Becoming a member of the BBP

From attending our regular working groups and roundtables through to getting stuck in and drafting sections of our market transformational Toolkits and industry insights, BBP Members play an active role in our ongoing programme of work. 

We have six key workstreams spanning Market Transformation, Investment & Lending, Measurement & Benchmarking, Building Innovation & Technology, Property Management and Occupier Engagement. Members choose which programmes of work they'd like to engage in, depending on their requirements; and we regularly review them to ensure they reflect our members sustainability priorities. 

Eligibility & Application Process

Eligibility: Any firm company or association or any combination thereof being a commercial property owner, real estate fund manager or investor in the UK, a major stakeholder in the UK property sector or (to the extent that their membership is approved by members in a general meeting) shall qualify for membership. 

Application Process:

  • All applications for membership should be submitted to the BBP Executive, who review the application and seek any clarifications and/or additional information before making a recommendation to the Board.
  • Quarterly Board Meetings: The Board reviews all applications, deciding whether the application should be approved and put forward to the membership to approve admission. 
  • Quarterly Members Meeting: Board approved applications are put forward to the BBP membership who are asked to vote in order to approve the admission of the new member. 

The BBP’s Articles of Association state that ‘The Directors and members may in their absolute discretion decline to accept any organisation as a member and need not give a reason for so doing.’

All new members are asked (via the application process) to agree to the membership commitments.

BBP Membership Commitments:

To support the BBP’s aims we use the collective weight of our members to demonstrate leadership, promote innovation and drive change within the industry. As leading commercial property owners, the BBP requires all members to:

  • Have a board-level (or equivalent) endorsed commitment to address climate change which is consistent with the BBP’s Climate Commitment objective to deliver net zero buildings before 2050.
  • Have a directly employed resource with responsibility for the execution of the business’s Sustainability/ESG strategy.
  • Demonstrate that they have sufficient resources in place to contribute to the BBP work programme. 
  • Complete the BBP Annual Impact Survey in order to monitor these requirements and enable the BBP Executive to assess the impact of the BBP’s programme of work.


The BBP also strongly encourages all members to become a signatory to the BBP Climate Commitment.

As industry leaders, the BBP expects Members to:

  • Annually monitor, report and set targets in relation to the sustainability performance of their commercial property portfolios using standardised industry metrics wherever possible. 
  • Provide investors and borrowers with regular updates and responses to reasonable information requests on the sustainability issues that could have a material impact upon investment performance.
  • Support research into new technologies and innovation that could improve the operation and performance of existing buildings.
  • Incorporate sustainability issues into the management of their existing buildings and instruct their property managers and advisors accordingly.
  • Engage with their occupiers to overcome challenges and deliver mutually beneficial sustainability outcomes.

As part of the membership, the BBP expects members to:

  • Pro-actively support and promote the BBP and its objectives.
  • Attend and contribute to Working Group meetings and actively participate in the delivery of Working Group objectives.
  • Adopt the solutions developed by the BBP as best practice, implementing them where feasible across portfolio(s) and incorporating them into engagement with investors, occupiers, contractors and property managers.
  • Submit, where appropriate, managed UK portfolios to the annual Real Estate Environmental Benchmark.
  • Exchange knowledge and experience with the BBP membership and wider property industry by contributing to case studies, industry insights and blogs that can be shared via the BBP website.

The BBP will annually monitor members’ response to these commitments via the BBP Impact Survey. 

If you're interested in becoming a member please contact Jonathan Hulbert.