The second annual World Green Roof Day had a much bigger engagement this year with new countries including Argentina, Ghana, Nigeria, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Kuwait, Lithuania and Albania all getting involved.
Taking place on 6 June 2021, the event also welcomed green roofs from Mumbai and the Faroe Islands.
Using the hashtag #WGRD2021, companies and individuals shared images and videos of green roofs and rooftop gardens from around the globe. Emporio Armani celebrated funding a green roof on a children’s hospice in the UK, new telephone booths with green roofs were launched in Austria, and an open rooftop tour was hosted in Rotterdam.
In addition to celebrating green roofs, some used this occasion to launch new products and initiatives, including the 2021 Anniversary Edition of the GRO Code in the UK, a brand-new green roof product range from Sika, and a new eLearning Green Roof training course from Lantra (UK).
Amsterdam also announced plans to build accessible roof gardens at high altitude, connected by air bridges, by 2025. ROEF and Rooftop Revolution signed the green alliance to strengthen each other in making even more green meters on roofs in the city.
Furthermore, since the event, Milan has announced they will map all their existing green roofs and walls.
As well as increased reach, the global event was endorsed by the Austrian Environment Minister and the Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change. It also received the backing of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
