TUC GreenWorkplaces Projects

GreenWorks: TUC GreenWorkplaces Project Report 2008-10 details the outcomes of green pilot projects at BT, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Leicester City Council, National Library of Scotland, National Museums Liverpool, the National Union of Teachers (NUT), and United Utilities. Unionlearn and the Trade Union Education Department at Stow College played a key role in laying solid foundations for the GreenWorkplaces projects.

In 2006-07, the TUC’s GreenWorkplaces project launched with six demonstration workplaces at Corus, Friends Provident, Defra, Scottish Power, the British Museum and the TUC itself. The Carbon Trust funded the project. A TUC evaluation found that union-led committees, surveys, green events and other initiatives had helped the organisations reduce carbon emissions and make other breakthroughs. Reports are available on the TUC’s website.

A report published by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (2011) described GreenWorkplaces projects as “positively perceived, with many companies and employers taking part.” It calls on governments to “provide incentives to social partners by making clear the benefits that can flow to both sides.”

Join the TUC GreenWorkplaces Network at: www.tuc.org.uk/workplace-issues/green-workplaces/green-workplaces-network