Environment/Climate Change

Jul. 24, 2014

Climate Change – what priorities for sustainable development ?

Climate change is the largest single threat to current and future generations. Many are seriously worried about these climate changes, which afflict everybody to different degrees.

Jul. 22, 2014

Utilities (PUT): a key driver for sustainable development

The Utilities sector faces many structural changes due to global developments, regulatory decisions and technological innovation and also the way public authorities and employers react to these change

Jan. 22, 2014

First follow-up of Joint position on the social aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility

European Social Dialogue Committee for the Electricity Sector, EURELECTRC/industriAll Europe/ EPSU

Dec. 17, 2013

Social partners stress just transition and targets for EU climate change and energy policy

(18 December 2013) The employers and unions in the EU electricity industry reached a joint position on the proposals of the European Commission with regard to the EU 2030 Framework for Climate and Ene

Oct. 16, 2013

Proposal to establish a working group on promoting sector social dialogue in the countries of the Energy Community

Adopted by the social partners on 13 Septembre 2013

Sep. 27, 2013

IPCC confirms science on global warming. Unions, environmental and development organisations: ACT NOW

The ITUC, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, WWF, ActionAid, Oxfam and ChristianAid demand action of governments to address global warming and climate change following the new report of the intergovern

Jul. 25, 2013

PSIRU profiles on the groups bidding for water in Thessaloniki

An overview of the interests of the companies made by the Public Services International Research Unit of the University of Greenwich.

May. 10, 2013

Progress with energy markets in Europe

A critical appraisal of the European Commission Communication ‘Making the internal energy market work’ (2012) 367 final

Mar. 15, 2013

Electricity Social Partners adopt joint response to Social Strategy of the Energy Community

(15 March 2013) Following proposals of the EPSU trade unions at the last social forum, the Ministers of the Energy Community agreed to conduct a consultation on the future

Mar. 15, 2013

Electricity social partners adopt joint position on a quality framework for traineeships

(15 March 2013) EPSU and the other social partners agreed a joint statement on the Commission consultation on a quality framework for traineeships.

Mar. 15, 2013

Electricity social partners agree joint framework of actions on competencies and training – addressing youth unemployment and climate change

(15 March 2013) The European electricity sector is at an unprecedented cross-roads facing key challenges to meet Europe’s energy and climate objectives for 2020 and beyond.

Feb. 27, 2013

EPSU response to EU Commission Consultation on Unconventional fossil fuels (e.g. shale gas) in Europe

Adopted at the EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities, 26 February 2013.

Jan. 30, 2013

EPSU submission to the Energy Community on the Social Strategy for the energy sector

EPSU response to the Consultation Paper onthe Outline of the Social Strategy of the Energy Community

Jan. 18, 2013

Mapping existing national institutions concerned with skills/qualifications and labour market research in the electricity sector in the EU member states

Report of the project - EPSU, IndustriAll, Eurelectric (December 2012, ConsultingEuropa, Maud Stéphan)

Dec. 20, 2012

Use of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in Sustainability Reporting by European Electricity Companies

Use of the GRI in Sustainability Reporting by European Electricity Companies, December 2012Authors: Tim Steinweg & Joseph Wilde-Ramsing