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By Vincent Mahieu, Senior Associate, Hypoport In the second week of June 2018 we saw a successful launch of the Energy Efficient Mortgages Pilot Scheme  (in collaboration with 37 European banks, 23 supporting organisations and EU and international political institutions). The EeMAP and EeDaPP are part of the Energy […]

By Sarah Sayce professor of University of Reading and Zsolt Toth, External Affairs & EU Liason Manager, Europe RICS Valuers act in accordance with the instructions they receive and the requirements of their professional body. As energy efficiency is likely […]

By Stephen Richardson, World Green Building Council Between February and April of this year, the EeMAP consortium undertook a mammoth, market consultation exercise to gather detailed feedback on our draft proposals for the pilot scheme. Spearheading this process, national Green […]

By Luca Bertalot, Secretary General EMF-ECBC, Coordinator EeMAP&EeDaPP Introduction: Interest in energy efficiency finance has increased in recent years, driven largely by the successful conclusion of COP21 and the ambitious efforts being undertaken at EU level as a result. For […]

Brussels, 14 June 2018 – For immediate release Today marks an important milestone for the Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative, with the official launch of the Energy Efficient Mortgages Pilot Scheme, on the occasion of the Energy Efficient Mortgages Events in Windsor, UK. The […]

by Miguel Garcia de Eulate Martin, Caja Rural de Navarra Caja Rural de Navarra (CRN) updated in 2017 its Sustainable Bond Framework in order to include Energy efficient buildings within its eligible use of proceeds. This was a relevant step […]

Brussels, 15 February 2018 – For immediate release Consumer research led by E.ON indicates that Energy Efficient Mortgages could be the answer customers have been looking for. Access to affordable finance has long since been an obstacle for many customers thinking […]

Brussels, 12 February 2018 – For immediate release Today, the Energy Efficient Mortgages Action Plan (EeMAP) Consortium has launched a major market consultation on guidelines for a pan-European ‘energy efficient mortgage’ pilot scheme. EeMAP is aimed at delivering a standardised European framework and data collection […]

Brussels, 8 February 2018 – For immediate release Today, the Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative is being presented at a Roundtable on Sustainable Finance & Energy Efficiency in Singapore in collaboration with the National University of Singapore’s School of Design and Environment. Attended […]

Banks can play a game changing role in providing long-term financing for energy improvements to the European building stock. They intervene at the most critical moment, when a property is built or bought and therefore have a unique opportunity to […]