World Green Building Council

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) will be the peak global not-for-profit organisation working to transform the property industry towards sustainability through its members - national Green Building Councils.

Mission

The WorldGBC provides a federation "union" of national Green Building Councils whose common goal is the sustainable transformation of the global property industry.

The WorldGBC shall:

• establish common principals for Green Building Councils;
• serve as a global voice on behalf of Green Building councils;
• support and promote individual Green Building Councils;
• establish a clearing for "knowledge" transfer between Green Building Councils;
• encourage development of market based environmental rating systems;
• recognise global green building leadership.

Objectives

The longer term objectives of the WorldGBC is to:

• create a global market for green building through the creation of successful national Green Building Councils;
• be the peak global voice for global green building issues;
• represent no less than 60% of the global property industry through countries with Green Building Councils;
• have a dynamic web presence that serves as the preeminent portal for global green building news;
• have collaborative relationships with all other complimentary global organisations.