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

  • Effectively adapt to change and mitigate risk for your business through accessing: ​​

    • Industry and business intelligence​​
    • Learning and development​ resources for all levels of sustainability expertise​
    • Insights, best practice and guidance​ from peers in sub sector forums​
    • Evidence, business cases and practical pathways for change

  • Join over 600+ members from across the value chain accelerating sustainable solutions​

    • Scale up solutions through collaboration and partnerships​
    • Unite and create a single voice to drive required industry change​
    • Inspire change through sharing knowledge, best practice and solutions ​
    • Network, and forge strong partnerships to realise opportunities ​
    • Participate in UKGBC convened sub sector forums

  • Drive sustainable business growth and impact through capitalising on opportunities by utilising:​​

    • An extensive network of clients and new business opportunities​​
    • Industry and business intelligence​​
    • Leadership programmes and insights​​
    • Best practice and guidance​

  • Participation in market change and wider industry transformation through: ​

    • Influencing policy​​
    • Contributing to systems change​​
    • Showcasing solutions and innovation​​
    • Supporting industry frameworks and guidance

  • Showcase your organisation’s sustainability credentials through:​​

    • Demonstrating capabilities, solutions​ and innovation​
    • Showcasing ambitions and achievements ​​
    • Influencing industry frameworks and best practice​​
    • Making new connections from C-suite through to entry-level

  • Future-proof your workforce through talent attraction and retention by:​

    • Gaining access to wide-ranging learning & development opportunities​​
    • Undertaking learning opportunities to support career progression​
    • Connecting to a community of sustainability professionals​​
    • Meeting the leaders of today and tomorrow​

  • Strengthen regional presence and expansion​

    • Engaging with UKGBC Scotland​​
    • Getting involved in regional hubs and local networks​​
    • Strengthening relationships with local authorities and civic leaders​
    • Advocating for regional progress

Gold Leaf Membership

Gold Leaf Members receive these additional benefits:

  •  Go further, faster to deliver transformative change:​

    Gold Leaf members receive personalised and in-depth engagement which supports the member to effectively deliver on their sustainability commitments​

    • Annual sustainability assessment and recommendations​
    • Annual leadership engagement via customised lunch and learn​
    • Exclusive access to member events​
    • Unlimited access to all learning and development resources​
    • Discounted leadership training​
    • Key account management support

  • Maximise your impact within the industry:​

    Gold Leaf Members have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership within the industry through: ​

    • The first option to partner on and steer industry frameworks and guidance​
    • Regular engagement with sustainability leaders and ambitious built environment organisations ​
    • Opportunities to demonstrate success and best practice to the whole network​
    • Play a leading role in systems change through collaboration and co-creation

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.

UKGBC Membership Requirements

We believe in openness and collaboration. We expect commitment and action from our members to continuously improve their environmental and social performance.

UKGBC is an official Accelerator of the UNFCCC-backed Race to Zero campaign. In May 2021 UKGBC introduced a new requirement of all business members, mandating that they hold – at minimum – some form of Board-approved corporate-wide commitment to climate action. We strongly encourage all UKGBC members to align their commitments with the Race to Zero criteria, and to formally join the campaign. All UKGBC Gold Leaf members are required to demonstrate leadership by formally joining the Race to Zero campaign and aligning their activities with its criteria.

Find out more about Race to Zero and UKGBC’s role as an Accelerator here.

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

    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.

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