Climate and Sustainability Council

ANNUAL GET INVOLVED APPLICATION WINDOW FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 IS NOW CLOSED

About the Climate and Sustainability Council

The built environment is responsible for ~40% of total global greenhouse gas emissions and will be among the most impacted by its consequences. As such, sustainability and resiliency have become essential considerations for all new and existing projects in our land use industry. Government agencies and the private sector are working to align policy and action to ensure that the industry meets its goals for a healthier and more sustainable future. While policy and technological solutions already exist to solve many of the largest contributors to climate change and pollution, many questions remain about how to enact, fund, and implement many of them to meet Net Zero targets.

Mission

This council will share knowledge on general climate and sustainability best practices and innovations – including New York’s sustainability and climate goals and policies – and will work to understand the range of solutions to support advocacy and action for policymakers, public agencies, and private sector leaders in real estate and land use.

Topics will range from New York City’s Local Law 97 implementation, to embodied carbon, to major urban infrastructure projects, to resiliency planning and sustainable design.

Goals & Objectives

This Council will cultivate land use leaders who are

  • Working on fundamental sustainability-related organizational change
  • Looking for innovative solutions to thorny problems around sustainable development
  • Learning about the systems that contribute to emissions – and are working to mitigate them
  • Striving to help their organizations meet climate and sustainability goals
  • looking for support in subject matter advocacy

How do I become involved?

  • Join the Council: by submitting an application during the application window, which is open annually from February to March.
  • Attend a Council meeting as a guest: there are 3 guest seats available for each Council meeting. If you would like to experience a Council meeting before applying to join, please contact Sam Mullins via e-mail at [email protected]
  • Become a Council leader: To learn about the responsibilities of Council leadership, explore the Local Product Council Leadership Handbook. To apply to become a Council leader, submit a leadership application during the application window, which is open annually from February to March.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Sam Mullins via e-mail at [email protected]

Basic Guidelines for a ULI NY Local Product Council:

  • To be considered for participation on a Local Product Council, a member must submit an application (the annual application window is open from February – March)
  • Must be a ULI member (Associate or Full)
  • Must have relevant knowledge of subject matter
  • Must actively participate in discussion and sharing information
  • Must attend 3 out of the 4 meetings during the ULI fiscal year
  • No more than two members of a firm may sit on the same Local Product Council
  • Members can only participate on one Local Product Council at a time

ULI New York Climate and Sustainability Product Council