SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES
Every job is becoming a climate job One of the most consequential shifts is that workers with green skills in non‐green job titles now account for 53 % of all green hires for the first time. This indicates that employers are no longer just recruiting environmental specialists; they are looking for engineers, project managers, procurement professionals and frontline staff who can apply a“ green lens” to everyday decisions. In manufacturing, logistics and procurement, for example, workers are using skills in energy efficiency, waste prevention and responsible sourcing to tackle supply chain risk, reduce costs and respond to physical climate impacts such as extreme weather.
Sector trends: utilities, tech, finance and beyond The green transition is reshaping sectoral skills needs. Utilities, which include renewable energy, now have the highest concentration of green talent at 29.6 %, and more than one in three hires into the sector in 2025 were green hires, reflecting the race to deliver electrification and clean power. Technology, information and media recorded the fastest growth in the share of green hires from 2021 to 2025( 11.3 % annually), as the industry grapples with the resource intensity of AI while deploying“ AI for sustainability” in grids, logistics and buildings. Financial services, meanwhile, saw a 16.3 % year‐on‐year jump in the share of green hires in 2025, particularly in Europe, even though only around one in ten workers in the sector currently report a green skill, highlighting a growing need for sustainable finance and climate risk expertise.
118 January 2026