Books and reports

July 2019

  1. Report

    Time to Act for SDG 8 : Integrating Decent Work, Sustained Growth and Environmental Integrity

    10 July 2019

    This report presents progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 8, analyses interlinkages with other SDGs and provides policy recommendations.

  2. Report

    Working on a warmer planet: The effect of heat stress on productivity and decent work

    01 July 2019

May 2018

  1. Flagship report

    World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with jobs

    14 May 2018

    This edition examines environmental sustainability in the world of work. It focuses on how climate change and environmental degradation will impact the labour markets, affecting both the volume and quality of employment, and quantifies the shifts expected to take place within and between sectors.

November 2011

  1. Publication

    Assessing Green Jobs Potential in Developing Countries: A Practitioner’s Guide

    21 November 2011

    The knowledge of how the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy will affect employment, especially underlying job movements, is vital to informing policy, yet there are few comparable studies for developing countries. As part of the ILO’s Global Green Jobs Programme, this guide provides practical solutions to help fill these information gaps.

May 1997

  1. Publication

    Environmental business management: An introduction (2nd edition) (MDS 30)

    09 May 1997

    Shows how business managers can turn environmental threats into growth opportunities for their businesses and promote sustainable development.

April 1991

  1. Publication

    Environment, employment, new industrial societies: a bibliographic map (BIB 15) (Biligual: French, English)

    08 April 1991