Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI)

The IDDI is a coalition of 10 governments working with the private sector, think tanks and academia to stimulate the demand for low and near-zero emissions materials, starting with steel, cement and concrete. The IDDI advocates for public procurement commitments via its Green Public Procurement Pledge to stimulate the demand for green products and is […]

IEA Working Party on Industrial Decarbonisation (WPID)

A forum for IEA Family governments, industrial organisations, and other relevant public and private stakeholders, to work together on key substantive questions towards accelerating industrial decarbonisation. The initial focus area of the WPID is on definitions related to what constitutes ‘near-zero emission’ and ‘low-emission’ in heavy industry, how standards can support their use, and how […]

WBCSD Built Environment Pathway

Decarbonizing the built environment is key to attaining global climate goals as it represents 40% of total energy-related CO2 emissions and 40% of global resource use. WBCSD works with its member companies to help them collaborate along the full value chain to achieve their own climate targets and support decarbonization across the built environment lifecycle […]

Sustainable Finance

WorldGBC’s with the support of 28 Green Building Councils is dedicated to unlocking impactful finance flows into the transition towards a sustainable built environment.

OECD Programme on Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions

The OECD Programme Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions supports local, regional and national governments to design policies that enhance the implementation of decarbonisation measures in the built environment through:  Data and analysis: collecting quantitative and qualitative data on decarbonising buildings (energy efficiency, embodied carbon), building digitalisation (BIM, smart buildings) and related policy environments in […]

Market Transformation Action Agenda

The Market Transformation Action Agenda is an ambitious initiative that brings together built environment stakeholders from all along the value chain to identify the key barriers preventing us from achieving a net zero built environment and build a comprehensive action agenda to overcome them.   It addresses the fragmentation characterizing the value chain by aligning existing […]

Global repository of Efficient Solutions in the Built Environment Sector

The Solar Impulse Foundation aims to become the directory of all financially viable and environmentally friendly solutions, with a clear focus on built environment solutions in 2024. This initiative is driven by a profound commitment to sourcing and promoting cutting-edge clean tech innovations globally to address the pressing challenges outlined in the SDG. Leveraging on […]

GBPN Building Net Zero: Mobilising Policy Action

GBPN supports government and industry to achieve their climate commitments through strategies that are evidence-based, proven, scalable, and transferable to other locations. We facilitate stakeholder-led policy reform plans, support with implementation and capacity building, and foster sub-national coalitions to ensure zero-emissions policy adoption, scale private sector commitments, and increase access to sustainable, affordable, and resilient […]

Built by Nature’s (BbN) Fund

Built by Nature’s (BbN) mission is to lead a global transformation of the built environment by mainstreaming the use of biobased materials as a solution in tackling the twin crises of climate and biodiversity loss.    BbN Fund provides grant funding, targeted to enable research and action projects to help overcome barriers that stand in the […]

Building Capacity for Sustainable and Resilient Buildings

The Initiative seeks both governmental and non-governmental signatories to support the development and deployment of appropriate building safety regulatory ecosystems around the world to ensure communities achieve their resilience and decarbonization goals. The Initiative highlights the lack of existing capacity for effective building code implementation and enforcement in many jurisdictions, limiting the effectiveness of well-designed […]

Standards & certification

Standards & certification

Standards & certification

Developing and applying standards and certification processes, supported by accurate, verifiable data, to enable the differentiation of low emission products and services and to facilitate their use.