Skills

Skills

How to tackle the green economy skills crunch

Paul Gosling reveals his top tips for recruiting top green talent in a sustainability sector facing a skills crunch

clock 09 December 2016 • 5 min read

Management

What's next for sustainability career hiring trends

Katie Kross tells GreenBiz how sustainability careers are evolving all the time

clock 25 November 2016 • 5 min read

Skills

Managing a merger: Dell spills the sustainability secrets of its EMC acquisition

Just over eight weeks ago Dell closed a $60bn merger with data storage giant EMC – so what happens to the two firms’ sustainability strategies?

clock 14 November 2016 • 7 min read

Skills

Studying circles: IB teams up with Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Educational body will work with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to embed zero waste perspectives into teaching

clock 27 October 2016 • 1 min read

Skills

Electrolux targets green eating in new sustainability focus

Home appliance giant invests £885,000 in new Food Foundation to help chefs and ordinary consumers cook more sustainably

clock 13 September 2016 • 3 min read

Policy

Aldersgate Group calls for emission reduction plan to boost Northern green economy

Low carbon policy landscape would boost private investment in the North, says green business group, pointing to significant potential for further growth in the region

clock 12 September 2016 • 3 min read

Solar

Retrain struggling US coal workers for jobs in thriving solar industry, say researchers

Less than five per cent of yearly coal sector revenue would pay to retrain workers in the solar industry, study finds

clock 12 August 2016 • 3 min read

Skills

Anthesis accelerates North America expansion with new Canada office

UK-based group takes another step towards goal of creating global sustainability consultancy

clock 05 August 2016 • 1 min read

Work

Scottish fossil fuel workers to retrain in clean energy

Government-funded Transition Training Fund offering 340 places for oil and gas workers looking to pursue careers in renewable energy

clock 29 July 2016 • 2 min read

Skills

How the Energy Transitions Commission is unpicking the global climate challenge

Tasked with accelerating the low-carbon transition, the Energy Transitions Commission is bringing together a wide mix of views, from fossil fuel giants to climate activists - but what can business learn from its inclusive approach?

clock 05 July 2016 • 5 min read