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Issued on: 12/11/2026 - 14:59Modified: 12/11/2026 - 14:59
Industries across the globe are seeking to reduce their carbon footprint and become more sustainable. To do so, many are turning to employees with specific credentials. According to LinkedIn's Global Green Skills Report 2026, workers with green skills are being hired at more than 1.5 times the rate of the wider workforce.
"Green skills are skills that make economic activities more sustainable, typically either by conserving natural resources or by taking out pollution," explains Sue Duke, LinkedIn's Managing Director for EMEA and LATAM. "Operational efficiency is the fastest-growing green skill this year. That's because not only are many workers applying it in core green jobs, but a whole host of workers are applying it in traditional jobs, not typically considered green jobs – everything from construction workers to sales assistants to financial professionals."
Duke says that Gen Z is enthusiastic about tackling climate change in the workplace. "There is huge, huge hunger amongst younger workers to get involved and work in this space.
