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Sustainable enterprises are key to ensuring job and wealth creation, a just transition to environmental sustainability and inclusive economies and societies. Around the world, companies and consumers are increasingly looking for products and services that have a positive impact on the community, the environment and society.

The ILO works to support and promote enterprises development because Decent Work happens, or doesn’t happen, at the workplace, in enterprises. Without productive and sustainable enterprises there is no Decent Work. Without Decent Work through enterprises there is no social justice, peace or prosperity.

The ILO collaborates with its tripartite constituency of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations to advance enterprise development in a manner that aligns enterprise growth with sustainable development objectives and the creation of productive employment and decent work.

News and stories

ILO policy brief highlights the world of work implications of land degradation and desertification
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Environmentally sustainable economies

ILO policy brief highlights the world of work implications of land degradation and desertification

ILO and BPVP Samarinda strengthen youth skills for a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia
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Press release

ILO and BPVP Samarinda strengthen youth skills for a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

Latest publications and documents

Just transition and decent work implications from land degradation and desertification

Environmentally sustainable economies

Just transition and decent work implications from land degradation and desertification

Public-private partnerships to strengthen smallholder resilience

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Public-private partnerships to strengthen smallholder resilience

Applying the ILO’s Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Approach: A Practical Guide

Applying the ILO’s Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Approach: A Practical Guide

Strategic priorities

MSME policies for enabling environment and decent work
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MSME policies for enabling environment and decent work

Productivity and decent work

Productivity and decent work

Sustainable investment
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Sustainable investment

Responsible business conduct
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Responsible business conduct

Key areas of work

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Multinational enterprises
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Multinational enterprises

Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy
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Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy

Social finance
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Social finance

Projects

Circular transition and responsible business conduct in Montenegro

Circular transition and responsible business conduct in Montenegro

Sustainable e-waste management for youth employment in Central Province
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Project

Sustainable e-waste management for youth employment in Central Province

Enterprise development for social cohesion and economic resilience

Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus

Enterprise development for social cohesion and economic resilience

Training resources

View our training courses on enterprises and sustainable development offered by the International Training Centre of the ILO
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View our training courses on enterprises and sustainable development offered by the International Training Centre of the ILO

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