It was a long time coming, but it’s now clear that Australia’s commercial property sector has finally embraced sustainable financing.
Green loans have taken off in the Australian commercial property market with industry leaders such as Charter Hall, Investa, Frasers Property Australia and Brookfield financing billions in developments through sustainability-linked financing.But there’s still a long way to go.
These include Charter Hall confirming a further $1 billion in sustainability-linked loans and Frasers Property Australia securing $600 million in green debt, while late last year Brookfield Asset Management closed $970 million of sustainable financing. Its developments are also increasing green debt funded with $700 million secured for Parkline Place and $130 million for Indi Sydney City.
He said there were cost advantages to going with a green loan, which could be five to 10 basis points cheaper than a traditional debt facility.
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