The Impact of Environmental Policies That Influence Job Market

Abstract

Environmental issues such as global warming, acid rain, air pollution, and waste disposal have been debating on various platforms. Over the last few decades, the exploitation and degradation of the environment and degradation have gone up at an alarming rate. These issues are not influencing the environment, but it is also impacted the green industries (i.e. supply chain management, manufacturing operation, and production) and educational system (i.e. teaching strategies, graduates, and skills). Government plays an important role in order to ensure the impact of the environmental issue can be controlled. One of the strategies is by improving the policies. In this paper, we aimed to explore and discover the other factors regard the environmental policies that potential influences the green industries and job opportunities. A qualitative research design was conducted by using pencil and paper interviewing approach. Six experts were selected from the company, which have been applying the green concept among their organization. From the interview session, a possible factor such as skill and training practices for layman workers is found.