about us
michelle marie farrell
After nearly two decades working at the intersection of high-performance buildings, climate finance, and sustainable real estate, I created this platform to turn hard-won experience into practical tools for the market.
My work across the United States, Switzerland, the UAE, Hong Kong SAR, China, and emerging markets has shown me that sustainable buildings do not scale through good intentions alone. They scale when better data, stronger engineering, and smarter capital structures come together.
This website shares the insights, tools, and financing approaches behind that work—helping real estate owners, developers, lenders, and investors translate sustainability ambition into bankable, finance-ready projects.
My goal is simple: to help others find practical pathways to finance better buildings — buildings that are more efficient, resilient, affordable, and climate-smart.
Disclaimer: The advice and perspectives shared here are personal should not be considered official recommendations of any other organization or employer.
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Above Left to Right: Interview with CNBC Africa, Panelist at COP28 at the United Nations Environment Pavilion, Panelist at COP28 at the Rwanda Pavilion
EDGE for Self-Built Homes: A success story from India: IFC Impact Story
Michelle managed and filmed the story of Aavas Financiers, one of India's leading housing loan finance companies, to tell the story of how they partnered with IFC to create a solution to allow for EDGE certification of self-built houses, a game-changing innovation in the affordable housing sector.
Knowledge Events and Webinars - September 2024
Michelle Farrell uses her vast network of sustainability professionals and experts to conceptualize and execute both online and face to face sessions that establish and maintain IFC's thought leader position in the green building market. In this session, she explored issues faced by SIDS/small island states.
Gustavo Favaron Interviews: Michelle Farrell - “ESG reporting is no longer an option”
In a conversation with Gustavo Favaron, CEO & Managing Partner of GRI Club at India GRI 2023, Michelle discussed the global shift towards ESG reporting, emphasising that it is no longer a mere trend but a mandatory requirement in many countries, as seen with India's imminent Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR).
Michelle Farrell represents IFC at high-level public and private sector engagements - Jamaica, August 2024
Supported the IFC launch of the EDGE Buildings program in the country during a roundtable discussion with key CEOs in the financial, real estate, conglomerate, health, energy, and agriculture sectors.
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