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Sustainable Development

On its sustainable development agenda, the ETUI studies the role of the social partners in effecting the transition towards a low-carbon society, placing emphasis on the social aspects of climate change. In this context, a series of activities with a multidisciplinary focus are carried out at the Institute.

Research is conducted addressing issues related to industrial policy and restructuring; taxation and financial instruments; equality; migration; social justice, as well as green jobs, examining both their quality and working conditions.
Training courses and seminars are organised to which the ETUI invites a wide range of scholars able to contribute further knowledge in an effort to devise a research agenda on issues of strategic importance for trade unions across Europe. It brings in a range of actors to strengthen collaboration as well as the ETUI’s capacity for analysing the social impact of unions on climate change and their role in the debate.
Specific ETUI publications address the importance of climate change policies for the trade union agenda, analysing the steps already taken by unions to tackle the green transformation, and proposing new paths towards its achievement. In addition, the electronic newsletter Just Transition, published eight times a year, compiles information on activities of the European labour movement that contribute to a just transition to a sustainable society.

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Aïda Ponce Senior Researcher aponce@etui.org

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  • 27 March 2012

    Stronger social dimension needed in Rio+20 process

    Clear targets and more political emphasis on sustainable growth, employment and social justice are needed if the Rio+20 conference in June 2012 is to become a real success. This was the main outcome of a two-day debate organised by ETUI and ETUC on 12-13 March at the Danish Metalworkers’ School in Jørlunde, Denmark.

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