The increasing social and environmental impacts of the garment supply chain are well known and have resulted in the development of an array of initiatives, tools and assessment platforms to assess and enhance the sustainability of the sector.
05 Feb 2016 - Manila Bulletin, The Senate on Monday, February 1, passed on third and final reading a bill granting incentives to the companies that provide “green jobs”, jobs that contribute substantially to the preservation and conservation of the environmental and natural resources.
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Dec 29, 2015 11:11 AM
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Information Material
This booklet presents the key messages of FAO on climate change and food security. It includes a synthesis of the most recent support provided by FAO to countries to face the impacts of climate change. It also brings together the most relevant knowledge on climate change including tools and methodologies FAO can offer to countries to report on their greenhouse gas emissions coming from the agriculture, livestock and forestry sectors.
Eco- Business, 29 Dec 2015 - This year saw China introduce bold new regulation to tackle its environmental crisis. But can these laws be enforced effectively?
The ILO Labour Migration Branch has been working closely with ILO Green Jobs, the lead unit in the build-up to COP21 in Paris, particularly on the critical issue of migration in the context of climate change and environmental degradation. Climate change is seen as the upcoming major catalyst for human mobility, creating significant implications for countries and regions affected in terms of hosting these migratory flows and meeting increasing and diverse needs and expectations. The ILO is especially concerned at the potential impact on labour markets and livelihoods in countries of origin, transit and destination and the importance of labour market governance and social dialogue in this context.
ILO, 21 Dec 2015 - The ILO estimates that there are more than 150 million migrant workers in today’s world. Climate change may increase this number in the coming years, raising the need for improved migration management as exemplified by the small Pacific island nation Kiribati.
At a COP 21 side event, Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director Field Operations and Partnerships, explains that while moving to a sustainable economy will have profound implications for the world of work, with the right policies in place, many tens of millions of jobs can be created.
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Dec 18, 2015 09:33 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Information Material
The Guidelines are both a policy framework and a practical tool to help countries at all levels of development manage the transition to low-carbon economies and can also help them achieve their INDCs and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The Guidelines are designed to create decent work on a large scale and ensure that social protection exists where needed. They also include mechanisms for social dialogue among governments, workers and employers' organizations throughout policymaking processes at all levels.
On 9 December 2015, the International Labour Organization (ILO) co-organized a workshop with Waste Concern, a Bangladesh-based social enterprise geared towards environmental improvement through recycling and renewable energy, and poverty reduction through job creation.
The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21 ) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place from 30 November to 11 December 2015, in Paris, France.
The ILO advocated that the global response to climate change must be founded on decent work and a just transition to environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
ILO, 18 Dec 2015 - As the world moves to implement the Paris Agreement the ILO welcomes the recognition of the role of decent work in the transition.
Grist, 16 Dec 2015 - Thanks to new policies, investment, and technology, we might be entering the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.
The Guardian, 14 Dec 2015- Actions to help climate change do not always help air pollution.
UNFCC, 10 Dec 2015 - With the weekend deadline for agreement approaching, the draft outcome of the COP 21 is now available.
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