Creating a framework for sustainable investment in social housing

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There is widespread recognition of the role that affordable housing can play as start of a sustainable investment portfolio.

Financial markets can clearly see the potential in social housing providers as an asset class.  This is particularly in light of new road maps and principles set out in the UK and internationally to encourage sustainable and social value-driven outcomes in businesses accessing finance.  However, as regulation around reporting and ‘greenwashing' tightens, it is no longer enough to rely on the acknowledgement that affordable housing feels socially valuable.  Registered providers will have to prove their benefits against measurable KPIs.  Moves like publication of the government's ‘Green...