As the negotiations on universal Sustainable Development Goals and a new global climate agreement enter the finishing straight, an old apprehension continues to linger: the perception that the world has to choose between creating jobs and prosperity for all and protecting the climate and environment.
Extensive research and – perhaps more importantly – mounting evidence from policies in countries and practices in enterprises around the world show that this is not the choice policy makers, business leaders and voters face. Enterprises and labour markets are not the problem. Quite to the contrary: the world of work is a source of solutions and is an indispensable driver to bring about the profound transformation of production and consumption patterns that are needed to make enterprises and our economies sustainable.
