World Green Building Council
WebsiteLondon and Toronto

Founding Year: 2002

Staff: 26

Budget:

Cristina Gamboa, CEO

WGBC is based in two main offices: London, UK, and Toronto, Canada. Buildings and construction account for 39% of energy-related CO2 emissions.

Goals:

  • Limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius
  • Eliminate the building and construction sector’s CO2 emissions
  • Ensure all buildings are net zero emissions
  • Meet Paris agreement standards

The organization aids coalitions of builders in many nations in the development of green building standards (e.g., LEED) and works to make these the benchmarks for sustainable building.

Resources and publications:

 

World Green Building Council contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals


  Organization Type

Alliances/ Coalitions/ Networks/Partnerships

  Geographic Foci

Biomes|Urban

 Subjects

City Planning|Sustainability

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