by Brianna Crandall — December 1, 2010—A broad and diverse coalition of over 30 organizations active in countries around the world announced a “call for partners” for an international alliance advocating sustainable building practices as a key strategy for combating climate change.
The Global Leadership in Our Built Environment Alliance (GLOBE)—led in partnership by the U.S. Green Building Council together with the World Green Building Council and its members, environmental organizations, and businesses—will work around the world to educate, raise awareness and generate support from global policymakers, financial institutions and U.N. bodies for cost-effective investment in sustainable building practices.
With a unified voice and a coordinated global advocacy strategy, the GLOBE Alliance is committed to fostering leadership to bring to scale the low-cost, often profitable benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable design, construction and operations of the built environment.
Partners of the GLOBE Alliance seek to capture the energy saving and carbon reduction potential existing in buildings and urban areas. The network will push for policies and measures that support technical, regulatory, and financial resources for green communities and efficient buildings in developed and developing countries.
