Guest blog by Alan Thornburrow, Director of Business in the Community Scotland Business in the Community brings together a network of over 600 businesses who are committed to responsible business practices. In Scotland, our overarching focus is driving business action on climate change and just transition. When the eyes of the world were on Glasgow during … Read more
Having wound up its first phase, and having had all of the recommendations from its March 2021 report accepted by the Scottish Government, the Just Transition Commission now enters the second, and arguably more challenging, phase of its work. In March, we produced 24 recommendations intended to be “realistic, practical and affordable”, as Ministers wanted. … Read more
The Fair Work Convention’s ‘Rising to the Challenge: a Just Transition and Fair Work’ webinar was an opportunity to reflect on the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and to explore and discuss the action Scotland must now take to create a net zero carbon economy by 2045 that has fair work at its heart. … Read more