Can the fight against climate change be good for business?
Summary
Businesses are hiring workers with green skills as they seek to reduce emissions and make their operations more sustainable. LinkedIn’s 2026 report says these workers are hired at more than 1.5 times the rate of the wider workforce, while companies are also exploring how AI and textile recycling can support climate goals and create business opportunities.Key Facts
- LinkedIn defines green skills as skills that make economic activity more sustainable by conserving resources or reducing pollution.
- LinkedIn’s Global Green Skills Report 2026 says workers with green skills are hired at more than 1.5 times the rate of the wider workforce.
- Operational efficiency was the fastest-growing green skill in the report’s latest year.
- LinkedIn executive Sue Duke said six in ten Gen Z workers surveyed want a job that helps combat climate change.
- Duke called for businesses and governments to provide training so young workers can build green skills.
- The article says energy-intensive AI is creating demand for green skills to reduce the environmental impact of data centers and AI model training.
- Epoch Biodesign founder Jacob Nathan said textile recycling could make business sense and described circularity as the future of the materials industry.
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