In the face of rising costs, climate risks, and resource scarcity, how can today’s business leaders build true resilience?
More and more companies are finding the answer to this question in their buildings. In fact, sustainable buildings are becoming one of the smartest business strategies available today.
By prioritising sustainable buildings, businesses have the power to:
This is why for World Green Building Week 2025, from 8—12 September, we’re celebrating the businesses taking bold steps to construct a greener, cleaner, smarter future – for themselves and the world.
Throughout the week, WorldGBC and the global Green Building Council (GBC) network will be hosting events and sharing stories of how business goes better when you’re bold on buildings. Join us!
Investing in ESG-aligned buildings isn’t just ethical — it’s financially strategic. Companies with high ESG performance have 10% lower cost of capital and 20% higher profitability on average.
Buildings have the potential to reduce energy intensity by 38%, cutting global energy demand by 12% and reducing utility bills.
Retrofitting older buildings brings benefits beyond saving energy with the potential to reduce staff sickness by 20%, and create 3.2 million jobs per year.
With embodied carbon making up to 50% of a building’s total emissions, cutting it isn’t just climate smart — it’s a business win. Durable, low-carbon materials can reduce long-term costs, support local jobs, as well as investment potential.
People working in green buildings think faster, feel better, and get more done — with cognitive performance boosted by over 25% and a 30% reduction in sickness.
Natural catastrophes are increasingly costing the global economy over $100 billion each year. Developing the resilience of our buildings means our communities are safer as well as our assets.
Let’s put green buildings high on the agenda for every company. Share the campaign across your channels, showcase your own stories, and spread the word how business is better when you’re bold on buildings.
Green Building Councils and partners across the globe are hosting events during and around World Green Building Week, showcasing the benefits of sustainable buildings. Add your own event to the calendar.
View our World Green Building Week map and register for events from around the world.
Join other business leaders by supporting our COP30 Business Action Statement as we call on COP negotiators to accelerate the building sector’s sustainable transition.
Five case studies from five regions that showcase leadership in renewables, energy and water efficiency, healthy ecosystems, circularity and community building.
When you’re bold on buildings, your offices, warehouses, retail spaces and factories are no longer just structures. They become enablers of performance, helping you to support the health, morale and productivity of people, control your running costs, and lay the foundations for future success.
When you’re bold on buildings, you’re taking part in the shift to a new, cleaner and future-facing reality that knows economies, ecosystems and communities are all interconnected. Smart leaders know that the businesses of the future will be the ones that make forward-looking changes now.
When you’re bold on buildings, you’re contributing to greener spaces, cleaner air, more resilient communities, and improved wellbeing for yourself, your team and your locality. And you know that your business is acting responsibly by lowering its embodied and operational footprints, and contributing to the world’s zero-carbon objectives.