Our customers care how their money is used. That’s why our impact finance business exists.
Our impact finance business exists as a commitment to our Responsible Banking Policy. It lends to and invests in projects, organisations and businesses that have a positive impact on people and the planet.
- Our commercial impact lending is to projects, businesses and organisations whose work has a positive social or environmental impact. Our commercial lending is usually secured by property or other assets, and we do some smaller unsecured loans.
- Our retail impact loans include energy efficient mortgages and home loans for low income earners or first home buyers using government-backed programs.
The Impact Finance team specialise in:
- making the built environment sustainable and accessible
- transitioning to clean energy including renewables, energy efficiency and electric vehicles
- lending to social impact businesses and not-for-profits.
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Green residential property |
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Community housing |
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Affordable housing |
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Inclusive housing (e.g. specialist disability accomodation) |
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Positive impact organisations |
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Green commercial buildings |
Get in touch with our Impact Finance team
If you’re involved in any of the above sectors or projects, please get in touch.
Our impact finance projects
From our Clean Energy Home Loan customers to the driving forces behind Specialist Disability Accommodation projects, read about some of our Impact Finance success stories.
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