The COP30 outcome must accelerate the building sector’s sustainable transition in line with the Global Stocktake. The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and the global built environment business community are calling on the Member States of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for clear, coordinated government action.
‘The Global Stocktake has made clear where the biggest levers for climate action lie. Buildings are one of them. The voices of business leaders in this statement demonstrate not only that the solutions exist, but that with the right enabling environment, these solutions unlock major business growth opportunities. Investing in a resilient, zero-emissions built environment is the right thing to do — also from an economic standpoint.’
The buildings and construction sector is a key driver of greenhouse gases, consuming 32% of global energy and contributing to 34% of global CO2 emissions. But a sustainable built environment is not a distant vision — built environments that are healthier, more resilient to environmental changes, more affordable to run and maintain, less resource-hungry and wasteful — offer greater long-term value and competitiveness. They support the clean energy transition and are at the heart of innovation, productivity and, importantly, vibrant, sustainable communities.
The Global Stocktake (GST) — a process to monitor collective progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement — is being positioned by the COP30 Presidency as a compass to deliver a ‘Global Determined Contribution’ aligned with the Paris Goal. With countries updating their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) this year, there is a clear opportunity for global climate leaders to be bold on buildings when updating their national climate action plans and when negotiating pivotal outcomes for the planet in Belém. This requires true recognition of our sector’s role in delivering core outcomes of the GST.
The signatories of this Business Action Statement call on COP30 negotiators to:
As signatories to this letter, we confirm our commitment to working with governments to accelerate this transformation.
We invite businesses to support our Business Action Statement and join the sustainability frontrunners who are setting the future of industry standards. By adding your support, you can show governments that industry is ready to accelerate change across the built environment, while securing long-term resilience through future-ready buildings.
Algerian Green Building Council
Alliance HQE-GBC France
Argentina Green Building Council
Belgian Green Building Council
Botswana Green Building Council
Bulgarian Green Building Council
Cambodia Green Building Council
Canada Green Building Council
CEES Ecuador Green Building Council
Chile Green Building Council
China Green Building Council
Colombia Green Building Council
Czech Green Building Council
DGNB - German Sustainble Building Council
Dutch Green Building Council
Egypt Green Building Council
El Salvador Green Building Council
Emirates Green Building Council
Ethiopian Green Building Council
GBC Croatia
Green Building Alliance Ghana
Green Building Council Brasil
Green Building Council Cameroon
Green Building Council Costa Rica
Green Building Council Denmark
Green Building Council Espana
Green Building Council Finland
Green Building Council Iceland
Green Building Council Indonesia
Green Building Council Italia
Green Building Council Mauritius
Green Building Council Nigeria
Green Building Council of Australia
Green Building Council of Namibia
Green Building Council of Sri Lanka
Green Building Council of Zimbabwe
Green Building Council Slovenia
Green Building Council South Africa
Green Building Japan
Guatemala Green Building Council
Honduras Green Building Council
Hong Kong Green Building Council
Hungary Green Building Council
Indian Green Building Council
Irish Green Building Council
Janaeen Al Iraq-Iraq GBC
Jordan Green Building Council
Kazakhstan Green Building Council
Kenya Green Building Society
Korea Green Building Council
Kuwait Green Building Council
Lebanon Green Building Council
Luxembourg Green Building Council
Malaysia Green Building Council
Mongolian Green Building Council
Morocco Green Building Council
Mostadam (Sustainable Building)
Norwegian Green Building Council
Pakistan Green Building Council
Palestine Green Building Council
Panama Green Building Council
Paraguay Green Building Council
Peru Green Building Council
Philippine Green Building Council
Polish Green Building Council
Serbia Green Building Council
Singapore Green Building Council
SUMe-Green Building Council Mexico
Sustainability Professionals of Saudi Arabia
Sustainable Building Council Greece
Sweden Green Building Council
Swiss Sustainable Building Council
Taiwan Green Building Council
Tanzania Green Building Council
Tunisia GBC
Turkish Green Building Council
U.S. Green Building Council
Uganda Green Building Council
UKGBC
Ukrainian Green Building Council
Uruguay Green Building Council
Venezuela GBC
Vietnam Green Building Council
World Green Building Council
Arup
City Developments Limited
Holcim
Ramboll
Saint Gobain
Signify
Stora Enso
Swire Properties
3Lotus Consulting Mexico
SUMe
ABUD Hellas
Sustainable Building Council Greece
AED Constructores
Consejo Colombiano de Construcción Sostenible
Amoux Group
Jordan Green Building Council
Angela Kayo Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Green Building Council Brasil
AQUARIO Hábitat Sostenible
Colombian Green Building Council
ARKÉ
Paraguay Green Building Council
Armstrong Fluid Technology
CaGBC, UKGBC, USGBC, IGBC
Asclépio Consultoria
Green building Council Brazil
Aston Energy
Emirates Green Building Council
Atlantis Special Economic Zone for Green Technologies
South African Green Building Council
ATP Electronics
Panama Green Building Council
Baumit S.L.
GBC España
Benite Engenharia e Consultoria LTDA
United States Green Building Council and GBC Brasil
Bioconstruccion & Energia Alternativa (BEA)
SUME (MexicoGBC)
Bloco Base
Green Building Council Brasil
BUSTAMANTE + FREYRE
SUMe
Casco Development & Partner
Panama Green Building Council
ChaAC I+N+C
SUMe
Chartered Institute of Building
UK Green Building Council
Cimentaciones Mexicanas S.A. de C.V.
SUMe
CRDC MATERIALS
SUMe
Cubi concept
Concejo Colombiano de Construccion Sostenible
Cundall
GBCA, UKGBC
DEACERO
SUME
Development Bank of Namibia
GBCNA
Ecosis
GBC Mauritius
EnergyElephant
Irish Green Building Council
EOS RenovAcción Profunda
Green Building Council España (GBCe)
Estudio ENCA
SUMe-Green Building Council Mexico
Euclide Energy Design FZE (Dubai)
EmiratesGBC
Fakhruddin
Emirates
Gera Brasil Consultoria e Arquitetura
Green Building Council Brasil
Green Edifica
Brasil Green Building Council
Grimshaw
Australia, UK and US Green Building Councils
Grupo Empresarial Kinku SAS
Consejo Colombiano de Construccion Sostenible
HANIEL SAS - TEKTON
CCCS Consejo Colombiano de Construcción Sostenible
ICD Brookfield Place Limited
Emirates Green Building Council
ICON GROUP P.C.
SBC GREECE
IN SITU CORPORATION
Panama
Integrative Consulting
Green Building Council Brasil
JWA
SUME, PLBC, USGBC
Kawn
Egypt Green Building Council
Lafarge Concrete Jordan
Jordan Green Building Council
Londoño Gómez SAS
Consejo de Construcción Verde de Colombia
Manaseer industrial complex
Jordan GBC
Mazzetti
USGBC
Metro Pacific Water Solutions, Inc.
PHILIPPINE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
NEO
Philippine Green Building Council
One Click LCA Ltd
Finland, UK, US, many others. HQ in Finland.
PALLAS ATHENA ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING LTDA
BRAZIL
Parque Arauco
Chile GBC
Pioneer Specialty Building Systems, Inc.
Philippine Green Building Council
PlantArq
Sustentabilidad Mexico (SUMe)
RAKNOR LLC
Emirates Green Building Council
Saul D Humphrey LLP
UKGBC
Shamma Arquitetura
Brazil
StraubJunqueira
GBC Brasil & US GBC
Sustentech
Brazil
Sustyco
Colombia Green Building Council
Sysbuilding Construções e Empreendimentos
Green Building Council Brasil
THERIUM S.A.S.
CONSEJO COLOMBIANO DE CONSTRUCCION SOSTENIBLE
THREE Consultoría Medioambiental
SUMe, USGBC
Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP
UKGBC and WGBC
Turkeco Construction and Energy inc.
Usgbc
Universidad Católica de Pereira
Consejo Colombiano de Construcción Sostenible - CCCS
UNIVERSIDAD COLEGIO MAYOR DE CUNDINAMARCA
Green building council latinoamérica y CCCS
Wates Group
UK
Wavin / Orbia
SUME
Breathe Architecture
CarbonScope Consulting l
Ecolution Consulting
Enable Green Consulting
Green Quarter Sdn Bhd
Grupo innova 7 sas
Grupo Puma España, S.L.
INSTITUTO DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE CASTILLA Y LEON
Kawar Energy
Knauf Iberica
malmo.se
Nvirogreen Solutions
PINTUBLER DE COLOMBIA S.A.
RJW CONSULTING INC
Sintali
Tanmax
Triple Green Building Group
Wilconox Facilities Management Services
The World Green Building Council has developed an ‘NDC Scorecard for Sustainable Buildings’ to support the evaluation and strengthening of national-level policy on the built environment.
We invite all policymakers, GBCs and others to assess their countries’ NDCs and policies, and reveal where further action is necessary to increase their ambition and effectiveness for the built environment.