Exploring the SBTi Buildings Criteria

Join us on September 17 for an exclusive look into the SBTi decarbonization criteria for buildings.

September 17, 2025
10:00 am
EDT | September 17, 2025 10:00 am

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On September 17, join us for an inside look at the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) decarbonization criteria for buildings. The new standard and guidance, which was published in August 2024 and came into effect in February 2025, helps companies set clear emissions reduction targets for their buildings and includes recommendations for transparency and best practices for decarbonization.

In this webinar, SBTi will walk through the key changes introduced by the Buildings Criteria, including:

Decarbonization Trajectories: Understanding the new pathways for reducing operational and embodied carbon in buildings.
GHG Accounting Requirements: How tenant emissions, fugitive emissions, and the buying or selling of buildings impact your carbon footprint and target validation.

This is a must-attend event for organizations and individuals looking to stay ahead of emerging decarbonization standards and ensure their building practices align with global climate goals.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get expert insights and practical guidance on meeting the new SBTi Buildings Criteria!

Speakers

John Mandyck (Moderator)

CEO, Urban Green Council

John Mandyck joined Urban Green Council in 2018 as its first-ever CEO. He capped a 25-year career as Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies Corporation, a Fortune 45 global leader in the building, aerospace and food refrigeration industries. He also serves as a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Business. John is the founding chair of the Corporate Advisory Board for the World Green Building Council, a former board chair of Urban Green, and co-author of the book Food Foolish.

Diana Farmer

North America Regional Lead, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Diana is the North America Regional Lead at the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In her role, she supports companies and partners to drive ambitious climate action through the adoption of science-based targets in North America. She also works to advance the relevance of SBTi standards while strengthening partnerships to address systemic barriers to decarbonization. She joined the SBTi from one of its founding partners, CDP where she worked for several years supporting the industrial sectors in their CDP disclosures and developing campaigns to advance the adoption of environmental best practices.

Amanda Skeldon

Buildings Engagement Specialist, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Amanda is the global lead on engaging the buildings sector at the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In her role, she works with companies, financial institutions and partners to drive rapid decarbonisation of the built environment through the adoption of science-based targets across the buildings sector. She also works to engage the sector to advance the relevance of the SBTi Buildings Criteria and drive clarity and collaboration that creates an ecosystem that facilitates systemic decarbonisation in the sector. Amanda joined SBTi, from global real estate company JLL where she was the Climate and Nature Director for the UK. She has previously held a range of roles focussed on stakeholder engagement, cross-sector collaboration and sustainability.

Shawn Hesse

NCARB, RA, LFA, LEED AP, CSRM, Vice President, Sustainability Advisory North America Practice Co-Lead, JLL

Shawn is a senior leader in JLL North America’s Sustainability consulting team, focused on manufacturing, industrial, logistics, and data center real estate clients. With over two decades of experience as an architect, facilitator, and sustainability consultant, he specializes in developing sustainability targets and crafting sustainability and resilience strategies to achieve them. His team leads development of sustainability strategy, green leasing, sustainability reporting, decarbonization planning, and climate risk analysis for global clients. He has advised on high-performance buildings, achieving certifications, implementing carbon accounting practices, setting Science-Based Targets, and green leasing strategies for portfolios spanning 200 million square feet. Based in Philadelphia, he resides in his fully-electrified 1905 townhouse with his partner Laur and their young daughters, Ella and Ivy.

Kathleen Hetrick

Associate Principal at Buro Happold, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, CSR-P

Kathleen is an MPH Bloomberg Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. As Sustainable Integration Lead for Buro Happold US region, Kathleen combines her passion for regenerative design and environmental justice with a technical background in Architectural Engineering. She leads the sustainable design process on a wide range of cutting-edge projects including LEED Platinum, ILFI Zero Carbon and Living Building Challenge buildings, including leading the circularity strategy for the NYCEDC Sparc Kips Bay Project. She is currently a board member of USGBC-California and the Co-Chair of the California-wide Circularity Committee. She was part of the original SBTi Buildings Guidance Expert Advisory Group. In 2023 Kathleen received the prestigious International Living Future Institute’s Living Future Heroes Award.

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