THE ANALYSIS OF GREEN WORKPLACES IN SLOVENIA AND EUROPEAN UNION

V delu diplomskega seminarja bomo predstavili zelena delovna mesta, ki so potencialna delovna mesta prihodnosti. Pri proučevanju zelenih delovnih mest izhajamo iz miselnosti trajnostnega razvoja in njegovih načel, saj so mnoga podjetja prišla do spoznanja, da tradicionalne metode poslovanja na dolgi rok niso tako učinkovite in so zato iskala učinkovitejše poti poslovanja. Ob tem se pojavljajo vprašanja, kako optimizirati poslovanje, zmanjšati stroške, povečati učinkovitost in imeti čim manjši negativen odtis na naravno okolje, saj so v preteklosti v tradicionalnih podjetjih ustvarjali kratkotrajni zaslužek, a dolgoročno škodo. Kot izvedljivo in učinkovito rešitev za gospodarsko in okoljsko krizo strokovnjaki predlagajo kreiranje zelenih delovnih mest, ki podpirajo prehod v zeleno/nizkoogljično gospodarstvo. Gre za zelo aktualne teme na medsebojno povezanih področjih gospodarstva, okolja in družbe kot celote. V delu diplomskega seminarja se osredotočamo na pomen trajnosti, dolgoročnega trajnostnega razvoja in poslovanja v tem okvirju. Skozi te koncepte lažje razumemo pojem in pomen zelenih delovnih mest, ki so prišla v ospredje. Teorijo nadgrajujemo s primeri dobrih praks v Sloveniji in tujini, v sektorjih, kjer je že viden trend zelenih delovnih mest. V petem poglavju smo analizirali zelena delovna mesta v Sloveniji in Evropski uniji. V sklepu smo strnili ugotovitve in potrdili hipoteze.In the thesis, we will present green workplaces, which are prospective workplaces of the future. In the context of green workplaces important issue is sustainable development, because some of traditional approaches to business operating are not effective in today’s business environment. Additionally, here arose questions like how to optimise the business, how to lover costs, how to improve efficiency and how to lessen negative environmental impact. In the past, traditional companies were focused on gaining short-term profit, but they made huge environmental damage. One of solutions for environmental and economic crisis is creating green workplaces, which encourage transition into green/low-carbon economy. These subjects connect fields of economy, environment and society. In this work we focus on concept of sustainability, sustainable development and green businesses. Through those concepts we better understand definition and meaning of green workplaces. The theoretical overview of green workplaces is supported by examples of a good business practices in Slovenia, which set trends in various sectors and industries. In fifth chapter we made an analysis of green workplaces in Slovenia and European Union. In conclusion we summed up findings about green workplaces and verified hypothesis