Become a UKGBC member

Since 2007, UKGBC has been progressing against our mission to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment. As a membership network, we are the unified voice of our industry’s current and future leaders who are striving to realise meaningful transformation in response to the planetary emergency.

Our members have told us they appreciate belonging to a community of shared values. A community which, through openness and collaboration, provides  the skills and knowledge to create sustainable change, enabling leaders to maximise their impact and position their organisation at the forefront of sustainability in the built environment.

Members derive a broad range of benefits through their involvement with UKGBC. These includes meaningful insights on the latest sustainability topics; involvement in shaping best practice in the industry and being part of a unified voice to influence national and local policy.

Benefits of UKGBC membership

Membership in UKGBC is at an organisational level, but the benefits of membership are accessible by ALL individuals employed by a member organisation. This potentially represents over 100,000 individuals from across the built environment value chain.

Many organisations aspiring to sustainability leadership join our Gold Leaf community, enjoying a range of enhanced benefits aimed at strengthening their leadership ambitions, and maximising their impact and profile.

Membership

  • Receive regular updates of sustainability news, policy and best practice
  • Network with peers and more than 500 industry stakeholders at our wide-ranging events
  • Access unlimited complimentary online training (eLearning, coursemail and webinars) for all your staff
  • Benefit from substantial discount for all other learning and development products
  • Inform upcoming policy and regulation by connecting with our specialist team and access to policy makers in a series of events
  • Influence and participate in leading industry programmes by joining workshops, task groups, forums and research activities
  • Connect your C Suite with over 140 other senior industry leaders through our exclusive Leaders Network events
  • Raise your industry profile by sharing best practice case studies across our channels, or by sponsoring some of our high profile activities
  • Amplify your sustainability leadership via our much followed social media channels (Twitter, LinkedIn) and website
  • Increase your visibility by having your organisation’s name listed on UKGBC’s online member directory

Gold Leaf membership

Gold Leaf Members receive these additional benefits:

  • A dedicated key account manager to ensure that you are maximising the full range of member benefits
  • Regular, independent support and feedback on your sustainability strategy
  • An annual executive briefing by our CEO at one of your events
  • Five free places per annum for our half day masterclass courses
  • Invitations to exclusive Gold Leaf only events
  • Your brand logo featured on the homepage of the UKGBC website, elevating the profile of your organisation
  • Advance notice of event or programme sponsorship opportunities

Who should join

Any organisation that believes in a better built environment and collective action to address our climate crisis should join UKGBC.

As a multi-disciplinary network of committed organisations spanning the private, public and voluntary sectors, we welcome all types of organisation to join in our mission.

We believe in openness and collaboration. We expect a commitment from our members to continuously improve their environmental and social performance.  For our business members, we require at a minimum some form of Board approved corporate-wide commitment to climate action – ideally aligned with the UNFCCC-backed #RaceToZero Campaign. For our Gold Leaf members we will require them to join the #RaceToZero Campaign.

Find out more about membership

Membership enquiry

    Establish the cost of membership

    UKGBC welcomes organisations of all shapes and sizes within its membership – from sole practitioners to multinational corporations and everything in between. To maximise inclusivity, our membership fees for businesses are banded by turnover or asset value.

    We also welcome academic institutions, local authorities, charities, government agencies, professional institutions and trade associations in membership. Please contact us for more details

    Membership fee bands for businesses

    Fee Band

    Annual
    Turnover    		 Asset
    Value
    < £1m N/A
    £1m - £10m N/A
    £10m - £30m N/A
    £30m - £100m < £1bn
    £100m - £500m £1bn - £2bn
    £500m - £1bn £2bn - £5bn
    > £1bn > £5bn

    Annual Fees (Ex VAT)

    Membership Gold Leaf
    Membership
    £525 £5,525
    £1,840 £6,840
    £3,150 £8,150
    £4,725 £9,725
    £8,400 £13,400
    £10,500 £15,500
    £12,500 £17,500

    The ‘asset value’ fee bands apply to those organisations whose primary income comes from property investment (ie those that own income-producing real estate assets) and the ‘annual turnover’ fee bands apply to all other businesses.

    Membership fee bands for all other organisations

    Type
    Innovative Start-up *
    Academic Institutions
    Local Authorities
    Trade Associations
    Professional Bodies
    Annual Fees (Ex VAT)
    £105
    Free
    Free
    £1,050
    £1,050

    * Conditions apply to the ‘Innovative Start-up’ fee band, which can be found on the application form.

    You’ll be in good company

    Membership of the UKGBC brings you into a collaborative network of over 500 member organisations comprising more than 100,000 individuals who are drawn from across the built environment value chain.

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    Join us now

    Becoming a member of UKGBC is quick and easy.
    Download the membership application form below.

    Download application form