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Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... total. Only 7% of organisations are green starters and 24% are in the green talk category. GRESB cited GPT Group's Wholesale Office Fund and Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund as office and retail sector leaders, respectively, Mirvac as diversified property ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia Bank (NAB) have financed a AU$7 million environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) that will retrofit a Melbourne office tower to reduce carbon emissions by more than 600 tonnes a year. Signing of the AU$7 million EUA. Pictured from left are the ...

Deutsche Borse joins Integrated Reporting pilot programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Deutsche Borse Group has joined the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Pilot Programme Business Network and will become the first stock exchange to join the IIRC Pilot Programme. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO The Pilot Programme tests the IIRC's ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Group, Mirvac, Goodman Group, Stockland, Dexus, Colonial First State Retail Property Trust Group, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, and Investa. The REITS represent 85% of the sector's market capitalisation, and J.P. Morgan said that responses were ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... CitySwitch to regional Australia." CitySwitch is an established national energy efficiency program that targets commercial office tenants. More than 430 tenancies from 378 different organisations have become signatories and committed to achieving a minimum ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has announced new partnerships and members as it is evaluating responses to the 2013 survey. IVBN, the association for Dutch institutional investors in the real estate sector, has become a partner. ...

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has started the recruitment process for its next chief executive officer. The council has posted an advertisement for the CEO position on its website. Current CEO Ann Byrne had previously announced ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... distribution for the growth portfolio would be 38% lower than this year. Baster pointed to rule change by the Australian Taxation Office that impacts on how tax-exempt institutions such as the clients of UCA Funds Management can use franking credits ...

CDP, CDSB, IIIRC ally to promote natural capital reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have agreed to an alliance that will see the three groups collaborate to increase the reporting on use and depreciation of natural capital. ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will have to report greenhouse gas emissions in their strategic or directors reports, after the British parliament amended its Companies Act 2006. From October, all companies quoted on the LSE and ...