The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the multiple links between public health and the environment and made it evident that a healthy life and workplace and productive economies depend on a healthy environment. As economies restart, there is an opportunity to develop public and private policies to address the current climate change crisis gradually and foster the transition to a green economy.
This resource identifies how policies, investment, enterprises, employers’ and workers’ organisations, and consumers can work towards a sustainable green recovery. It provides key points, including removing distortions such as fossil fuel subsidies while providing incentives to use renewable energy, enhancing resilience against future shocks by integrating environmental risks and technology into enterprise risk management, and embracing sustainable consumption patterns.
It also summarises the resources offered by the ILO to advance decent work, social justice, and environmental sustainability simultaneously.