The UNEP-SBCI is a
partnership of major public and private sector stakeholders in the building
sector, working to promote sustainable building policies and practices
worldwide.
The Initiative do not only serve as a meeting point for stakeholders to jointly carry out activities supporting sustainable development. It also provides direct input to other initiatives, governments, and global bodies making recommendations and decisions affecting sustainable development in this sector, e.g. global initiatives for the finance and insurance sectors, or secretariats for multilateral environmental agreements.
The Initiative do not only serve as a meeting point for stakeholders to jointly carry out activities supporting sustainable development. It also provides direct input to other initiatives, governments, and global bodies making recommendations and decisions affecting sustainable development in this sector, e.g. global initiatives for the finance and insurance sectors, or secretariats for multilateral environmental agreements.
Objective of the
Initiative
To achieve its final
objective of promoting a worldwide adoption of sustainable buildings and
construction practices, SBCI is implementing a process in 4 steps.
STEP 1 - Provide a common platform for the
stakeholders
SBCI provides a common platform to all
buildings and construction stakeholders for addressing sustainability issues of
global significance, especially climate change.
STEP 2 - Establish baselines
SBCI establishes globally acknowledged
baselines based on the life cycle approach, with a first focus on energy
efficiency and CO2 emissions.
STEP 3 - Develop tools and stategies
SBCI will develop tools and strategies for
achieving a wide acceptance and adoption of sustainable building practices
throughout the world.
STEP 4 - Implementation through pilot projects
SBCI promotes to key stakeholders the adoption
of the above tools and strategies which will be evaluated through pilot
projects.
