Insights
Explore our collection of Insights, curated from the key conversations that occur at UKGBC events and activities.
What are Insights?
Compelling, interesting, and actionable value emerges from the human stories and conversations shared during UKGBC events and activities. We must learn from each other and collaborate to implement the solutions that enact and inspire change. UKGBC Insights provides a glimpse into these conversations, curating them into common themes and trends with a focus on key debates, challenges, ideas, and human stories within the industry’s effort to transform the sustainability of the built environment.
An insights roundup will be released quarterly on this page, consisting of a digestible PDF resource with accompanying photo/video and audio content. We will also point you to relevant guidance, resources, and events to dig deeper or get involved in the conversation.
UKGBC members can keep an eye out for upcoming events where we will explore and unpack these insights further, to help facilitate our collective ability to turn insight into action.
*UKGBC members can access Insights on the Member Portal a week in advance of the public launch.
…actionable value emerges from the human stories and conversations shared during UKGBC events”
Winter 2025
Our Winter 2025 Insights explored the following topics:
- Carbon and social value-based offsetting
- Embodied ecological impacts
- Organisational sustainability ‘activation gaps’
- Capacity-building for systemic change
Spring 2025
Our Spring 2025 Insights explored the following topics:
- Defining sustainability value in monetary terms
- Delivering at pace
- Sustainability value-add in the sales market
- Data synergies and co-benefits
Systems Change
Addressing systemic barriers that hold back radical transformation of the UK built environment.
