Ongoing Forum

Policy Forum

The UKGBC Policy Forum brings together leading voices from across our membership to shape policies that can accelerate real, systemic change.
National and Regional Collaboration Forum
Future opportunity

The transition to a net zero, regenerative built environment will not be delivered by incremental policy change alone. It requires bold leadership, systems thinking and collaboration across the value chain. The Policy Forum is a space for political dialogue, horizon scanning and long-term thinking, all grounded in practical experience and focused on impact.

It brings together expert representatives from approximately 20 organisations from across our membership to:

  • Explore policy solutions that can unlock rapid decarbonisation and wider sustainability outcomes.
  • Apply systems thinking and long-term approaches to enable industry transformation.
  • Identify where policy needs to shift to meet climate and environment goals.
  • Engage directly with policymakers, including Westminster-based discussions.

The Forum meets quarterly (one in-person session in London and three online) and operates under the Chatham House Rule to enable open, honest discussion. These meetings will inform UKGBC’s advocacy, campaigns and thought leadership across the built environment

Apply Here

What will the Forum work on?

While specific priorities will evolve based on member expertise and emerging policy developments, potential areas of focus include:

Embodied Carbon

Future Homes Standard and what comes next

Nature Policy

Resilience and Adaptation

Domestic and Commercial Retrofit

Who Should Apply?

The Forum is open to applications from named individuals within UKGBC member organisations. We are seeking representation from across the built environment value chain – including clients, developers, designers, contractors, operators, investors and strategic advisors – alongside systems thinkers and policy specialists. Demonstrable expertise in built environment and understanding of how sustainability outcomes are interconnected with policy. 

Participants are selected based on:
  • Understanding of systems thinking, transitional dynamics, and/or long-term strategic approaches.
  • Ability to contribute constructively to high-level policy-related dialogue.
  • Commitment to accelerating broad sustainability outcomes across the industry.

Please note this does require an application, and we want to ensure good representation across our membership and industry for which there are limited Forum spaces.

This route is ideal for individuals who

Want to actively help shape the policy landscape

Bring deep subject expertise and strategic insight

Are ready to engage seriously with transformative policy thinking

Apply to Join the Policy Forum

Become a Policy Forum Partner

We’re also looking for Policy Forum Partners to have an active role in discussion while visibly championing pogressive built environment policy. It includes:

Full participation

in quarterly Policy Forum meetings for 1-2 individuals from each organisation.

Organisation branding

on UKGBC website, Policy Forum outputs, events, workshops, and meetings.

Speaking opportunities

at Forum-linked events (where appropriate)

Automatic invitation

to partner events throughout the year

Recognition

as a leader supporting systemic policy change

This route is ideal for organisations wanting to

Demonstrate leadership in policy and sustainability

Build relationships with senior industry figures and policymakers

Support the development of ambitious, future-facing policy

Find out more about Policy Partnership

Related

Future opportunity

Resource Use Forum

The Resource Use Forum brings together industry professionals who are actively working on the implementation of circularity and material use to share learnings, find solutions, and make practical progress in implementing circular economy principles on live project.
Ongoing Forum
Resource Use Forum