Definition, Key Stakeholders and possible indicators
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Kelsey
Nov 7, 2010, 9:22:27 PM11/7/10
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Definition:
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a draft definition that
could be used to establish a baseline against which to track progress
over time:
Broadly defined, green jobs are jobs involved in economic activities
that help protect and restore the environment and conserve natural
resources. These economic activities generally fall into the following
categories:
• Renewable energy
• Energy efficiency
• Greenhouse gas reduction
• Pollution reduction and cleanup
• Recycling and waste reduction
• Agricultural and natural resources conservation
• Education, compliance, public awareness and training
http://www.iscvt.org/who_we_are/publications/Green_Jobs_Resource_Guide.pdf
US White House Task Force on the Middle Class:
Green jobs involve some tasks associated with improving the
environment, including reducing carbon emissions and creating and/or
using energy more efficiently; they provide a sustainable family wage,
health and retirement benefits, and decent working conditions; and
they should be available to diverse workers from across the spectrum
of race, gender and ethnicity (United States Department of Labour,
2009, p. 2)
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/43/44683169.pdf
Key Stakeholders in Fort Collins:
• City of Fort Collins – Fort Collins Utilities
• CSU
• New Belgium
• Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster
• Woodward Governor
• Spirae, Inc.
• ???
Indicators:
Possible Indicators I came up with for Green Jobs:
• electricity production by wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal
power;
• buildings registered under the LEED green building standard;
• use of fuel-efficient cars;
• waste management practices: proportion of municipal waste composted
or recycled;
• land available for sustainable agriculture;
• University training for green jobs
…..
But then I found this information
…..
Table 3. Green job indicators
(OECD/Martinez-Fernandez. C, Hinojosa C, Miranda G., “Green jobs and
skills: the local labour market implications of addressing climate
change”, 8 February 2010, working document, CFE/LEED, OECD,
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/43/44683169.pdf)
Industry
Sector: The sector or industry refers to the fields of economic
activity firms can be categorized into. The sectors most often
referred to as "green sectors" or the EGS sector include renewable
energy, building, transportation, recycling, food and agriculture,
forestry and tourism. These sectors are usually the focal points of
studies on green jobs not only because of the nature of the goods and
services they are producing, but also because they tend to be labor
intensive.
Product/service: This refers to the specific output of the businesses
in the different industries or sectors. There are specific products
and services that can be considered "green" due to the eco-innovative
processes involved in their production. For instance, products/
services aimed at reducing or limiting the negative impact of human
activity on the environment (e.g. energy-efficient home appliances) or
at improving the environment directly (e.g. waste recycling services).
These might capture changes in human consumption habits as awareness
for green products and services increase.
Organization
Production method: The production method refers to the environmental
quality standards used by firms in their production process. Firms can
set in place measures to reduce energy consumption and waste
production and build environmentally friendly infrastructure for their
production processes. This criterion allows for the classification of
jobs in a firm that does not belong to a green sector but uses energy
efficient techniques considered to be green.
Green awareness: Organizations have different levels of commitment to
green and environmental issues (Connection Research, 2009, p. 17). In
some cases, the heads of firms are individuals that are deeply
committed to the environmental cause and engage in associations,
partnerships or community movements to protect the environment. Green
awareness is also often reflected in the levels of corporate social
responsibility of the organization. This is often dependant on the
history and structure of the organization (Potts, 2009).
Position in the value chain: The implication of a job in the green
economy might vary along the value chain of the good or service being
produced. A job in a company producing energy efficient automobiles
might be considered to be green, but what about a job in the company
producing the steering wheel for that specific car?
Job
Occupational profile: This refers to the nature or purpose of the job,
irrespective of the sector it is performed in. Almost any occupation
can be considered green as long as it contributes to reducing harmful
impacts of human activity on the environment, either directly or
indirectly. As a result, occupations ranging from managers, to sales
workers to laborers can all at some point be considered as being
green.
Required skills and abilities: Certain jobs require workers to possess
certain specialized green skills and abilities. Determining whether a
job can be considered as being green can in some cases be done based
on the necessary skills and competences required to perform it.
Job decency: The UNEP and the ILO have both stressed the fact that
“green jobs” need to be decent jobs, i.e. good jobs which offer
adequate wages, safe working conditions, job security, reasonable
career prospects, and worker rights” (UNEP 2006, p. 4). The Apollo
Alliance has also taken up this dimension in its definition of green
jobs stating that “if a job improves the environment; but doesn’t
provide a family-supporting wage or a career ladder to move low-income
workers into higher-skilled occupations, it is not a green-collar
job”. Job decency is thus a key dimension of green jobs.
Green workload: Some workers may do some of their work in green areas
and some of their work in traditional areas (Connection Research,
2009, p. 17). In this case, it is important to adequately measure the
part of the workload that is officially dedicated to green tasks in
order to determine if the job can be considered as green.
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a draft definition that
could be used to establish a baseline against which to track progress
over time:
Broadly defined, green jobs are jobs involved in economic activities
that help protect and restore the environment and conserve natural
resources. These economic activities generally fall into the following
categories:
• Renewable energy
• Energy efficiency
• Greenhouse gas reduction
• Pollution reduction and cleanup
• Recycling and waste reduction
• Agricultural and natural resources conservation
• Education, compliance, public awareness and training
http://www.iscvt.org/who_we_are/publications/Green_Jobs_Resource_Guide.pdf
US White House Task Force on the Middle Class:
Green jobs involve some tasks associated with improving the
environment, including reducing carbon emissions and creating and/or
using energy more efficiently; they provide a sustainable family wage,
health and retirement benefits, and decent working conditions; and
they should be available to diverse workers from across the spectrum
of race, gender and ethnicity (United States Department of Labour,
2009, p. 2)
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/43/44683169.pdf
Key Stakeholders in Fort Collins:
• City of Fort Collins – Fort Collins Utilities
• CSU
• New Belgium
• Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster
• Woodward Governor
• Spirae, Inc.
• ???
Indicators:
Possible Indicators I came up with for Green Jobs:
• electricity production by wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal
power;
• buildings registered under the LEED green building standard;
• use of fuel-efficient cars;
• waste management practices: proportion of municipal waste composted
or recycled;
• land available for sustainable agriculture;
• University training for green jobs
…..
But then I found this information
…..
Table 3. Green job indicators
(OECD/Martinez-Fernandez. C, Hinojosa C, Miranda G., “Green jobs and
skills: the local labour market implications of addressing climate
change”, 8 February 2010, working document, CFE/LEED, OECD,
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/43/44683169.pdf)
Industry
Sector: The sector or industry refers to the fields of economic
activity firms can be categorized into. The sectors most often
referred to as "green sectors" or the EGS sector include renewable
energy, building, transportation, recycling, food and agriculture,
forestry and tourism. These sectors are usually the focal points of
studies on green jobs not only because of the nature of the goods and
services they are producing, but also because they tend to be labor
intensive.
Product/service: This refers to the specific output of the businesses
in the different industries or sectors. There are specific products
and services that can be considered "green" due to the eco-innovative
processes involved in their production. For instance, products/
services aimed at reducing or limiting the negative impact of human
activity on the environment (e.g. energy-efficient home appliances) or
at improving the environment directly (e.g. waste recycling services).
These might capture changes in human consumption habits as awareness
for green products and services increase.
Organization
Production method: The production method refers to the environmental
quality standards used by firms in their production process. Firms can
set in place measures to reduce energy consumption and waste
production and build environmentally friendly infrastructure for their
production processes. This criterion allows for the classification of
jobs in a firm that does not belong to a green sector but uses energy
efficient techniques considered to be green.
Green awareness: Organizations have different levels of commitment to
green and environmental issues (Connection Research, 2009, p. 17). In
some cases, the heads of firms are individuals that are deeply
committed to the environmental cause and engage in associations,
partnerships or community movements to protect the environment. Green
awareness is also often reflected in the levels of corporate social
responsibility of the organization. This is often dependant on the
history and structure of the organization (Potts, 2009).
Position in the value chain: The implication of a job in the green
economy might vary along the value chain of the good or service being
produced. A job in a company producing energy efficient automobiles
might be considered to be green, but what about a job in the company
producing the steering wheel for that specific car?
Job
Occupational profile: This refers to the nature or purpose of the job,
irrespective of the sector it is performed in. Almost any occupation
can be considered green as long as it contributes to reducing harmful
impacts of human activity on the environment, either directly or
indirectly. As a result, occupations ranging from managers, to sales
workers to laborers can all at some point be considered as being
green.
Required skills and abilities: Certain jobs require workers to possess
certain specialized green skills and abilities. Determining whether a
job can be considered as being green can in some cases be done based
on the necessary skills and competences required to perform it.
Job decency: The UNEP and the ILO have both stressed the fact that
“green jobs” need to be decent jobs, i.e. good jobs which offer
adequate wages, safe working conditions, job security, reasonable
career prospects, and worker rights” (UNEP 2006, p. 4). The Apollo
Alliance has also taken up this dimension in its definition of green
jobs stating that “if a job improves the environment; but doesn’t
provide a family-supporting wage or a career ladder to move low-income
workers into higher-skilled occupations, it is not a green-collar
job”. Job decency is thus a key dimension of green jobs.
Green workload: Some workers may do some of their work in green areas
and some of their work in traditional areas (Connection Research,
2009, p. 17). In this case, it is important to adequately measure the
part of the workload that is officially dedicated to green tasks in
order to determine if the job can be considered as green.
James Lopez
Nov 8, 2010, 1:06:43 AM11/8/10
to Green Jobs-Globalization, Sustainability, Justice
I really like this whole discussion of a green work environment and
green product. I think that it is really an important differentiator
because it helps to specify the stakeholders. For instance, instead of
it just being businesses in Fort Collins, we can change the
stakeholders into more specific ideas. For instance, green work
environments can include the service industry and big businesses like
HP while New Belgium and ClimateWise associated businesses can be
green products. They both will have to be defined by different
indicators and will have different vested interests. I think we should
start looking at this more deftly in our analysis of Fort Collins.
On Nov 7, 7:22 pm, Kelsey <kld...@rams.colostate.edu> wrote:
> Definition:
>
> The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a draft definition that
> could be used to establish a baseline against which to track progress
> over time:
>
> Broadly defined, green jobs are jobs involved in economic activities
> that help protect and restore the environment and conserve natural
> resources. These economic activities generally fall into the following
> categories:
>
> • Renewable energy
> • Energy efficiency
> • Greenhouse gas reduction
> • Pollution reduction and cleanup
> • Recycling and waste reduction
> • Agricultural and natural resources conservation
> • Education, compliance, public awareness and training
>
> http://www.iscvt.org/who_we_are/publications/Green_Jobs_Resource_Guid...
green product. I think that it is really an important differentiator
because it helps to specify the stakeholders. For instance, instead of
it just being businesses in Fort Collins, we can change the
stakeholders into more specific ideas. For instance, green work
environments can include the service industry and big businesses like
HP while New Belgium and ClimateWise associated businesses can be
green products. They both will have to be defined by different
indicators and will have different vested interests. I think we should
start looking at this more deftly in our analysis of Fort Collins.
On Nov 7, 7:22 pm, Kelsey <kld...@rams.colostate.edu> wrote:
> Definition:
>
> The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a draft definition that
> could be used to establish a baseline against which to track progress
> over time:
>
> Broadly defined, green jobs are jobs involved in economic activities
> that help protect and restore the environment and conserve natural
> resources. These economic activities generally fall into the following
> categories:
>
> • Renewable energy
> • Energy efficiency
> • Greenhouse gas reduction
> • Pollution reduction and cleanup
> • Recycling and waste reduction
> • Agricultural and natural resources conservation
> • Education, compliance, public awareness and training
>
>
> US White House Task Force on the Middle Class:
> Green jobs involve some tasks associated with improving the
> environment, including reducing carbon emissions and creating and/or
> using energy more efficiently; they provide a sustainable family wage,
> health and retirement benefits, and decent working conditions; and
> they should be available to diverse workers from across the spectrum
> of race, gender and ethnicity (United States Department of Labour,
> 2009, p. 2)http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/43/44683169.pdf
> US White House Task Force on the Middle Class:
> Green jobs involve some tasks associated with improving the
> environment, including reducing carbon emissions and creating and/or
> using energy more efficiently; they provide a sustainable family wage,
> health and retirement benefits, and decent working conditions; and
> they should be available to diverse workers from across the spectrum
> of race, gender and ethnicity (United States Department of Labour,
>
> Key Stakeholders in Fort Collins:
>
> • City of Fort Collins – Fort Collins Utilities
> • CSU
> • New Belgium
> • Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster
> • Woodward Governor
> • Spirae, Inc.
> • ???
>
> Indicators:
>
> Possible Indicators I came up with for Green Jobs:
> • electricity production by wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal
> power;
> • buildings registered under the LEED green building standard;
> • use of fuel-efficient cars;
> • waste management practices: proportion of municipal waste composted
> or recycled;
> • land available for sustainable agriculture;
> • University training for green jobs
>
> …..
> But then I found this information
> …..
>
> Table 3. Green job indicators
>
> (OECD/Martinez-Fernandez. C, Hinojosa C, Miranda G., “Green jobs and
> skills: the local labour market implications of addressing climate
> change”, 8 February 2010, working document, CFE/LEED, OECD,http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/43/44683169.pdf)
> Key Stakeholders in Fort Collins:
>
> • City of Fort Collins – Fort Collins Utilities
> • CSU
> • New Belgium
> • Northern Colorado Clean Energy Cluster
> • Woodward Governor
> • Spirae, Inc.
> • ???
>
> Indicators:
>
> Possible Indicators I came up with for Green Jobs:
> • electricity production by wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal
> power;
> • buildings registered under the LEED green building standard;
> • use of fuel-efficient cars;
> • waste management practices: proportion of municipal waste composted
> or recycled;
> • land available for sustainable agriculture;
> • University training for green jobs
>
> …..
> But then I found this information
> …..
>
> Table 3. Green job indicators
>
> (OECD/Martinez-Fernandez. C, Hinojosa C, Miranda G., “Green jobs and
> skills: the local labour market implications of addressing climate
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