WorldGBC’s leading role in the Buildings Breakthrough Priority Action 1 was announced last month by Simon Sharpe, Director of Economics, United Nations Climate Champions Team, High-Level Climate Champions. Speaking at our Global Solutions Forum as part of London Climate Action Week, Simon highlighted how the Buildings Breakthrough will help international flows of finance to find their way to the most zero emission and resilient buildings across the world. With our global network of Green Building Councils, WorldGBC will work alongside Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) (hosted by UN Environment Programme) to convene an international working group ‘consisting of national Green Building Councils, key international organisations and countries to develop and build consensus in defining the common principles required for delivery of ‘near zero emission and resilient buildings’. Read more about our work here: https://ow.ly/pqCV50SF4b1 #BuildingTheTransition #BuildingsBreakthrough #BuildingToCOP #BuildingToCOP29 #LCAW24
World Green Building Council
Construction
London, England 62,191 followers
We are the largest local-regional-global action network accelerating sustainability in the built environment.
About us
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is a global network leading the transformation of the built environment to make it healthier and more sustainable. Collectively, with our Green Building Councils (GBCs) in around 70 countries, we accelerate action to deliver on the ambition of the Paris Agreement, by eliminating the buildings and construction sector's emissions by 2050. We are committed to green buildings for everyone, everywhere to build a better future.
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http://www.worldgbc.org
External link for World Green Building Council
- Industry
- Construction
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2002
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66-67 Newman St, Fitzrovia
Suite 101
London, England W1T 3EQ, GB
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401 Richmond St W
Toronto, Ontario, CA
Employees at World Green Building Council
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Are you a Solutionist? Solitaire Townsend, Chief Solutionist and author, shares how we, as leaders in business, can all make a big difference. Solutions will come from civil society, across business and right within our homes. We are all part of a giant movement trying to build a better future. Find other insights and highlights from our recent Global Solutions Forum here: https://bit.ly/3Uzjw7M We are all the fixers of the future! We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #LCAW24
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🌍 By 2050 Africa will be home to 1.1 billion more people than it is today. That’s nearly 75% of the world’s projected population growth of 1.5 billion more people. This means a huge demand for buildings, with 80% of those that will exist in 2050 yet to be built. We must act now. Our network of African Green Building Councils (GBCs) developed the Africa Manifesto for Sustainable Cities and the Built Environment. The Manifesto champions the needs of rapidly growing cities on the continent. Read more about the Africa Manifesto here: https://lnkd.in/eUYUDeJu During the course of this week in Lagos, Nigeria, our Africa GBCs and other #builtenvironment stakeholders are convening for the 2024 Future Cities — Africa Green Building Summit. This event will engage stakeholders across the African continent. We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #AGBSummit2024 #FutureCitiesAfrica #SustainableConstruction #FutureCitiesSummit2024
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We must ensure that sustainability is embedded in the buildings we build today so they are futureproof and climate resilient. Pauline Martin, ESG Manager at Oxford Properties Group, recognises the role Green Building Councils play in bringing people together to find the global solutions we might not discover on our own. We must secure a future that is safe for everyone. Find other insights and highlights from our recent Global Solutions Forum here: https://bit.ly/3Uzjw7M We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #LCAW24
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The 2024 Future Cities—Africa Green Building Summit is taking place in Lagos, Nigeria, from today through to the end of Friday this week, 19 July. Green Building Council Nigeria is hosting the event, which will bring together our Africa Regional Network (ARN) of Green Building Councils (GBCs). 🌍 Cities in Africa are expanding rapidly but face barriers from resource constraints, alongside socio-economic and governance challenges. This event will engage stakeholders across the African continent with the Africa Manifesto for Sustainable Cities and the Built Environment. The Africa manifesto developed by our ARN GBCs champions the needs of rapidly growing cities on the continent. 🌆 The event's theme is ‘Building Resilient Futures: Integrating Carbon Neutrality, Circular Economy & Inclusive Urban Development’, inspired by our Global Policy Principles for a Sustainable Built Environment. 🎟️ Tickets are free and you can attend in person or remotely. Find out more about the event here: https://futurecities.ng/ We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #BuildingToCOP #BuildingToCOP29 #AGBSummit2024 #FutureCitiesAfrica #SustainableConstruction #FutureCitiesSummit2024
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What will be the biggest driver of change? Dr. Olufunso Somorin, Regional Principal Officer at African Development Bank Group spoke passionately about policy and economic incentives at our Global Solutions Forum. Olufunso said that economic incentives can help unlock capital to promote #sustainable practices in the #builtenvironment. But we must work together to ensure a future for generations to come. Sustainable buildings offer an opportunity to adapt and mitigate #climatechange. Find other insights and highlights from our recent Global Solutions Forum here: https://bit.ly/3Uzjw7M We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #LCAW24
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Why is finance key to #BuildingTheTransition? Where does the market currently stand and what needs to happen to create real and lasting change? During our 2024 Leadership Summit, where we met with sustainability change-makers from across the globe, knowledge sharing was a key highlight on the agenda. This Thought Leadership piece written by Anna Emmison, Partner, Knight Frank Valuation & Advisory, ESG Lead, Knight Frank, explores a key theme of the Summit – finance. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3zzIH3d A huge thank you from us to Knight Frank for sponsoring the 2024 WorldGBC Leadership Summit and Global Solutions Forum, 'Building the Transition’, which took place in London, UK, from 24–27 June 2024. We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #LCAW24
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We will not achieve a zero carbon built environment without the building and construction sector. Governments, business and finance, but most importantly the people behind them, must act now and collaborate to rise to the 2030 climate challenge. Akshat Rathi, Senior Reporter for Climate at Bloomberg News, reiterates that even though this seems unnatural for competitors, we have no choice or the problems we are seeing now will get worse. It will take all of us working together to be a positive force for change. Find other insights and highlights from our recent Global Solutions Forum here: https://bit.ly/3Uzjw7M We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #LCAW24
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We will not achieve a zero carbon built environment without the building and construction sector. Governments, business and finance, but most importantly the people behind them, must act now and collaborate to rise to the 2030 climate challenge. Akshat Rathi, Senior Reporter for Climate at Bloomberg News, reiterates that even though this seems unnatural for competitors, we have no choice or the problems we are seeing now will get worse. It will take all of us working together to be a positive force for change. Find other insights and highlights from our recent Global Solutions Forum here: https://bit.ly/3Uzjw7M We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #LCAW24
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We have 2,000 days to pivot and rise to the climate challenge. The #decarbonisation of buildings will improve communities and that’s why we convened in London with our global network — to align and build momentum. More than 50 Green Building Councils took part, with partners, colleagues, leaders, speakers and friends all united in a journey of transformation for our #builtenvironment. This time allowed us to get inspired to mobilise governments, the finance community and changemakers. Our network alone covers 60% of the world's building stock and 65% of global GDP, while the countries represented account for 72% of built environment emissions. Our CEO, Cristina Gamboa, highlights the time for urgency in her recent blog: https://bit.ly/4eS0nra When we all push in the same direction, we can be an unstoppable force for change. We’re #BuildingTheTransition. Are you ready? #LCAW24