A Green Jobs Profile: Working in the Green Economy, September 2011
The Green Jobs Profile book highlights opportunities in the Green Economy including industry overviews for Biogas, Biomass, Geothermal, Green Building and Construction, Green Infrastructure, Solar Photovoltaic, Sustainable Forestry and Wind.
Business Retention and Expansion Survey Infographic
The objective of the Green Business Survey was to engage businesses involved in renewable energy (RE), Energy Efficiency (EE), or Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) activities and to assess and identify potential job creation targets, skills needs, and workforce adjustment issues.
Green Jobs Strategy and Recommendations
Social Enterprise Overview
Social Enterprise refers to organizations with primarily social or environmental objectives where surpluses are reinvested into the business or used for community benefit. These ventures provide goods and services to the market for the purpose of creating a blended return on investment (both financial and social/environmental). Rather than maximizing shareholder value, the main aim of a social enterprise is to generate revenue to further their social or environmental goals.
Workforce System Framework for Green Jobs
The greening of the Midwestern Ontario economy is already underway as policy initiatives and environmental pressures have created new opportunities for business and social enterprise in the region. From a strategic planning perspective it is important to examine what this transition will mean for employment and education institutions in terms of workforce and training needs, as well as employment trends and skills requirements.