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’s next?

The Collaboration Cafés highlighted that challenges overcome for some organisations on the road to net zero are challenges still ahead for others – summarised in the diagram below. Collaboration between and within sub-sectors is key to enabling us to learn from each others’ successes, achievements, and failures.

What challenges has your organisation overcome? What learnings can you share? Please contact Macarena.Cardenas@ukgbc.org to contribute your insights to our industry’s transition to net zero.

UKGBC continues championing radical collaboration throughout the industry with our next series of Collaboration Cafés, currently ongoing and themed around climate resilience. Find out more and join an upcoming event here.

Representing the voice of 700+ built environment organisations, UKGBC’s work has collaboration at its core. Read on to see how UKGBC can support your organisation on its journey to net zero.

How can UKGBC help you on this journey?

To enable the industry to accelerate towards net zero, UKGBC offers support in a number of ways:

Race to Zero

UKGBC’s work as an Accelerator to the UNFCCC Race to Zero campaign.

Solutions and Case Study Libraries

highlights practical ways to address common sustainability challenges faced, and case studies demonstrating exemplary practice and key learnings across one or more of our impact areas..

UKGBC Climate Mitigation work

details of UKGBC’s work on climate mitigation, including our Advancing Net Zero programme.

UKGBC Policy work

we continue to advocate for a built environment that meets the challenges of the climate and ecological crises.

Leadership portfolio

shifting industry mindsets and behaviors to inspire and cultivate leadership that drives transformational change across the industry.
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