Utilities, Water, Position paper

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 changes. They affect work places and impact on workers, their families and communities. EPSU re-affirms

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. It is the poor, particularly in developing countries, who suffer the most as they are the least able to prepare for

Use of the GRI in Sustainability Reporting by European Electricity Companies, December 2012 Authors: Tim Steinweg & Joseph Wilde-Ramsing This research report was commissioned by the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU). The authors would like to thank Jan Willem Goudriaan, Deputy

{Adopted at the EPSU Standing Committee on Public Utilities, 26 February 2013}. The exploitation of shale gas is causing much controversy. Some see it as a new way of bringing fossil fuels to the market and causing an upset of the gas market leading to lower prices such as in the US. Others argue

{{A critical appraisal of the European Commission Communication ‘Making the internal energy market work’ (2012) 367 final}} {Professor Steve Thomas, PSIRU, University of Greenwich - May 2013} {{{Preface}}} Such is the dogma that the EU needs an internal market for electricity and gas, that it is

An overview of the interests of the companies made by the Public Services International Research Unit of the University of Greenwich. It details the links between the companies and some of the issues that are encountered by them. For the full report: overview psiru - [read our press release->art9665

European Works Councils and Corporate Social Responsibility in the European Energy Sector, [EPSU-SOMO report->http://www.epsu.org/a/6581#full]

Charte sociale commune adoptée par les organisations syndicales du gaz de France charte sociale gaz - FR - [For other language versions-> http://www.tradeuniongaz.com/?tabid=56] (IT / ES / RO / HU / NL)

(7 September 2012) This paper examines the European energy companies that have set up European Works Councils (EWCs). It is an update of earlier reports, the last of which was published in 2007. In the first part, it identifies which companies have set up EWCs and shows major changes in employment

{{Summary}} There have been few major takeovers and mergers in the sector since 2010. Both Suez and Veolia have sold their last remaining water companies in the UK to private equity consortia, which now dominate the water sector in the UK. The main trend in ownership is towards re-municipalisation.

{{1. Introduction}} This paper examines the waste management sector in Europe in 2012. There have been few changes of ownership since 2007, and the largest multinational companies in the sector remain Veolia and Suez, followed by FCC and Remondis. The companies are getting less business and less

{Joint Study of the Social Partners in the Electricity sector, by ADAPT International & Syndex - January 2011} (23 February 2011) Since 2008, the European electricity sector has been a priority for the European Union due to both the demand from European citizens and businesses for energy over the

(7 March 2011) EPSU has argued that the Energy 2020 strategy should have a social dimension taking account of Just Transition, addressing issues such as skills and qualification shortages and energy poverty for low-income households. These were not reflected in the Energy 2020 – A strategy for

European Commission, DG Energy - ENER.A1, Energy road maps 7 March 2011 Dear Sir, Madame, We have been very disappointed that DG Energy has ignored the social dimension including as defined by the European parliament in its contribution on the strategic energy priorities. DG Energy should be more

ERGEg REF: E09-EQS-30-03, 10 December 2009 {(March 2010)} The European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEg) launched a public consultation on its position paper on Smart Grids, 17 December 2009. ERGEG requests the views of stakeholders on its position on the regulatory aspects of