The ESG Reporting Standard is a tool for measuring, managing, reporting and interpreting community impact generated by the Australian community housing sector.

At present, the Standard is voluntary and has been developed for, and in consultation with, the community housing sector to ensure that it supports their needs and fulfils the goal of making sector value more transparent to lenders and investors.

CHIA is working closely with a Steering Committee to oversee the implementation of the ESG Reporting Standard. Its members are listed below.

Community housing providers, lenders and investors are invited to Adopt or Support the ESG Reporting Standard. An outline of Adopter and Supporter commitments is provided below.

What does this mean for my organisation? Here is an explanation of the two roles and their commitments.

As an Adopter

  • For housing providers: Commits to annual reporting against all Core criteria of the Standard (and preferably Enhanced) and to publicly disclosing their report on their website. 
  • For lenders and investors: Commits to integrating the Standard into their investment and credit policies, processes, and/or product design. Shares an annual update of activities to integrate the new ESG Standard in investment processes.

Sign up to become an Adopter here

A Supporter:

  • A Supporter commits to promoting the adoption and implementation of the Standard.
  • Collaborates with CHIA to raise awareness of the Standard’s value. This may be through events, newsletter communications and/or social media channels.

Sign up to become a Supporter here


The steering committee comprises of the following individuals, and CHIA acknowledges their help and guidance with this project.

Christine Covington

Christine Covington, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth With over 36 years’ experience in planning,...

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Andrew Hannan

Andrew Hannan, CHC Australia Andrew, CEO at Community Housing Canberra, has senior executive experie...

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Hugh Hartigan

Hugh Hartigan, NHFIC Hugh is Head of Research at NHFIC. Hugh has nearly 20 years of public policy ex...

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Dr Ad Hereijgers

Dr.  Ad Hereijgers, Ritterwald Ad Hereijgers is Business Development Director of RITTERWALD Consult...

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Scott Langford

Scott Langford, SGCH Scott Langford is the Group CEO at SGCH where he leads a team of 250 people who...

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Elham Monavari

Elham Monavari, Green Building Council Australia Elham Monavari is the Head of Green Star Strategic ...

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Matthew Read

Matthew Read, Industry Super Australia. Matthew is Senior Manager Research and Public Affairs at Ind...

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Dr Marcus Spiller

Dr Marcus Spiller, SGS Economics & Planning Pty Ltd Marcus is a founding partner at SGS Economic...

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Jane West

Jane West, Bric Housing Jane is an experienced housing professional, having held senior roles in the...

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CHIA would also like to acknowledge Housing Australia’s continued support of the ESG standard and its implementation.


Do you have questions, or need further information? If so, in the first instance please email CHIA via [email protected].

You can also visit our FAQ section which may cover what you need.