The report, “Advancing inclusion through clean energy jobs," presents the manufacturing sector with a big opportunity: to hire and train the next generation of workers for good clean energy jobs – jobs which are generally higher-paying, yet often have fewer educational requirements. We should be investing not only in a clean energy workforce, but a more inclusive, well-paying, and just one. For businesses, that means being intentional about expanding the labor pool and opening up access to clean energy jobs through recruitment, hiring and job training. Here’s how we can change this economic calculus: by tying public investment in job creation to creating jobs for people who have been historically marginalized from clean energy and manufacturing, among other growing sectors. Forward-thinking policies like these will ensure that clean energy and technology companies have a direct stake in hiring women, people of color, veterans, and other people facing barriers to employment.

Source: Forbes April 18, 2019 17:03 UTC