Dear GBCs and Partners
 
Welcome to the World Green Building Week edition of the WorldGBC September Global Update.
 
Next week during 21 - 25 September, we ask you to join us and #ActOnClimate.
 
Discover the activities taking place across more than 40 countries, and join us as we urge the bulit environment and policymakers to deliver net zero buildings and celebrate the businesses, governments and organisations leading the way.

#ActOnClimate
#WGBW2020
 
Best wishes
Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council
 

They are #ActingOnClimate. Are you?

From building back better to biophilic design, join leaders who are transforming the built environment to tackle some of the most critical issues of our time in our free, 5-day webinar series — #ActingOnClimate. 

Sign up to our events running 21-25 September.

We are delighted to have the support of the following influential sustainability leaders for World Green Building Week 2020:
 
  • Nigel Topping, High Level Champion for Climate Action, COP26
  • Annica Bresky, CEO and President, Stora Enso
  • Kent Jackson, Climate Action Group Lead Partner, SOM
  • Wong Heang Fine, CEO, Surbana Jurong
  • Clay G Nesler, Interim President, Alliance to Save Energy
  • Gene M. Murtagh, CEO, Kingspan
  • Katie McGinty, Chief Sustainability, Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Johnson Controls
  • Pierre-André de Chalendar, CEO, Saint-Gobain
  • Dominik von Achten, CEO, Heidelberg Cement
  • Justin Johnson, Director - Climate, CIFF 
Find out more about our campaign ambassadors.

What World Green Building Week events are taking place in your region? 

Discover the +180 events taking place in over 40 countries in our World Green Building Week Global Activity Map.

Be a part of our map and submit your activity. 
 

On 1 September, we officially launched our new WorldGBC strategy: Sustainable Buildings for Everyone, Everywhere.

Using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a foundation, our bold strategy will enable our global network to drive transformative change in the built environment across three north star goals: climate action, health & wellbeing, and resources & circularity. 

The North Star Goals were formed as a result of a consultation process that took place this year. Our stakeholders, including our member GBCs from around the world, met in Chicago, London and New York workshops between 2018-19.

As our network stands behind this strategy, we will all contribute to build back better in a more transformative and equitable way.

Read our new strategy.
 

In recognition of the United Nation's first international day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, our network highlights the pivotal role the built environment sector must play in tackling the global air pollution crisis:
 
Thought leadership from Catriona Brady, Head of Better Places for People, WorldGBC
 
Thought leadership from Edward Pugh, Managing Consultant, EVORA Global
 
Hong Kong GBC, Qatar GBC, GBC Costa Rica, WorldGBC, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Colombia and UL show support for the #CleanAirForAll 
 
 
 
 
Our Green Building Councils 
 
Our Corporate Advisory Board