Green Industry & Green Job Statistics in Republic of Korea

1. Green Industry & Green Job Statistics in Republic of Korea Jaewon Lee ILO / Statistics Korea 2014. 5. 14.

2. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Green Industry and Green Products 3. Environment Industry Survey 4. Green Job Appendix 1:Classification of Green Products Appendix 2: Question for Green Industry (2010 Economic Census)

3. 1. Introduction • “Green Growth with Low Carbon” as a new national vision • Focus on synergistic relationship between economic growth and environmental protection • Activities to measure green economy • Green industry • Census: Green industry statistics by economic census • Sample survey: Environment industry survey • Classification: Green products and Environment industry classification • Green job • Estimation: By the sales ratio of green product at establishment unit (economy census) • Survey: Question for number of environment workers (sample survey) • Research: Green job classification

4. 2. Green Industry and Green Products Conceptual Definition • Green Industry: Industrial activities for achieving green growth with low carbon by producing following green products; • Enhancing efficiencies of energy and resources • Minimizing environmental pollution • Protecting or improving the environment Classification of Green Products (Goods and Services) • 4 categories (15 groups, and 47 minor groups) according to purposes, functions or other characteristics of green products • Green Energy • Pollution Control • Enhancement of Energy Efficiency • Enhancement of Resource Efficiency

5. 2. Green Industry and Green Products Survey Framework • Designed for the Economic Census of 2010 • Questions on green activities; • Category of green industry which activity belongs to • Detailed descriptions of green goods or services • Sales of green products • Coverage: Establishments for 9 main industries • Editing process • External information from registered data from industry associations and government organizations • Lists of establishments with a green certificate by “Green Technology Certification” Act and “Eco-Energy Efficiency Certification” Regulation

6. Sales and Its Share of Green Product (Unit: Billion Won, %)

7. 3. Environment Industry Survey Survey Framework • Conducted annually since 2005 • By Ministry of Environment and Korea Environment Corporation • Sample Size: 34,000 establishments (2011) • Coverage • Pollution Management Group: Production of equipment and specific materials, Construction and installation, Provision services • Resource Management Group: Water supply, Recycled materials • Excluded “Cleaner technologies and products group” • Classification: Special classification for environment industry based on “The Environmental Good & Service Industry Manual”(OECD, EUROSTAT) • No. of environment industry classification categories: 148 (5 digits) 6

8. 4. Green Job Estimation of Green Job Survey for Environment Workers • Green employment as green jobs (economic census) • Assumption: ‘the sales ratio of green products equals to the employment ratio for production of these green products at establishment unit’ * Green jobs might be jobs allocated for production of green goods or services • Question for number of environment workers in establishment (Annual survey for environment industry) • Produce statistical tables by environment industries

9. 4. Green Job Green Jobs by Industry (2010 Economic Census) (Unit: Thousand person, %)

10. 4. Green Job Research for classification • Researches conducted by the Korea Employment Information Service (2010-2011) • Research Methods • Previous related studies: UNEP, ILO, BLS, Australia*, etc. * Who are the green collar workers? (Ehmcke W., 2009) • Green Job Survey : name of green job, job description, required education and major, qualification, required skill, share of green job among whole responsibility, etc. * Sample size: 144 establishments selected from the list of several registered data • Others: Interviews with experts and personal managers in green industry, occupational dictionary 9

11. 4. Green Job Research for classification • Research outputs • No. of green job • International standards for green job classification • Needs, possibilities, responsibilities, international cooperation, etc. Discussion Topic 10

12. Appendix1 : Classification of Green Products Classification of Green Products (Category 1 & 2)

13. Appendix1 : Classification of Green Products Classification of Green Products (Category 3 & 4)

14. Appendix 2: Question for green industry 2010 Economic Census * Green Industry Activities refers to activities achieving low carbon green growth by enhancing efficiency in energy and resources, by minimizing emission of greenhouse gas and polluting materials, and by manufacturing products or providing services that can improve the environment. 14. Green Industry Activities Involvement • Involved in Green Industry Activities • Please select all green industry fields that apply to your establishment. • Products or services related to new renewable energy and clean energy • (Photovoltaic power, solar, thermal, wind, hydrogen fuel cell, fuel cell, bio energy, etc.) • Products or services related to greenhouse gas reduction or containment • (Carbon capture & storage, nuclear plant, nuclear fuel, etc.) • Products or services related to improving energy efficiency • (high energy efficiency products/LED, green car, green IT, green equipments, eco-friendly construction materials, advanced materials, etc.) • Products or services related to improving resource efficiency • (environmental protection and improvement equipment, clean production, organic produce, recycled waste, etc. ) 2. Please list detailed information on green industry products and/or services 3. Please indicate green industry sales as % of total turn over % (2) Not Involved (rounded to whole number)