ACW releases three new factsheets on climate and work
“These factsheets will help to educate employers and workers looking for ways to achieve the essential task of reducing the carbon footprint of the workplace,” said Carla Lipsig-Mummé.
The overall aim of the Manufacturing Working Group is to study the impacts of the manufacturing sector on GHG emissions. The current areas of focus are the automotive, food processing and forestry/pulp paper industries. Within these areas, the group seeks to apply a green lens to the manufacturing process – beginning with inputs, and ending with disposal – discovering their potential to produce green leaders, trainers and avenues for GHG adaptation and mitigation.
“These factsheets will help to educate employers and workers looking for ways to achieve the essential task of reducing the carbon footprint of the workplace,” said Carla Lipsig-Mummé.
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The group is proposing to study three industries: automotive; food processing; and forestry/pulp and paper.
Carla Lipsig-Mummé, professor of work and labour studies in York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has received more than $2.5 million over seven years through the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grants program.