
A recap of the EEFIG EUSEW23 and 10-year anniversary events
The EEFIG EUSEW23 Policy Session and the subsequent EEFIG Reception marked the closure of EEFIG’s initiative, after a decade of achievements and accomplishments.

New booklet: A decade of achievements
We celebrate a decade of achievements and accomplishments. From the formal launch of EEFIG in 2013, the release of the EEFIG landmark report in 2015, the DEEP database and Underwriting Toolkit, to releasing eight working groups reports researched and written by selected expert groups.

New WG report on collecting and monitoring of data
Read about identifying relevant datasets to monitor energy efficiency investments and financing and providing advise on the best method to capture, process, and organize data.

Sign up for the EEFIG session at EUSEW 2023
The registration for the final event of EEFIG at EUSEW is open.

The story of EEFIG from before its convening to its future legacy
To celebrate EEFIG’s 10th anniversary we went back in time to the present and future, to understand the immense importance of the Working Groups and the impact EEFIG’s work has had on the Energy Efficiency agenda.

Watch EEFIG’s successful session at the Policy Conference of EUSEW
Our speakers enjoyed having an onsite panel discussion with 61 people attending in Brussels and 221 online. If you missed the session, watch it here.

EEFIG Plenary 2022 - Rapporteurs Conclusion
Two days of high-level speeches with eager discussions marked the EEFIG Annual Plenary 2022.

Sign up for the EEFIG session at EUSEW 2022
The registration for the hybrid session at EUSEW starts on 16 June 2022.

New report: Final Report on Risk Assessment
This new EEFIG finds important evidence that green loans can be less risky as there is a correlation between energy efficiency and credit risk.

Energy efficiency investments must more than double
Investments are increasingly urgent to deliver anticipated progress by 2030.

Join our annual Plenary meeting
Join our EEFIG annual Plenary meeting on 4 and 5 May 2022 in a virtual format.
6,800 new projects added to the EEFIG DEEP database
DEEP database now includes 24,000 energy efficiency projects with 11,000+ projects in buildings and 12,000+ projects in industry.
EEFIG Industry: Decarbonising energy intensive sectors
The EEFIG Working Group on Energy Efficiency in Industry is taking stock of the energy-intensive industrial sector in order to identify and assess the obstacles, drivers and best practice for increasing the energy efficiency investments.
Investing in health and social benefits: boosting sustainable renovation in the residential sector
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the intimate relationships between the environment and our daily lives. The green recovery brings an important opportunity to better connect environmentally positive measures with the goal of a more inclusive and healthier built environment

Interview - Elisabeth Minjauw, BNP Paribas Fortis
EEFIG interview with Elisabeth Minjauw, BNP Paribas Fortis
Are Energy Efficient Borrowers Less Risky?
The EEFIG Working Group on Risk Assessment is focusing on the quantitative relationship between energy efficiency improvements and lower probability of default of associated loans and the increased value of the underlying assets

EEFIG Interview - Mihaela Nadasan Deputy CEO, Head of Financial Instruments & Markets, Banca Transilvania
EEFIG Interview with Mihaela Nadasan, Deputy CEO, Head of Financial Instruments & Markets, Banca Transilvania
Launch of UNEP FI Investment Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool
The Investment Portfolio Impact Analysis Tool enables signatories to the Principles for Responsible Banking to meet their requirements under Principle 2 on impact analysis

Eric Usher: Banks are finally out of the blocks in the race to net-zero
Convened by the UN, the industry-led Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) was founded in late April by 43 banks from 23 countries across 5 continents, with assets of US$28.5 trillion – and the membership ranks continue to swell
Launch of UNEP FI Real Estate Impact Analysis Tool
The Real Estate Impact Analysis Tool was developed was developed by UNEP FI to enable financial institutions to identify and assess the positive and negative impacts associated with their real estate investments and portfolios.
EEFIG’s 2021 Plenary
The annual plenary meeting 2021 took place on 9-10 February. It was a novelty in two aspects: being held virtually and open to the public. High level
InvestEU: Investment guarantees for the European Green Deal
The InvestEU Programme will bring together, under one roof, the European Fund for Strategic Investments and 13 other EU financial instruments.
Integrated home renovation services in Europe
On 26 February, the European Commission hosted a Sustainable Energy Investment Forum (SEI Forum) webinar on integrated home renovation services
UNEP FI: 26 banks test the application of the EU taxonomy to core banking products
UNEP FI and the EBF have launched a unique report assessing the extent to which the EU Taxonomy on Sustainable Activities could be applied
UNEP FI: Aligning finance for the net-zero economy: Thought leadership papers
UNEP FI is continuing its partnership with EIT Climate-KIC to bring some of the world’s leading thinkers to contribute to a series of thought leadersh
Save the dates
EEFIG is participating with a session at the Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum - Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place and EUSEW

Update on Taxonomy and Tagging
The Taxonomy and Tagging EEFIG Working Group provided a useful additional point of contact between practitioners,both in finance and energy efficiency
