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More requirements from lenders and investors, regulations from governments and demands from stakeholders – the relevance for housing providers to show their corporate sustainability performance grows.
Sustainability is gaining in importance and traction in green and sustainable finance. Lenders and investors want to make a positive impact on society and the environment (climate mitigation and adaptation). Sustainable finance can be seen in a comprehensive way in addressing environmental, social and governance credentials, becoming part of the credit reviewing process.
National governments have legally committed to targets agreed upon during the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and are currently actively engaging all sectors of the economy to make their contribution to a low carbon economy.
Sustainability is increasingly inserting itself in everyone´s everyday activities. So much so that the housing industry is gearing up towards a low carbon economy, as stakeholders (tenants, regulators) request an accountable performance on sustainability. One way housing providers can showcase this is by issuing corporate sustainability reports on a regular basis.
As part of an explanatory online video series #BuildingCommunities about forward-thinking social and affordable housing initiatives, RITTERWALD showcases the impact of its Certified Sustainable Housing Label (CSHL).
This video was produced for us by BBC StoryWorks, the commercial content division of BBC Global News.
As part of an explanatory online video series #BuildingCommunities about forward-thinking social and affordable housing initiatives RITTERWALD showcases the impact of its Certified Sustainable Housing Label (CSHL).
Explore more about #BuildingCommunities here: www.buildinghousingcommunities.com
Clarion Housing Group, the UKs largest Housing Association, and since 2020 holder of the Certified Sustainable Housing Label successfully issued £1bn of ESG bonds and loans to support their social purpose activities. As well as managing 110,000 social and affordable homes and developing over 2,000 homes a year, Clarion’s social purpose extends to Clarion Futures, a charitable foundation established to support its residents and develop their future.
The film highlights both the importance of housing companies attracting their own sources of private capital, and how the objectives of social and affordable housing organisations can align with investor aspirations. It is also a reminder of the ultimate beneficiaries of social and affordable housing, the tenants, and the contribution sub market housing makes to establishing well-functioning communities.
Clarion Housing Group, the UKs largest Housing Association, and since 2020 holder of the Certified Sustainable Housing Label, successfully issued £1bn of ESG bonds and loans to support their social purpose activities. As well as managing 110,000 social and affordable homes and developing over 2,000 homes a year, Clarion’s social purpose extends to Clarion Futures, a charitable foundation established to support its residents and develop their future.
The film highlights both the importance of housing companies attracting their own sources of private capital, and how the objectives of social and affordable housing organisations can align with investor aspirations. It is also a reminder of the ultimate beneficiaries of social and affordable housing, the tenants, and the contribution sub market housing makes to establishing well-functioning communities.
Explore more about #BuildingCommunities presented by Housing Europe here: www.buildinghousingcommunities.com
Over the last 10 years, RITTERWALD has established itself as the leading Pan-European strategy consultancy and first mover in sustainable housing — with solutions:
London based 100,000+ housing association Peabody demonstrated excellent credentials again in the 2022 Annual Review of RITTERWALD’s Certified Sustainable Housing Label.
Our Director Ad Hereijgers has published an urban regeneration paper in the latest edition of the peer reviewed Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal. The paper addresses 10 year of high street regeneration of the West-Kruiskade in downtown Rotterdam.
The second edition of RITTERWALD's Sustainable Housing Outlook provides insights in 3 energy management models for heat supply that could be adopted by social housing providers across Europe.
On October 6 Ad Hereijgers, Director Business Development, will speak at Housemark’s Housing Data and Analytics Summit in Birmingham. He will address sustainable finance as the driver behind ESG data management as well as the conditions for effective ESG data management.
Update on developments in the West European social and affordable housing industry: We are happy to share the first edition of RITTERWALD’s Sustainable Housing Outlook – published on the occasion of the European Federation for Living (EFL) conference Berlin in June 2022.
New reporting standard to demonstrate community housing industry’s ESG credentials, read the media release here.
Austen Reid and Ad Hereijgers provide tips on how levelling up can work to create sustainable urban regeneration.
We are the first medium-sized housing association to receive the award, which recognises our strong ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance.
Ritterwald, has awarded medium-sized housing association Broadland the Certified Sustainable Housing Label – positive scores on tenant engagement.
Following on from the launch of its new sustainability bond in November, MORhomes PLC, the housing association bond aggregator owned by 66 housing associations, has made a further issue tapping the Sustainability Bond.
Social housing bond aggregator MORhomes completed its first sustainable bond through its new sustainability framework developed by RITTERWALD, securing £19.3m
Places for People has become the first UK placemaking and property company to align its environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting with the Certified Sustainable Housing Label.
This funding transaction has been made possible by Link’s early commitment to ESG accreditation by RITTERWALD.
MH always operated in sustainable manner, but, with enhanced documentation and review of processes, it can now access new investor base.
Sustainability is the most important megatrend of our times, which also makes it the top subject on the agenda for the real estate industry. RITTERWALD took a closer look at the sustainability reports published by the top 50 companies in the German housing sector.
Across Europe, social housing is being delivered and operated in a highly regulatory environment. Although smaller in tenure than homeownership, social housing is regarded as a professional risk- adjusted asset class that attracts private ESG investors.
