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"Climate change is most definitely a union issue. The workplaces that we organise - and seek to organise - burn energy, consume resources and generate waste." First Steps to a Greener Workplace, TUC, 2006

On these pages you'll find news, tips and useful information, campaigns as well as  PCS policy on 'green' issues such as climate change, energy saving, waste and recycling.

We believe that green or sustainable workplaces should also take on board wider issues such as ethical investment, fair trade and workers' rights. 

April 2010 saw the introduction of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme in government departments and agencies as well as private sector low energy intensive organisations.

Our 'Becoming a greener union' report which updates progress on the recommendations in the report agreed at national conference 2008 is now available on the Resources pages.

For information about green events see the events pages.
 

 

Take action

Gulf oil spill: is your pension in Deepwater?

Alongside the human and environmental disasters from the Deepwater oil spill, pension funds are at risk too as shares in BP plummet.

The ethical investment charity Fairpensions is asking people to take action:

  • contact DWP Minister Steve Webb to ask him to  review the regulatory framework on how pension funds manage environmental, social and governance risks.
  • write to your MP to ask them to sign a parlimentary EDM which calls on the Government to ensure that pension funds report on their policies and practices regarding these risks.

Save Vestas wind turbine plants!

PCS supports the campaign to reopen the only wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in England, closed in August 2009 with the loss of over 600 jobs.

For more information and action you can take see the green campaigns page. 

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to receive news, campaign updates and action alerts send an email to green@pcs.org.uk with'subscribe to green e-group' as the subject.