IGBC 2025 convenes 800 delegates, introduces academia-industry sustainability programme

• This year’s IGBC introduced the Academia Participation Sponsorship Programme (APSP), which enabled more than 100 students and lecturers from 12 universities nationwide to attend, supported by RM100,000 in industry sponsorships.  

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): The fifth International Green Build Conference (IGBC) 2025 convened more than 800 delegates, including two Cabinet Ministers and industry leaders, to discuss strategies for decarbonising the built environment, strengthening urban resilience, and advancing sustainability initiatives.

Themed “Adaptation Through Sustainable Innovation”, the event was co-organised by GreenRE and REHDA Institute to promote strategies for decarbonising the built environment, enhancing urban resilience, and advancing ESG transformation in Malaysia and the region.

This year’s IGBC introduced the Academia Participation Sponsorship Programme (APSP), which enabled more than 100 students and lecturers from 12 universities nationwide to attend, supported by RM100,000 in industry sponsorships.  

APSP is designed to bridge the academia-industry gap, ensuring that future sustainability leaders gain exposure to the latest trends, innovations, and challenges shaping Malaysia’s built environment

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The programme included a “Meet the Industry” session, providing students with career exposure in sustainability-focused fields.

“For decades, the building and construction sector has been a major part of the problem. But that can, and must, change. We must stop being part of the climate problem and start becoming the structural backbone of the solution. 

“That is why IGBC matters. Because this is where knowledge becomes action. This is where great design informs national policy. This is where fragmented solutions become a coordinated shift,” said GreenRE chairman, Datuk Seri FD Iskandar.

The conference also featured a Green Build Tour to Merdeka 118, Gamuda Cove’s Wetlands Arboretum, the City of Elmina, and Sunway International School, showcasing practical applications of sustainable design.

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