Branch launches new Green Workplace project

by Fiona Montgomery

South Lanarkshire UNISON is launching an innovative green workplace project with £60,000 from the Climate Challenge Fund.

The branch was successful in its bid to set up the Green Workers project, which could lead the way for similar union work across the public sector, contributing to Scottish climate change targets.

Branch Secretary Stephen Smellie said: “The aim is to raise awareness of the carbon footprints of our members, give advice on how to reduce emissions and empower members to raise ideas on how to make a difference not only at home but in their workplace.”

The project will work with UNISON members across South Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire College, South Lanarkshire Leisure, Lanarkshire Joint Valuation Board and a number of voluntary and private sector employers.

Meanwhile UNISON has warned that much more must be done on green workplace action and a Just Transition to a low carbon economy.

In a submission to the Royal Society of Edinburgh on its inquiry ‘Facing up to Climate Change’, UNISON said that we need continued stimulus to prevent a double dip recession, investment in decent public services and a Green New Deal that will create jobs and deliver significant savings through energy efficiency measures.

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