The course is aimed to strengthen the competences of trade unionists who are involved in promoting sustainable development and decent work. Links will be established between climate change, employment and the principle of just transition to a green economy. Emphasis will be put on the ILO Decent Work agenda as...
The course explores the competencies needed for execution of socially and environmentally responsible procurement while upholding value for money (VFM). It explains the process for development of Sustainable Procurement Plans at national or organizational levels, their contents and targets. At procurement implementation level the course explains how social and environmental...
Green economy is gaining momentum and attracting the attention of policy-makers, civil society stakeholders, and business agents from around the world. The number of countries developing and implementing green economy strategies and policies is growing. But do you know what green economy means in practice? Or what the policy approaches...
How can we shape urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures?
This course will explore sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy. It places cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. Sustainable urban transformation refers to structural transformation processes – multi-dimensional and radical change –...
Environmental law may be the one institution standing between us and planetary exhaustion. It is also an institution that needs to be reconciled with human liberty and economic aspirations. This course considers these issues and provides a tour through existing legal regimes governing pollution, water law, endangered species, toxic substances...
This course is designed to introduce participants to the issues of energy in the 21st century – including food and fuels – which are inseparably linked – and will discuss energy production and utilization from the biology, engineering, economics, climate science, and social science perspectives.
This course covers the current...
This course explores the Circular Economy: how businesses can create value by reusing and recycling products, how designers can come up with amazingly clever solutions, and how individuals can contribute to make the Circular Economy happen. Participants learn to re-think the economic system, and act upon it. The course is...