs worldwide by 2030

  • Investment
  • 15 July 2020
As unemployment mounts, research points to 1.6 million green jobs opportunity
As unemployment mounts, research points to 1.6 million green jobs opportunity

Prioritising green homes, tree planting, and charge points could help tackle mounting job losses, according to new reports from IPPR and REA

  • Work
  • 02 July 2020
Study: Around 2.2 million UK workers need reskilling for net zero transition
Study: Around 2.2 million UK workers need reskilling for net zero transition

Research by UK100 estimates one in every 10 British workers need retraining or reskilling if 2050 net zero goal is to be met

  • Work
  • 29 June 2020
Local Government: Green recovery could create over one million jobs
Local Government: Green recovery could create over one million jobs

Major new report from the Local Government Association argues devolving skills development and investment could help put UK on track for net zero emissions and create a post-coronavirus jobs boom

  • Skills
  • 11 June 2020
The UK needs a green skills training drive to help weather the recession
The UK needs a green skills training drive to help weather the recession

Linking the next phase of the furlough scheme with skills training in green jobs could boost the economy, argues Megan Trethewey of the Conservative Environment Network

  • Skills
  • 11 June 2020
Reports: Chancellor preps green jobs 'revolution'
Reports: Chancellor preps green jobs 'revolution'

As new study suggests net zero transition could create over 350,000 new jobs and deliver £90bn in economic benefits, Rishi Sunak is said to be preparing a green jobs package that promises to go beyond previous manifesto promises

  • Policy
  • 03 June 2020
Innogy to pilot offshore wind training hub in North Wales
Innogy to pilot offshore wind training hub in North Wales

German energy giant launches recruitment drive for technician trainees to help fill looming skills gap in burgeoning UK offshore wind sector

  • Wind
  • 01 May 2020
North West beefs up green hydrogen hub plans
North West beefs up green hydrogen hub plans

North West Energy & Hydrogen Cluster unveils roadmap to drive low carbon skills development in the region, as Australian mining giants debut green hydrogen consortium

  • Technology
  • 20 March 2020
How can the capital prepare its workforce for a net zero London?
How can the capital prepare its workforce for a net zero London?

Sadiq Khan has mooted an ambitious net zero goal if he is re-elected Mayor, but a London Assembly report argues more for more focus building the skills to get there

  • Work
  • 19 March 2020
Offshore wind industry sets goal to employ 3,000 new apprentices
Offshore wind industry sets goal to employ 3,000 new apprentices

Sector says it wants to employ 3,000 apprentices over the next decade, while stepping up efforts to improve workforce diversity

  • Energy
  • 04 March 2020
From SEMTA to Enginuity: Engineering skills body rebrands
From SEMTA to Enginuity: Engineering skills body rebrands

Skills body supporting the UK's engineering and manufacturing sectors rebrands to cater for rapidly shifting workforce demands and fast expanding low carbon economy

  • Skills
  • 06 February 2020
Inside Enginuity's plan to build a workforce for the future
Inside Enginuity's plan to build a workforce for the future

The engineering skills body is overhauling its image and operations as the sector it serves readies for 'Industry 4.0'

  • Skills
  • 06 February 2020
'I have the best apprenticeship there is'
'I have the best apprenticeship there is'

To mark National Apprenticeship Week Ørsted wind turbine technician David Davidson reveals why he has the best apprenticeship going, and what it is really like at the top of an offshore wind turbine

  • Skills
  • 04 February 2020
Former sustainability manager appointed first female CEO of H&M
Former sustainability manager appointed first female CEO of H&M

Helena Helmersson spent five years as sustainability manager before becoming production manager and chief operating officer

  • Skills
  • 31 January 2020
'Ecohosting': Airbnb debuts green host education hub
'Ecohosting': Airbnb debuts green host education hub

Platform launches new online hub to help hosts enhance the environmental performance of their property

  • Efficiency
  • 27 January 2020
What does the veganism tribunal ruling mean for employers?
What does the veganism tribunal ruling mean for employers?

Ethical veganism is now considered a protected belief in English law, so how vegan-friendly is your workplace?

  • Workplace
  • 10 January 2020
Noah's Rainbow - Raising children in an age of climate crisis
Noah's Rainbow - Raising children in an age of climate crisis

On crying at the climate crisis, the start of a decade of consequences, and the stark difference between ghosts and ancestors

  • Climate change
  • 09 January 2020
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