The 2025 Green Employment Report of ManpowerGroup, which surveyed more than 40,000 businesses from over 40 countries, shows that 91% of businesses do not have enough skilled human resources to achieve sustainable goals; the demand for green jobs has doubled in supply capacity. Notably, green transformation will directly affect the skills of 775 job positions.
ManpowerGroup believes that green jobs in the future will be much more open and can divide this work into 3 groups.
Traditional green groups often focus on environmental science and outdoor labor, where scientists, engineers and workers work, contributing directly to environmental protection, such as water quality monitoring, forestry engineering and conservation management.
Green+ Group of Work, this is an expanded version of traditional green work, requiring the possession of skills, knowledge and scientific experience as well as practical operations to create a positive, direct or indirect impact on the environment and ecosystem.
The green working group is a role that appears in many core business functions, playing a key role in the development and long-term adaptability of businesses, including senior management and community impact, finance, marketing, legal, information technology and human resources/ human resources services.
ManpowerGroup believes that green roles are increasingly playing an important role in designing sustainable solutions and developing business models. Along with green+ employment, green is the future of the trend of sustainable business restructuring.
The green group covers all parts of the organization, being the intersection between the greening journey of the enterprise and the innovation strategy.
ManpowerGroup's research from 775 jobs also shows that 59% of green jobs are in the business and management sector. While the remaining positions are mainly in the green+ group and located in the fields of science, engineering and specialized professional functions.
With the increasing demand for green human resources globally, ManpowerGroup believes that green+ and green skills will become increasingly scarce. As industries gradually shift to a business model with renewable capacity, the demand for recruiting human resources with green+ and emerald green skills is expected to increase dramatically.
To promote innovative thinking and narrow the gap in skills in sustainable development, experts from ManpowerGroup believe that businesses need to expand their perspective beyond traditional green job positions. Green+ and pearl green positions play a key role in strategic departments, creating a solid foundation for long-term sustainable competitive advantages.
At the same time, businesses need to continuously improve the skills of employees holding roles related to sustainable development, helping them to take on green job positions at a higher level. Leaders should listen to employees' opinions to redesign work, in line with the expansion of green job opportunities...
