Barometer
Green skills barometer
What does the green-skills ecosystem look like in different cities?
Green-skills ecosystem in cities = Environmental awareness + Leadership + Employee imperative
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Green skills barometer heat map
A heat map based on city ranks as per their respective scores at the sub-indicator level, ranging from green to red, showing highest rank to lowest. The number indicated on the circles refers to the rank of the city and same scores are ranked the same.
1. Environmental awareness
2. Berlin
6. London
5. New York
1. Singapore
4. Sydney
3. Tokyo
1.1.1 Government regulations and policies
1
6
3
5
2
3
1.1.2 Growing consumer attention to sustainability
5
6
2
1
3
4
1.1.3 Increased attention from business’ competitors towards green skills
2
1
6
4
4
3
1.1.4 Improved training and education opportunities
2
5
6
3
4
1
1.1.5 Need to address climate change and associated impacts
4
2
3
5
1
6
1.1.6 Demands from different vendors in our supply chain
4
6
3
1
2
4
1.1.7 Investor and board-level requirements
6
4
1
3
4
1
1.2.1 Need to reduce the environmental footprint of buildings and infrastructure
3
2
6
1
3
5
1.2.2 Need to reduce air pollution
1
2
4
6
5
2
1.2.3 Adoption of renewable energy
6
4
3
4
1
2
1.2.4 Flood control
2
3
3
5
5
1
1.2.5 Need to reduce water pollution
4
6
3
1
2
5
1.2.6 Adoption of circular-economy principles (focus on reduce, reuse and recycle)
3
1
4
2
5
6
1.2.7 Need to respond to extreme heat events
1
1
1
5
6
1
1.2.8 Need to address drought conditions
4
2
4
3
6
1
1.2.9 Need to prepare for storms/hurricanes
3
6
1
4
1
5
1.2.10 Decarbonisation
1
3
1
3
3
6
2. Leadership
1. Berlin
6. London
3. New York
2. Singapore
4. Sydney
5. Tokyo
2.1.1 Revenue growth
5
1
4
3
6
1
2.1.2 Talent attraction/retention
4
5
1
2
3
6
2.1.3 Assist in achieving sustainability goals
6
3
2
1
4
5
2.1.4 Enhanced productivity
1
6
4
2
3
5
2.1.5 Internalise some currently outsourced operations (eg. risk assessment)
1
5
3
5
2
4
2.1.6 Resilience against extreme weather events
2
5
4
3
6
1
2.1.7 Brand reputation
4
1
3
2
6
5
2.1.8 Policymaker engagement
4
5
1
6
3
1
2.1.9 Investor satisfaction (VCs or angel investors for non listed companies outside of listed companies)
2
4
6
3
1
4
2.1.10 Improving our green skills will be a competitive advantage for our organisation
6
4
3
4
1
2
2.2.1 Sustainability initiatives and green skills adoption regularly feature in our board meetings or are stated in our management policies and/or updates
6
1
5
4
2
3
2.2.2 We have an active training and skill development programme related to improving green skills
1
5
5
2
3
4
2.2.3 We regularly publish sustainability reports
5
2
3
1
3
6
2.2.4 We have a decarbonisation or net-zero strategy
5
2
3
1
6
3
2.2.5 Green skills in my organisation are sufficient, so there is no need for green-skills initiatives
3
1
3
6
3
2
2.3.1 Incorporating green skills as a part of performance reviews/career growth decisions
2
6
5
3
3
1
2.3.2 Financial incentives
1
4
5
3
6
2
2.3.3 Offering free or subsidised tuition to training/education courses
2
5
4
1
2
6
2.3.4 Offering paid time off to attend training/education courses
4
6
3
5
1
1
2.3.5 Communicating a clear sense of how green skills can contribute to my organisation
2
6
3
5
1
3
2.3.6 Recognition of achievements
1
3
2
3
5
5
3. Employee imperative
2. Berlin
3. London
4. New York
1. Singapore
5. Sydney
6. Tokyo
3.1.1 We regularly encounter candidates during hiring processes with green skills or have sustainability experience
4
3
1
6
2
5
3.1.2 Growing interest in green skills among our employees
3
1
6
1
5
4
3.2.1 Digital skills
1
2
4
6
5
3
3.2.2 Analytical skills
2
1
2
4
6
5
3.2.3 Soft skills
6
5
2
1
3
3
3.2.4 Management skills
4
6
4
2
2
1
3.2.5 Green skills (sustainability reporting, sustainable business management, supply-chain management)
2
6
4
1
5
2
3.3.1 Leadership and management skills (creation of new sustainability oriented jobs, foster a culture of learning, adapt & respond to emerging trends, adoption of technology)
1
2
4
2
6
5
3.3.2 Urban design (clean transport, green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, effective resource management)
1
4
3
6
2
5
3.3.3 Energy skills (renewable energy planning/implementing/advising)
6
4
2
1
5
2
3.3.4 Financial skills (sustainable investment)
2
1
4
3
4
4
3.3.5 Procurement skills (supply-chain management)
2
6
5
1
4
3
3.3.6 Waste management skills (waste audits and environmental assessments)
4
4
6
1
3
2
3.3.7 Communication skills (reporting & disclosure)
1
2
4
5
3
6
A green edge: green skills for the future
Cities are the epicentre of the climate battle due to their large emissions. Achieving ambitious climate goals will depend on the capabilities and skills of the workforce in cities, who must equip themselves to remain relevant.
In this paper, a survey of 300 executives across six cities—Berlin, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo—captures the perception of the green-skills environment in an urban context. Expert interviews and an extensive literature review supplemented the survey findings in developing this paper and the barometer.
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Explore the key findings from the research programme to understand the business leaders’ perception of the green-skills ecosystem across six cities.
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