Green Collar Jobs Roundtable Campaign

In June 2008, Urban Agenda initiated a multi-stakeholder campaign called the Green Collar Jobs Roundtable to mobilize the City to prepare New Yorkers for green jobs. The Roundtable is an attempt to address a key challenge: the gap between job seekers and green jobs.

The Roundtable is tapping the collective knowledge of green employers, unions, workforce development providers, and environmental justice groups, to chart a Green Jobs Roadmap — a shared agenda with targeted recommendations on expanding green collar training and certification, meeting green employers' needs and building an inclusive green economy. The Roadmap will be shared with mayoral and city council candidates in the 2009 election, to mobilize and direct the city to create a workforce development plan for green jobs.

The campaign is gaining momentum. As of January 2009, it has involved 170 partners — of these, 21% are labor unions, 20% are workforce development or education providers, 16% are businesses, and 14% are community-based, environmental justice, or faith-based organizations. Also represented are advocacy and environmental organizations, several foundations, and 12 city or state government agencies.

In August 2009, the NYC Green Collar Jobs Roadmap site was launched.

More Resources:

Green Collar Jobs Briefing Packet (2.9mb PDF)

Fact Sheet: The Green Collar Jobs Roundtable Campaign (PDF)

June 2008 Roundtable: Inaugural Meeting

September 2008 Roundtable: Sectors, Working Groups, and Timeline

September 2008 Roundtable: Press Release (PDF)

Green Collar Jobs Roundtable Blog

Green Collar Jobs Roundtable Resources