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Green buildings have made real progress over the past decade. At IFC, our Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) green building programme has helped to certify thousands of energy- and resource-efficient buildings. But one crucial piece of the puzzle has lagged behind: resilience. Too often, climate adaptation is treated as an afterthought. We know … From risk to resilience: A new tool to build safer cities

These certifications—such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies)—are internationally recognized benchmarks assessing energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality, renewable energy use, waste management and environmental stewardship.

Dubai – The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has unveiled an ambitious vision for a new level of EDGE green building certification and Building Resilience Index at COP28. This partnership aims to leverage the IFC’s building certification programs in the Alliance’s Net Positive Hospitality framework. EDGE® (“Excellence in Design for Greater … Ambitions for ‘Net Positive’ Certification for Low Carbon and Resilient Hotels

​Dubai, December 6, 2023 –  As part of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom’s ‘call for an era of action’ at the COP28 Climate Summit on December 1st, the UK Government has announced an expansion of funding for climate projects, including the UK-IFC Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) Program, to significantly elevate green construction practices in over … UK-IFC Market Accelerator for Green Construction (MAGC) receives £36m in funding expansion to support green construction practices

DUBAI, UAE — As representatives from the public and private sector convened in Dubai this week for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the critical need to address Green Finance and decarbonization of the built environment is a major focus area. With this mission in mind, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and architectural design … IFC’s EDGE Buildings and Gensler Join Forces to Support Buildings Decarbonization, Sustainable Finance at COP28

  Dubai, December 6, 2023 — The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the world’s largest architectural design firm, Gensler, have agreed to jointly expand their work on low-carbon building certification and access to green finance.

  Washington D.C., November 11, 2023 – IFC announced its support of the Buildings Breakthrough Target (BBT), an initiative co-led by the Government of France (Ministry for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion) and the Kingdom of Morocco (Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy), and coordinated under the umbrella of the … IFC Announces Support for UNEP-GlobalABC Buildings Breakthrough Target

Washington D.C., October 25, 2023 — The transition to green construction could help reduce global carbon emissions in construction value chains by about 23 percent by 2035, with emerging markets accounting for about 55 percent of this projected reduction, according to a new IFC report released today.

SBC Greece collaborates with IFC to promote EDGE Green Building Certification

The global leading sports retailer is partnering with SGS and adopting the EDGE green building standard as part of its real estate sustainability strategy.