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Sustainability Leadership in the Built Environment: My Journey with UKGBC

My leadership journey with UKGBC, through the Future Leaders and Change Accelerator programmes, has been one of connection, and transformation. From navigating personal and professional uncertainty to discovering the power of collective action and systems change, these experiences helped me find clarity, purpose, and confidence.

12 Aug, 2025

Blog

How do we prepare our cities and buildings for drought?

What impact can drought have on our buildings and cities? Drought can also make other…

5 Aug, 2025

Climate Change Adaptation Blog

From Awareness to Impact: Insights from a 300+ person ESG Training Programme

At UKGBC Bespoke Learning, we run all kinds of training sessions for different organisations. While we’re there to support others on their sustainability journey, we often find ourselves learning just as much in return. Working closely with people across different sectors gives us fresh insight into what it really takes to put sustainability into practice.

30 Jul, 2025

Blog

Leading Through the Fog: UKGBC’s Sustainability Leadership in Uncertain Times

UKGBC leadership programmes equip participants to lead through conflict, to build narratives that hold nuance, and to foster the courage it takes to challenge the norms.

28 Jul, 2025

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Challenges and Opportunities in Commercial Retrofit

If the most sustainable building is one that already exists, then why is retrofitting a…

22 Jul, 2025

Climate Change Mitigation Deep Dive

‘Microclimate First’: Climate Resilient Design Starts with Creating Positive Microclimates

The most resilient places are the ones that respect and respond to their microclimate.” Environmental…

21 Jul, 2025

Climate Change Adaptation Blog

UKGBC announces new innovation initiative with Breakthrough Energy and FORE Partnership

A new initiative between UKGBC, developer FORE Partnership and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy, will see…

3 Jul, 2025

Climate Change Adaptation Press Release

UKGBC launches the UK Climate Resilience Roadmap

The UK’s most vulnerable places to overheating, flooding, and other climate risks are revealed in…

1 Jul, 2025

Climate Change Adaptation Press Release

UKGBC responds to the Climate Change Committee’s 2025 Progress Report

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published their annual report to Parliament on the UK’s…

25 Jun, 2025

Climate Change Mitigation Press Release

UKGBC responds to 2025 Comprehensive Spending Review

Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her line by line spending review, setting out the budgets…

11 Jun, 2025

National and Regional Collaboration Press Release

Industry reacts as Simon McWhirter appointed Chief Executive of UKGBC

Mr McWhirter, who served as UKGBC Deputy Chief Executive for the past three years and…

11 Jun, 2025

Press Release

UK Green Building Council appoints Simon McWhirter as Chief Executive

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) announces change of leadership with the appointment of Simon McWhirter as…

3 Jun, 2025

Press Release