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Going green for employers, teachers and individuals

Our Green Skills Hub aims to provide you with information and access to local training opportunities that will help you go green, whether you are an employer, a teacher or to support your own carbon reduction journey.

Why should we go green?

There are lots of reasons to go green and keep the entire planet sustainable and habitable. It is about conserving the environment from air pollution, water pollution and global warming whilst saving money, time and resources. We will curtail the harm we inflict on the planet and its many species so that future generations have access to clean air and water too.

70%of people would be willing to pay higher costs for sustainable goods. Source: Wunderman Thompson
60%of UK job hunters research a potential employer’s sustainability commitments before accepting a position. Source: Total Jobs
+73%increase in green jobs advertised in Dorset when comparing 2018-2021. Source: Dorset LEP

Who do we need to go green for?

  • The people of Dorsetto benefit from the environmental benefits, health benefits and financial benefits gained from carbon reduction.
  • The workers of Dorsetto drive an increase in local GDP through higher wages/salaries driven by a more highly skilled workforce and  numbers employed in green sectors/jobs.
  • Future workersby embracing new green technologies, businesses can more effectively meet the growth in demand over future years.

What do we mean by ‘go green’?

Implementing certain lifestyle or business changes designed to help you live or operate in a more eco-friendly way. It means becoming more environmentally aware and changing your behaviour and lifestyle to reduce the amount of pollution and waste you generate.

How do we go green?

The best way for us as a society to go green is through education. We can learn about the impact of our actions and how they impact the environment – not just in Dorset, but globally. From that, we can learn new ways to introduce new ideas to reduce that environmental impact. This will benefit Dorset on a societal level by giving us greater awareness of our actions, and also Dorset’s economy, helping companies and workers to reduce impact and operate more sustainably.

Going green for:

Employers

Going greener can result in efficiency gains by reducing energy costs, (e.g., to secure green tax credits), improve operational efficiency and grow your business. A business with strong environmental credentials can directly translate into commercial benefits or could help boost business growth at the same time as protecting the environment.

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Going green for:

Teachers

The Further Education (FE) and Training sector has a vital role to play in educating the pipeline of workers for the future to combat climate change. By delivering great quality, high-impact Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and embedding real life examples, they can support their learners to make better informed more sustainable decisions about their work and life.

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Going green for:

Individuals

Learning the skills to make new greener choices and take practical steps, ones that are healthier for individuals and the planet, making sure we have a planet for generations to come.

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Dorset Green Skills Hub is a partnership formed to develop sustainability skills at all levels in education and the workplace.

We are proactively working to make a positive difference to reduce the impact of climate change locally and help Dorset communities understand sustainability and how they can make small changes to make a real difference to our environment, health, and wellbeing.

For more information about BCP Council and Dorset Council’s response to the climate and ecological emergency, visit their websites.