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Predicting the unpredictable: the Nordics join forces on future skills
Digital leaps, the green transition and global crises make it harder than ever to predict which skills will be needed in the future. The Nordic countries are now joining forces on the project “Future Skills – Bridging the Competence Gap”. The aim is to develop more reliable systems for forecasting and skills matching.
10 minutes
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Sweden’s municipal climate efforts bring visible results
On a global level, the challenges of reaching emission-reducing climate goals are clear to see. Some even deny there is a problem despite huge amounts of research proving the opposite. In Sweden, things are different on a municipal level, however, where 58 municipalities have collaborated since 2008 in the association Klimatkommunerna (the Climate Municipalities).
9 minutes
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Finland attracts data centres with cheap electricity and a cool climate
The data centre industry is experiencing a global wave of investment, driven by artificial intelligence, cloud services and digitalisation. Finland and the other Nordics want a part of this wave and attract more foreign investment.
7 minutes
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Climate-friendly concrete earns Icelandic BM Vallá environmental recognition
Icelandic concrete manufacturer BM Vallá was nominated to be the 2024 environmental company of the year by SA, the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise. Such production is not typically associated with climate-friendly practices, but the nomination was primarily for the company’s introducing a new type of concrete, called Berglind, that cuts carbon emissions by almost half.
7 minutes
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Working towards green growth in a blue industry
Fish farming is Norway’s second largest industry. New knowledge about sustainable aquaculture is being developed at “Blått kompetansesenter” – the Blue Competence Centre – in Trøndelag.
7 minutes
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Municipal support for cleaner lorry traffic
The company Danske Fragtmænd is sending fewer diesel-powered lorries onto Danish roads and phasing in electric lorries. Det Grønne Akademi (the green academy) in Aarhus Municipality has helped support the company’s green transition.
5 minutes
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From burnt out to engaged: Håkon hopes law change will help young workers
More young people struggle with stress and pressure at work. Håkon Hægeland has been one of them. From January, Norway will tighten its requirements for the psychosocial work environment. Hægeland hopes the law change will make it easier for young workers to speak up about problems in the workplace.
10 minutes
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Denmark: Menopause should not cost women their jobs
A female labour market leader experiencing hot flushes – and with the backing of a new multi-million government grant – wants to tackle the fact that many women leave the workforce when they reach menopause. This happens because many workplaces lack both the knowledge and the courage to talk about it.
6 minutes
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The severe cost of Sweden’s record mental health sick-leave figures
Women are twice as likely as men to take sick leave due to stress-related mental ill health, especially those working in the health sector, education and care. The trend appears difficult to reverse.
11 minutes
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10 obstacles to a good psychosocial working environment
They really want to, but leaders struggle to provide a better working environment for their employees. That is the conclusion in a report from the Institute for Stress Medicine in Sweden.
5 minutes