Financing Transformation: A Guide to Green Building for Green Bonds and Green Loans
The real estate sector is rapidly approaching a watershed moment, when building green will no longer be the signifier of market leaders, but simply how business is done in the built environment. A low-carbon transition plan is fast becoming a business essential.
Sustainable finance instruments like green loans and green bonds are crucial for driving the shift towards a low-carbon economy. However, limited understanding within the real estate sector has hampered progress.
The Green Building Council of Australia, alongside an international alliance of world leading green building rating system organisations, has launched the first global practical guide to facilitate the $35 trillion investment needed by 2030 to meet global energy transition goals, and effectively bridge this knowledge gap.
Financing Transformation details how various building verification and certification standards can be used to comply with global classifications and bond frameworks.
This comprehensive resource also offers practical insights and case studies to help stakeholders effectively utilise green finance instruments.
- Investors and financial institutions will find this guide useful in making more informed, sustainable investment decisions.
- Owners and developers of green buildings will find this guide valuable in aligning projects with green finance requirements, and thus access new capital sources.
Download the full report at this link
https://new.gbca.org.au/green-star/green-star-strategy/sustainable-finance
Watch this space in the coming months as we delve into this report and its detail. The GBCSA looks forward to being your guide the upcoming step-changes along the global journey to a greener economy.