Go green in a greener world

State of the Art in EU&LATAM

Authors

  • Andrés Gómez ESIC University, ESIC Business and Marketing School
  • José Manuel Ponzoa ESIC University, ESIC Business and Marketing School
  • José Manuel Mas ESIC University, ESIC Business and Marketing School

Keywords:

Green Deal, Climate Change, Digital Economy, Digitalization, Green Skills, Europe, Latin America

Abstract

The global economy is going through a period of drastic changes. One of the main initiatives is the Green Deal, seeking a modern, resource-efficient competitive economy by 2050.
However, transformation implies collaboration by all, not just in Europe but globally. Educate future generations from an ecological perspective, re-qualifying employees within sectors prone to change and modifying or eliminating some jobs in “brown” sectors are some of the causes and consequences of change.
Higher Education institutions (HEIs) will be required globally, to provide solutions to the market, providing new professionals able to tackle the New Green Challenge.

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Published

2022-12-19

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2022): Monograph: "Quality of life in the 21st century. Communication on health improvement and awareness programs and environmental sustainability"

Section

Research Articles (Special Issue)