Part of: Climate Commitments

A problem shared is a problem halved - UKGBC's Collaboration Cafés

In 2022, as part of UKGBC's role as an Accelerator to the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign, we launched our Collaboration Cafés. The events brought groups of UKGBC members together to discuss their organisation's progress on the road to net zero. Conversations in small groups allowed for insights on goals, strategies, and challenges to be openly shared, and highlighted how collaboration can unlock exponential solutions.

What have our members achieved so far?

Insights collated from the Collaboration Cafés paint an inspiring picture of the diverse range of challenges UKGBC members have begun to overcome on the road to net zero. Various areas of achievement, and success factors, are shown in the heat maps below. These particularly highlight the importance of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and cultural and mindset changes in enabling progress.

Key achievements of members to date included:
• Gaining validation and endorsement at leadership-level for an overarching decarbonisation vision or target.
• Increased awareness and understanding around net zero, spurring broader action and cultural change.
• Improved data collection enabling baseline emissions footprints to be established.

What has enabled our members’ achievements?

When evaluating factors that were the most powerful in enabling our members to overcome challenges on their decarbonisation journeys, the following were notable:
24%

identified leadership buy-in and endorsement, and having dedicated internal capacity to take action

as key enablers to success.

23%

identified overarching shifts in organisational purpose, culture and behaviour

as a key enabler to success.

20%

identified collaboration

as a key enabler to success.

The heat map below shows a range of factors cited by UKGBC members as enablers to their organisation’s achievements to date.

We have grouped the insights gained from UKGBC members into common or linking factors to produce the graphics above. Click here for more detail on what these factors mean.

What are the challenges ahead?
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