Capital Markets Partnership

The Capital Markets Partnership is a balanced, nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition of investors, investment banks, insurers, city, state and federal government, countries, and NGOs who have come together to create a market shift to sustainable investment by: Approving consensus underwriting standards that incorporate green building attributes into standard real estate underwriting practices; Working with investment banks and rating agencies to document that sustainable investment is characterized by less risk and is more profitable and preferred by institutional investors; Identifying opportunities and creating the platform to launch new sustainable investment products. The primary purpose of CMP’s efforts is to accelerate the introduction of a broad array of green building and other sustainable finance products including: Direct mortgage, construction and rehabilitation loans for commercial and residential properties; Structured finance products including Sustainable Building Securities (SBS); Pooled green real estate equity and debt funds and investments for the private and public markets; Insurance and asset management products and services for green buildings; Mechanisms that account for the imbedded economic value contained within leading product manufacturers who are pursuing sustainability initiatives by maximizing production inputs and minimizing production waste and externalities.