Sweden-ILO Programme Support 2018-2020 - Just Transition to Environmental Sustainability (Global Product)

Enterprises are the main engine of job creation and the source of almost 9 of every 10 formal jobs in the world. Therefore, nearly all Decent Work Country Work Programs (DWCP) refer to sustainable enterprise development including all three dimensions of sustainability (financial, social, and environmental). Two thirds of these programs identify sustainable enterprise development as one of their top three priorities also reflecting the high demand of member countries for support in this area. The introduction of a new cross-cutting policy driver on “a just transition to environmental sustainability” in the Programme and Budget for 2018-19 underscores the importance of integrating environmental considerations in the delivery of ILO programmes. For the promotion of sustainable enterprises, it implies a greening of production processes through greater efficiency in the use of energy and materials on the one hand, and the development of new enterprises in green sectors, on the other. ILO enterprise development interventions, taking into account a just transition to environmental sustainability typically include: 1) upstream policies defined as measures determined at higher levels of authorities that can affect a large number of enterprises (usually indirect interventions like new or changed legislation) 2) Enterprise-level policies defined as direct assistance to certain size classes of firms, legal forms, or sectors (often referred to as direct interventions as for example training, access to finance, market information).

Project symbol

GLO/18/57/SWE

Admin unit

GREEN

Start date

01/05/2018

End date

31/03/2020

Total allocation

366293

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

366293

Development Partners

Sweden, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all