Universität zu Köln

Fuchs, Martina ORCID: 0000-0002-4644-1448, Koller, Farina ORCID: 0009-0009-0811-2780, Link, Hanna ORCID: 0009-0001-6709-174X and Ziller, Claudia ORCID: 0009-0002-4978-4507 (2025). ‘Green Skills’: What Do Companies Do With It? The Case of Building Automation. International Journal of Training and Development, 29 (4). pp. 502-511. Wiley. ISSN 1360-3736

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Abstract

In recent times, ‘Green Skills’ has become a buzzword in international, national and local policies. Green Skills are considered to be an important precondition to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. However, until now, there has been a research gap in how companies, characterised by the particularities of their business, introduce Green Skills. This study analyses how actors understand Green Skills and how they perceive whether the company meets related requirements for Green Skills. The focus is on building automation, a sector that is considered key in reducing the CO2 footprint of construction. Taking the example of Cologne, a metropolitan area in Germany with above-average summer heat, and by using qualitative methods, the study shows that companies need, in particular, employees with digital skills, skills in working with environmental regulation, skills to cooperate across trades and crafts in the value chain and the ability of cross-cutting environmental awareness. The study illustrates that Green Skills cannot simply be defined as a particular category of skills, because Green Skills intersect with other skills; at the same time, Green Skills in building automation show characteristics that are also relevant when considering other businesses.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fuchs, Martina UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-1448 UNSPECIFIED Koller, Farina UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0811-2780 UNSPECIFIED Link, Hanna UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6709-174X UNSPECIFIED Ziller, Claudia UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4978-4507 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-805351
Identification Number:	10.1111/ijtd.12377
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Training and Development
Volume:	29
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 502-511
Number of Pages:	10
Date:	21 December 2025
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1360-3736
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Multidisciplinary Social Sciences > Department of Economic and Social Geography
Subjects:	Social sciences Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language building automation ; digitalisation ; Green Skills ; regulation ; sustainability ; training ; value chain English
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/80535