Streamlining the Alignment of Green Mortgages & Energy Efficient Home Renovation Loans with the EU Taxonomy
The ENGAGE Portal aims to stimulate energy efficiency investments by combining standardised and comparable sustainability data with credit information, allowing for adequate ESG risk assessment at micro- and macro level.
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ENGAGE
for ESG Activation Investments
The ENGAGE project, funded by the European Union, is working towards reaching the EU’s energy efficiency and climate objectives. Our goal is to:
- Provide clarification and standardisation to the European real estate lending market via the development of a dedicated data template that comprises critical fields needed to assess the alignment of mortgages and home renovation loans with the EU Taxonomy and other relevant regulations. s
- Address the complexities in navigating the EU Taxonomy Regulation and its derived legislation by creating the ENGAGE Portal to help financial institutions check the alignment of their mortgages and home renovation loans with the Taxonomy.
- Facilitate the creation of a European sustainable finance ecosystem that allows for analysis, integration, and reduction of risks for energy efficiency investments across the European Union.
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NEWS & UPDATES
ENGAGE Contributes to the EBA Consultation Paper on changes to ITS on supervisory reporting: Module on ESG reporting
On 9 July 2026, ENGAGE for ESG contributed to the European Banking Authority (EBA) Consultation Paper on changes to ITS on supervisory reporting, in particular, to the module on ESG reporting.
The ENGAGE Consortium response focused on the questions about Template D 02.00, related to “Climate Change Transition Risk: Loans collateralised by immovable property”, highlighting the importance of collecting climate metrics which are consistent amogst the different financial regulatory frameworks and jurisdictions.
The ENGAGE Consortium response is building on the Consortium experience developing the ENGAGE Templates, a standardised disclosure framework designed by market participants to check the alignment of mortgages and home renovation loans with the EU Taxonomy Regulation.
Climate Positive Europe Alliance accesses the ENGAGE Portal as a data user
In late May 2026, CPEA gained access to the data published by Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios (UCI) on the ENGAGE Portal to conduct a pilot exercise, assessing the feasibility of evaluating the CPEA Standard Taxonomy verification on UCI green RMBS transactions.
The ENGAGE Portal provides dedicated private areas for lending institutions to upload the ENGAGE Templates and other documents, and allows deal owners to grant access to third parties to their data.
The access of CPEA to the UCI data marks a milestone in the ENGAGE Portal deployment roadmap and highlights the importance of sustainability data availability in a consistent and harmonised manner through a centralised system.
ENGAGE for ESG Featured in Il Sole 24 Ore
ENGAGE for ESG Project Coordinator, Marco Angheben, was recently featured in Il Sole 24 Ore, summarising the ENGAGE for ESG initiative and its impact on the Italian and EU residential building stock.
The presentation is part of Focus ESG Episode 78 produced by Italpress, during which Professor Monica Billio (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) showcased the results of the risk mitigation correlation analysis conducted by Università Ca’ Foscari under the initiative.
Other Italian media, such as Milano Finanza, Economy or La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, echoed the episode.
ENGAGE Contributes to the Call for Feedback on the Review of the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act
On 10 April 2026, ENGAGE for ESG contributed to the European Commission Call for Feedback on a draft EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act.
The ENGAGE Consortium deems positive the acknowledgement that the technical screening criteria for construction and real estate activities should be revised to align those criteria with the evolution in Union law, and in particular, the EPBD.
ENGAGE Contributes to the Call for Evidence for an Impact Assessment for an Affordable Housing Act
On 2 April 2026, ENGAGE for ESG contributed to the European Commission Call for Evidence for an Impact Assessment for an Affordable Housing Act.
The ENGAGE Consortium focused, in particular, on Pillar I, Action 3; and Pillar II, Action 1 of the European Affordable Housing Plan, related to Combining affordability, sustainability and quality in housing; and Mobilising additional public and private investment, respectively.
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