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greening, except at company level. However, the social partners have initiated and contributed to a
wide range of activities in support of the transition to a competitive, low-carbon and resource
efficient economy, including training and counselling, campaigns, research, environmental labels
and others. For a general overview of all social recent social partner initiatives and activities, see
chapter 7.
Chart 5.1 has been drawn based on the information provided in the individual national contributions
of the above-mentioned report and modified according to discussions with stakeholders in various
forums. The chart shows the stage of social partner and government involvement and indicates
where tripartite bodies dealing with green issues are in place.
Chart 5.1: Level of engagement and mobilisation by national governments and social partners
This map shows that social partners and governments across Europe are at different stages of social
learning in relation to the green agenda. Nevertheless, examples of actions can be found
everywhere. A few countries in mainly northern and western Europe report a wealth of interesting
projects with strong social partner involvement (for example Germany, Sweden and the UK),
whereas in Southern Europe as well as in the New Member States (NMS) only a small number of
initiatives can be found. As for the trade union concept of Just Transition, Rosemberg (2010, p.145)
notes: “although all (..). policy options [within the framework] have been tested and proved
successful in various contexts, not a single country has yet organized a massive transformation as
the one the Just Transition framework calls for.”
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