“Mobilising Private Financing for Affordable Building Renovation”
Rue d’Arlon 63-67, 1040 Brussels, Belgium and online
May 4th 2026, 15:30 – 18:30 (CET)
The EU needs to renovate its buildings at scale but public funding alone will not be enough. Mobilising private capital will be essential to deliver the energy renovation of buildings and to expand affordable housing.
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank are advancing initiatives to address the housing crisis and improve housing affordability. This includes plans for a Pan-European Investment Platform for Affordable and Sustainable Housing and closer cooperation between EU institutions, financial actors and housing providers.
This event will explore how EU financial reforms can help create a stronger pipeline of renovation and housing investments that can attract private capital. It will also look at what is needed on the ground as financing tools alone are not enough. Scaling up renovation requires reliable data, clear standards and well-structured project pipelines.
The discussion will also feature insights from a new report by Climate Strategy & Partners. The report outlines ways to improve transparency, standardisation and alignment with the EU’s decarbonisation pathway across the real estate sector. It explores how a system-wide carbon data pipeline could link loan origination to investors and ensure consistent, verifiable information across the financial chain. The EU is currently reviewing its securitisation framework as part of efforts to strengthen its capital markets and attract long-term investment. If designed well, securitisation could help connect pools of renovation loans and housing finance with institutional investors. This could increase the availability of capital for banks and help expand financing for renovation and housing projects.
This event is co-organised by the Renovate Europe Campaign, Climate Strategy (CS) and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).
EVENT DRAFT AGENDA:
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Registration and coffee |
| 15:30 – 15:35 | Welcome and introduction |
| Adrian Joyce, Director, Renovate Europe Campaign and Peter Sweatman, CEO of Climate Strategy | |
| 15:35 – 16:10 | Panel 1 – Scaling investment in energy renovation and affordable housing |
| Annachiara Torciano, Head of ESG, Slättö
Jaime Luque, director of the ESCP Institute of Real Estate Finance and Management and member of the European Commission’s Housing Advisory Board Hans Biemans, Managing Director of Sustainable Markets, ING Hans Vermeulen, Chief Executive Officer, Onesto Moderated by: Afroditi Psatha, Head of Operations and Projects, Renovate Europe Campaign 3-minute panel conclusions by Rémi Collombet, Secretary General, Efficient Buildings Europe |
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| 16:10 – 16:15 | Q&A |
| 16:15 – 16:35 | Keynote – EU securitisation reform: opportunities for sustainable housing and renovation finance |
| Joshua Brady, Securitisation Expert and Report’s Author | |
| 16:35 – 17:10 | Panel 2 – Better data to drive affordable and efficient mortgage securitisation |
| Marco Angheben, Head of Business Development and Regulatory Affairs, European DataWarehouse and ENGAGE Project Coordinator
Dr. Daniel Mahayni, Director Portfoliocontrolling Retail Mortgages/Home Loans/Real Estate Brokerage, Deutsche Bank Françoise Refabert, President, Filao Labs Moderated by: Piet Hein Schram, Co-founder and Spokesperson, Energy Efficient Mortgages NL |
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| 17:10 – 17:15 | Q&A |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Final words and summary |
| Adrian Joyce, Director at the Renovate Europe Campaign and Peter Sweatman, CEO of Climate Strategy | |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | Networking and drinks |
| An opportunity to connect with speakers and attendees |