Sustainable development can be consistent with employment-rich initiatives. However, that does not mean that we New Zealanders can avoid recognising our obligation to join other countries in taking a global initiative to reduce global warming. It is unlikely that implementation of commitments by New Zealand will have a direct effect on the overall emission of greenhouse gases. That is why the CTU supports those employers making genuine attempts to introduce a triple bottom-line approach to accountability.
This approach recognises economic, social and environmental factors as equally important in the long term. The Council of Trade Unions generally supports a sustainable development framework in which Government policy, business investment and operation and views of community stakeholders must all be directed towards a balanced approach to growth and development. Measures adopted by Governments that seek to control climate change also have major implications for jobs in many industries.
Climate changes have major implications for workers and their communities in terms of food availability and prices, living standards and lifestyles, occupational health and safety, and public health.
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