Nature Positive Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure Alliance
Transforming the built environment sector through nature’s solutions
The Nature Positive Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure Alliance exists to connect and enable the built environment sector to do what fragmented individual efforts cannot. Through the Alliance, members share tools and resources, align policies and standards, develop compelling narratives and value propositions, realize case studies, and inspire the sector through competitions and convenings.
Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure Sector
“The built environment sector has an enormous impact on biodiversity, from its materials supply chain all the way through to its construction and operations. The sector is grappling with a transformation towards Nature Positive Buildings, Cities and Infrastructure and we know that within nature’s genius lies critical solutions that we can bring into action through convening these incredible thought leaders. This Co-Lab is about turning deep inspiration from nature into scalable strategies that can help the sector to become regenerative.”
-Amanda Sturgeon, CEO, The Biomimicry Institute
68%
Urban Growth
By 2050, 68% of the world’s population will live in cities, intensifying pressure on natural systems and biodiversity.1
40%
Raw Materials
The built environment consumes 40% of all raw materials globally, depleting natural resources at an unsustainable rate.2
37%
Carbon Emissions
Buildings and construction account for 37% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, making the built environment one of the largest contributors to climate change.2
35%
Landfill Waste
Construction and demolition activities generate 35% of global landfill waste, creating massive environmental burdens.3
8%
Species Threatened
Urbanization is identified as a primary threat to 8% of species on the IUCN Red List, directly linking construction to biodiversity loss.4
1 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2018
2 UNEP 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction
3 EPA Construction and Demolition Debris Statistics, 2018
4 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2023
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