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DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... gas and water intensity across its entire portfolio. DEXUS owns, manages and develops office, industrial and retail properties with total properties under management of more than A$13bn, primarily in Australia and the US. In its 2011 annual review, DEXUS ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... to break even, which is a little bit too long to encourage people to go down that path. We would generally hold our properties for longer than 10 years, but if a fund has to pay off energy and water efficiency upgrades for 10 years or more, it's difficult ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... engagement with existing investments. "LGS continually monitors both the energy consumption and water usage of all the properties in our portfolio," said Peter Lambert, CEO of LGS. "The GRESB database will allow us to benchmark ourselves against the ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... five NABERS stars to six stars, the maximum score for environmental performance of commercial buildings. One of LGS's properties awarded 6 NABERS Stars, 120 Sussex St Sydney NABERS is a national program managed by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... investment firms and vehicles. Kok noted that Australia generally has a reputation for understanding why and how commercial properties should be improved for environmental efficiencies, but social factors are still less well understood. "Australia is ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... of abattoirs to ensure they are meeting World Animal Health guidelines. They require exporters "to trace cattle from properties, onto vessels, into feedlots and into abattoirs that meet agreed international standards," according to a statement accompanying ...