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Belonging in the Era of Remote and Hybrid Work
Mark O’Reilly, Founder Fitvision and Leaders Connect, discusses social wellbeing and strategies to create a sense of belonging in a hybrid working environment.
Footnote to leaders speeches from day one
The BRIC Bloc In my blog yesterday, I noted that some of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters had yet to commit to a credible trajectory for net zero emissions by mid-century, as envisaged under the Paris agreement. Notable among those are Brazil, Russia, India, and China, often referred to as the BRIC Bloc. Yesterday’s COP26 engagements afforded BRIC members an opportunity to outline their climate ambitions, but what did they say? Brazil Brazil’s emissions have been rising rapidly, largely due to deforestation of the Amazon, so it was a welcome development that the country aims to stamp out illegal logging over the next seven years. Better late than never, with more than one-sixth of the rainforest having been flattened to harvest wood or create grazing land. The UK Presidency of COP26 is this morning hosting a seminar dedicated to forests and land use, and the Conference today is expected to see a large cohort of countries signing up to a pledge to eliminate deforestation by 2030. President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro’s recent pledge of net zero emissions by 2050 is also to be welcomed, although it remains to be seen whether the associated interim target of a 50% reduction by 2030 will be backed up by meaningful policy actions. As I mentioned in yesterday’s Ibec Voices podcast, there remains potential for conflict between international trade agreements and environmental protection, a challenge raised during COP26 proceedings by French President Emmanuel Macron. Closer to home it has also been raised by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald in the context of sectoral targets in Ireland’s impending Climate Action Plan. Russia President Vladimir Putin opted not to attend the COP. His country’s target for 2030, a reduction of 30%, entirely lacks ambition, given the contraction in the Russian economy during the decades after the specified baseline year, 1990. Its indicative long-term target of net zero by 2060 therefore lacks credibility. India Yesterday’s announcement by Narendra Modi, , that India would commit to net zero by 2070 was broadly welcomed despite its obvious incompatibility with the Paris Agreement’s 2050 timeline. The country’s economy is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, including coal. Emissions from agriculture (especially rice growing) are also significant. Its 2030 interim target is expressed as a 45% reduction in emissions intensity, supported by ambitious levels of investment in renewables. Modi cautioned, though, that progress towards climate neutrality in India and other developing nations would be contingent on access to much greater levels of climate finance than has so far been forthcoming. China President Xi Jinping also declined the invitation to attend COP26 in person. Not being permitted to deliver a video address, he instead offered a brief written statement which, while acknowledging the need for a solid multilateral climate action, made no new promises on the national ambition. The Chinese government has set a target of 2060 for climate neutrality and its COP delegation seems unlikely to be persuaded to bring this forward to 2050 despite continuing pressure from other Parties at the Conference. China’s reluctance to set an interim reduction target (beyond merely flattening the upward curve by 2030) may well reflect a downgrading of climate policy as a domestic priority. Even more than India, its huge manufacturing industry is heavily dependent on imports of coal and oil, commodities whose prices have soared in recent months. This concern over energy supply security was implicitly acknowledged by Australian premier Scott Morrison, whose otherwise upbeat speech emphasized the role of science and technology in bringing down the cost of cleaner energy sources such as hydrogen and solar. Meanwhile, the Australian government shows no inclination to cut back on coal production, whether for export to Asian markets or for its own electricity generation needs. What does this mean for Irish business? This early stage of the Conference is primarily setting the scene for closed-door discussions by the EU and other Parties over the next two weeks. The opening statements do not necessarily correspond with their fall-back positions. But by enhancing peer pressure at the outset, they can help to foster a spirit of cooperation rather than entrenchment. The outcome of these negotiations will determine how far the ambition gap between Europe and its trading partners can be closed between now and 2030, whether for clean energy, or for sustainable land use and agriculture. In turn, this will inform the degree to which Irish and European industries will need to lobby the European Commission to maintain or enhance protective measures to prevent carbon leakage and investment leakage.
Sample Documents
In this section sample documents which are relevant to the Industrial Relations Legal Framework: checklist to explore employee engagement, commuications charter and a company union agreement.
Ibec Inclusive Leadership Forum
The Ibec Inclusive Leadership Forum is a place for Ibec members to share best practice, learn about new initiatives or upcoming regulations, contribute to shaping policy positions and network with other employers on the breadth of issues around diversity, inclusion and belonging.
Unlocking team potential: an introduction to Transactional Analysis in the workplace
Part 1 in a new series on Transactional Analysis for managers.
Extension of paid Parent's Leave and Benefit to Nine weeks from 1 August 2024
From Thursday August 1st, in accordance with S.I. No. 300/2024 parents can avail of nine weeks paid Parent’s Leave and Benefit during the first two years of a child’s life, or in the case of adoption, within two years of the placement of the child with the family.
Brexit Priority to avoid no deal cliff edge
CEO, Danny McCoy updates. Brexit Priority to avoid no deal cliff edge
The show moves from Rome to Glasgow
The 26th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was originally due to be held last year but was postponed due to Covid. It will now take place during November 2021, organised by the UK government in partnership with that of Italy. The 12-day event, which will be attended by leaders from virtually every country on the planet, is widely regarded as ‘the last best chance to get runaway climate change under control’, provided it can build on the Paris Agreement. The treaty, hammered out at the 21st COP in 2015 and ratified the following year, seeks to limit the rise in mean global temperature to well below 2oC above pre-industrial levels, and preferably no more than 1.5oC. Time is running out for concerted action, with average temperatures having risen by 1oC over the past half-century, and the rate of warming appearing to accelerate in recent years. Drastic greenhouse gas emissions reductions are urgently required, with a global target of net zero emissions by 2050. The Paris Agreement obliged each of the 191 signatory Parties to provide the UNFCCC with voluntary Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to greenhouse gas reduction which, taken together, should meet the global ambition. Analysis of the NDCs initially submitted showed them to be collectively inadequate, with the prospect of emissions actually rising, rather than falling, over the next decade. Nearly two-thirds of the Parties have since responded by providing updated Contributions, but even these appear to fall short of what UNFCCC Secretariat believes will be necessary between now and 2030. As the chart below shows, the EU27 has committed to a reduction of 55% by 2030 compared to 1990, but some other major trading blocs currently have somewhat lower levels of ambition. For example, China, which is the biggest greenhouse emitter of all, despite pledging climate neutrality by 2060, has no interim targets other than aspiring to a reduction in overall emissions intensity (relative to GDP). Arguably, therefore, the single most important objective for COP 26 is to secure additional commitments consistent with a credible trajectory towards Net Zero global emissions by 2050. The Conference has several other overarching objectives, including: ensuring that the accounting rules for international cooperation on climate mitigation avoid double-counting of greenhouse reductions; ensuring that NDCs are regularly updated, particularly if greater ambition is deemed necessary; improving the verification of annual emissions reductions reported by each Party; and encouraging developed countries abide by their previous promises to provide circa $100 billion per annum for climate action in developing countries over the coming decade. Why is Ibec at the Conference? Ibec, as Ireland’s leading business representative organisation, considers climate change to be the greatest threat facing this generation of mankind. We continue to work with our members, across all sectors of the economy, to promote more sustainable means of production, consumption, land use and transport, consistent with the Irish Government’s ambition for Net Zero. Climate action is a key element not only of our policy work, but also of ongoing our campaign for improved quality of life for people who live and work in Ireland. www.ibec.ie/influencing-for-business/ibec-campaigns/better-lives-better-business Our members, many of whom also belong to European umbrella trade associations, have long recognised the benefit of cooperating on climate action with like-minded business federations across the EU and beyond. This is why Ibec’s Head of Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, Dr Neil Walker, has attended previous UN conferences as part of a European business observer delegation. www.businesseurope.eu/policies/energy-and-environment/climate-change What do we hope for, and what do we realistically expect, from the Glasgow Conference? Ibec hopes that other Parties will raise their ambition in line with the commitments made by the EU. This includes a commitment to climate-neutrality by mid-century, underpinned by verifiable interim targets and credible policy steps to reach those commitments. A more likely outcome is that the gap between EU and other Parties will be reduced but not fully closed. In that event, we will urge the European Commission to maintain appropriate measures to reduce the risk of carbon leakage and investment leakage from Europe to countries or regions with lower climate ambition. Ibec also hopes to see the completion of workable rules for international cooperation, as envisaged under Article 6 of the 2016 Paris Agreement. If implemented well, such mechanisms can achieve more cost-effective action and more equitable outcomes, compared with purely domestic approaches. In this regard, Ibec notes the recent opinion of BusinessEurope that applying high discount rate on future greenhouse gas emission savings could reduce the attractiveness of this policy tool for developing countries, as well as being a substantial obstacle to reaching an agreement on Article 6 in Glasgow. (A similar observation about long-term discount rates was made by President Michael D Higgins in response to the recent speech by Danny McCoy on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland.) https://youtube.com/watch?v=2dnChvbi0Wk&feature=share What events and activities will be taking place during the COP? There will be short National Statements by all of the Parties at the outset. Negotiations between the Parties’ technical experts will then commence in multiple closed sessions over the following days. In parallel, there will be numerous events by country delegations, industry associations and individual businesses, including several each day hosted by the UK COP26 Presidency covering diverse themes such as: climate finance clean energy youth and public empowerment nature and sustainable land use climate adaptation, loss and damage climate change impacting on gender equality the role of science and innovation zero emission transport cities, regions, and the built environment Neil’s blog will be commenting on a selection of these events, as well as giving regular updates on the reported (or rumoured) progress of the negotiations themselves. He also hopes to publish audio podcasts with a variety of actors at the conference, including policymakers and NGOs. Suggested podcast titles To be completed. I’ve reached out to SSE, EY, DECC and BusinessEurope so far.