The Carrot & The Stick: Drivers for Advancing The Low Embodied Carbon Material Economy

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM · 1 hr. (US/Eastern)
Summit: Accelerating the Adoption of Low Embodied Carbon Materials

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Industry leaders will share exciting updates and initiatives to encourage and/or require cutting embodied carbon and improving the environmental footprint of building materials. Leaders will share recent advances and upcoming solutions that offer rewards (the “carrot”) or set requirements (the “stick”) to transform supply chains, design strategies, and construction practices for the better. This session will showcase leading policymakers, companies, NGOs, and everything in-between! Be inspired and walk away with the knowledge to drive change and move towards a healthy, circular, and low-embodied carbon material economy.
Learning Level
Intermediate
Continuing Education Credit
GBCI
GBCI Rating System Specific Credit
Does Not Apply
Program
Summit Session
Pass Type
Conference PassConference Pass + Sustainable Finance & Investing ForumStudent PassSustainable Finance & Investing Forum 4 Day PassVolunteer Pass
Location
Room 406.1/406.2
Track
Summit: Accelerating the Adoption of Low Embodied Carbon Materials
Learning Objective #1
Summarize policy updates, initiatives, and strategic guidance provided by industry experts.
Learning Objective #2
Identify the key difference in drivers that are policy and non policy related.
Learning Objective #3
Describe and become empowered to utilize the incentives and opportunities in place to move this work foward.
Learning Objective #4
Utilize methods to drive change in their perspective fields to move towards a low embodied carbon material economy.