Developments in Sustainable finance
As a sustainability reporting
consultant, we keep track of latest developments in the sustainability field.
In this blog we walk you through green bonds and mortgages that are now being
developed by banks across the global. Financial institutions and banks across
the world haves made a global commitment to support green and sustainable
projects. Billions if USD have been committed towards financing sustainable
projects by 2030. Such finance would be utilised towards funding projects
related to cleaner energy, low carbon technologies, and other projects that
mitigate GHG emissions. These projects when funded would move the world towards
delivery of the Paris Agreement and also to the UN’s Sustainable Development
Goals 2030. Being a sustainability reporting consultant we have helped several
organisation report on sustainable finance as well as UN SDGs.
As part of this commitment, banks and
financial institutions have indicated that they will consistently strive for
development of sustainable capital markets, support corporate and institutional
clients in managing risks, and promote sustainable investment products for
retail as well as private banking clients as far as feasible. Sustainability
consultant are in great demand as a result of opportunities with the financial
sector.
In implementing this commitment,
the financial institutions are now considering the development of several new
banking products including green bonds and green mortgages. The green bond also
known as climate bond are mostly asset linked and are supported by the balance
sheet of the issuing organisation. These bonds are specifically to be used for
developing projects contributing positively towards the low carbon and
environmental protection. As a sustainability
reporting consultant we always suggest our clients to report publicly
on the projects undertaken for environmental benefit.
Green mortgage products are
designed to have preferential rates and terms that are based on the sustainable
credentials of the property on how energy or water efficient is it for example.
Also in order to have rational green mortgage rating system, banks are looking
for sustainability consultancy who can provide them with recommendations on the
proposed preferential rates and terms for buildings certified with recognised
under different rating system at different levels.
Sustainability
consultancy considers the various green building standards, rating
schemes, available certifications for energy, water and resource efficiency as
part of their assessment, and create a comparable framework which then bank
links with preferred mortgage rates to the certification level across different
standards.
Now a days banking and financial
institutions are also coming up with mortgage rates that vary with the sustainability
rating of the buildings such as LEED silver, gold or platinum etc. As
sustainability consultant we welcome these steps being taken by financial
institutions for a better tomorrow. GE3S is a well known Sustainability
consultant in the Midddle east and asia region. If you are looking for
a sustainability consultancy please reach out to us at vishal.kumar@ge3s.org.
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