ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This think piece is a collaboration between the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Branch of the International Labour Organization (ILO). It has been commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers to follow up on the commitment A Green and Gender-Equal Nordic Region endorsed by the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality and LGBTI and the Nordic Cooperation Ministers. It has been carried out by consultant Iselin Løvslett Danbolt.

Addressing environmental change in a way that advances social justice and promotes decent work creation is central to the ILO’s Just Transition Guidelines (2015) and the ILO Resolution concerning a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all (2023). This think piece highlights gender perspectives in the green transition and in green jobs in the Nordic region. Strengthening gender perspectives in the green shift is a crucial step in the Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision of becoming the most sustainable and integrated region in the world in 2030.