Green Jobs Strategy
Elisabeth Stark is the Scottish Executive's Green Jobs Strategy project manager. At a meting in Glasgow in 2004 she stated that the two main areas of the strategy are the expansion of the green business sector in Scotland and making the existing business community more environmentally sound.
"Growing the economy is the Scottish Executive's top priority, but we have made a commitment that this growth will be sustainable. The drive for a sustainable world is sometimes seen by business as an economic cost. In fact, it is a superb economic opportunity. Our green jobs strategy highlights the wealth of business and employment opportunities arising from this shift towards a sustainable future." [1]
In order to deliver their commitment to the sustainable development agenda a consultation exercise between the executive, the public sector and business was undertaken. The outcome of which was a repot published in June 2005 'Going for Green Growth: a Green Jobs Strategy for Scotland. [2]
An implementation plan accompanies the green jobs strategy which sets out executive comitments in this area, it is updated periodically, most rrecently this was done in December 2006. [3]
Notes
- ^ Scottish Executive [Green Jobs Strategy]
- ^ Scottish Executive [Going for Green Growth: A Green Jobs Strategy for Scotland] June 2005
