The Co-op Group has launched a £2m Green Opportunities Fund, delivered by its charity the Co-op Foundation, which will “support initiatives helping young people build the skills, confidence and networks needed to access green jobs”. Barriers identified in the Green Opportunities report include limited awareness of green career pathways, lack of local opportunities, confidence and identity barriers, with some young people feeling green careers are ‘not for people like me’. “That’s why initiatives like the Co-op’s Green Opportunities Fund are so powerful. They show how business can step in and help turn their green ambition into real opportunities, giving young people the skills and confidence to get started. “The Co-op Green Opportunities Fund will contribute to creating communities that look to a more sustainable future with equal access to opportunity.