Green skills

New study warns that while the UK’s green workforce is both passionate and committed, many professionals are underpaid and feel under-supported

Santander UK head of sustainability Fiona Hyde and BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray discuss the green skills gap and the launch of the Workforce 2030 campaign

LinkedIn's head of workforce and climate policy partnerships, Efrem Bycer, assesses the complex supply and demand dynamic for green talent and reveals how sustainability professionals are landing jobs in unexpected places

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: November part one

Report recommends raft of changes to address 'minimal explicit inclusion' of climate and sustainability in the national curriculum

Latest Green Skills Report 2025 raises alarm over looming skills crunch across the green economy

WATCH: Experts explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the looming green skills crunch - and how businesses can respond - in BusinessGreen's latest Spotlight webinar

Workforce 2030: Skills policy has for too long been a missing piece in the clean energy puzzle - without policy certainty, funding, and a more coordinated approach, we will not succeed, writes Energy UK CEO Dhara Vyas

Workforce 2030: Training and upskilling the existing workforce as well as welcoming newcomers - including migrants - will be critical to building sustainable, prosperous economy, writes Mayor of Freetown and C-40 co-chair Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Government publishes first national plan to train up next generation of clean energy workers, as part of push to fill 830,000 roles across the sector by 2030