The policy guidance note Greening the Rural Economy and Green Jobs focuses on a number of areas that are at the heart of rural economies and could be engines for a sustainable economic transformation. These are: a) powering the rural economy through access to clean energy; b) revitalizing agriculture through sustainable and high productivity farming methods; c) fostering sustainable tourism; d) restoring ecosystems for productivity, income and resilience; e) implementing social protection and just transitions programmes to offset the negative effects of development policies; and f) stimulating social dialogue for an effective, inclusive and productive transition to sustainable economies. These are policy areas in which the ILO has accumulated solid policy and project experience, building comparative advantage in line with its mandate in promoting sustainable socio-economic development.
The 2007 International Labour Conference report and conclusions on sustainable enterprises address several economic, social and environmental aspects which are to be taken into account in order for businesses to be sustainable.
Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of the twenty-first century for developed and developing countries alike.
This joint study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights that the transformation to a greener economy could generate 15 to 60 million additional jobs globally over the next two decades and lift tens of millions of workers out o