The concept of ‘green job’ stimulation in Asia provides us with interesting, and ethical, questions. Whereas the USA, Europe and Australia are developed countries with static or declining populations, most countries in Asia are not. So with their expanding populations, many of whom still exist in poverty, economic growth is still a fundamental [...]
As anticipated, the February 2012 Green Job Index shows a substantial improvement in the number of green jobs being advertised – just short of the high seen last July. Green jobs are up 56% on last month’s figures, from 1640 jobs mid-January to 2574 mid-February 2012. Of course, this month’s improved figures reflect seasonal employment [...]
The anticipation of the Clean Energy Future legislation (Carbon Tax to most of us), which comes into effect on the 1st July later this year, has led to a burgeoning information technology (IT) sub-sector – in cleantech and ‘green’ technology. Significant government funding will be spent on encouraging clean energy sources and their [...]
Last week Mohammed Nasheed, the Maldives President who so bravely championed climate protection, was ousted in a coup, leaving this island paradise in the hands of Muslim extremists. With rising sea levels already starting to affect the islands, how long before Maldives becomes paradise lost?
The Maldives holds a special place in my [...]
GreenCollar Talent is pleased to announce the appointment of Julien Lacave to our team of specialist ‘green job’ recruiters. Julien joins us as General Manager of Energy and Carbon, APAC region.
With his robust opinions and obvious passion for sustainability, Julien is bringing a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to GreenCollar Talent – as only [...]
Moving to a bushland property last year has meant that I am finally able to commit to a few simple and worthwhile green resolutions for 2012. So whilst the rest of the team here in the office are trying (not very hard I might add) to stay off sugar or cut back the beers, I’ll [...]
GreenCollar Talent – Australia’s leading executive search and recruitment company dedicated to servicing the renewable energy, AFOLU, environmental, technology and sustainability believes 2012 looks to be a very promising year for those with green skills. Principal Consultant, Jan Rieche says, “There has never been a better time for high skill, high wage ‘green’ jobs. After [...]
With the Prime Minister’s claim of 6 million Australian jobs to be created over the next few years on the back of the Clean Energy Future Package, the Managing Director of GreenCollar Talent, Peter Hooper, cautioned that whilst the investment in renewable energies is crucial, we should not be tempted to dress up renewable [...]
At this traditionally quiet time of the year in Australian recruiting it’s not unusual to see a drop in jobs advertising overall. In the green jobs sector, however, we are seeing hiring for green jobs picking up again in relation to the market as a whole.
Despite global economic uncertainty, here in Australia improved political [...]
It’s the elephant in the climate change room: population growth. The United Nations Population Division project that the earth’s population will rise from 7 billion currently to hit 9 billion by the time our children are adults in 2050. It begs the question: Can the earth sustain that many people? Do we have the [...]
