Executive Summary
Section 1
WorldGBC Beyond Buildings Report
The WorldGBC global network calls for following actions from the built environment industry: The development of a framework of principles A global framework of principles is required for accelerating sustainability performance, to be adapted and verified at the local level, that aligns to the 1.5° emissions trajectory and the UN SDGs, applicable to all asset types – all buildings and all infrastructure in all regions.
Fundamental to the roll-out of these principles will be: - Universal Coverage: that all new vertical and horizontal built environment projects, in every sector and every jurisdiction, have a verifiable pathway to sustainable development: encompassing the principles of climate action, health & wellbeing and the circular economy. - Public Advocacy: that public delivery agencies globally embed the requirements for climate action, health & wellbeing and the circular economy in the procurement of all new vertical and horizontal built environment projects. - Investor Advocacy: that investors demand for climate action, health & wellbeing and the circular economy in the procurement of all new vertical and horizontal built environment projects. - Deep and unprecedented collaboration: that the building and infrastructure industry industries consider the roles and responsibilities for embedding, assuring and delivering climate action, health & wellbeing and the circular economy in the built environment.
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