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Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... behind the Nuveen's US$ billion multi-asset class impact investing portfolio which includes private equity, private real estate, mortgages and fund investments. "In our view, impact is less about integration and more about intentionally driving portfolio ...

Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... regards, and we need to see it as a real sustainability narrative." Carter applies thinking around digitalization to real estate and cities in a paper entitled Crossing the Threshold. He outlines 24 environmental, social and governance (ESG) Focal issues ...

BayernLB joins Climate Bond Initiative as Climate Bonds Partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... economies, serving Mittelstand companies and large corporates, savings banks and public authorities, customers in the real estate industry, and retail customers, who are served primarily by the Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) subsidiary. It is owned by the ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand's real estate sector has outperformed other regions in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for the eighth year in a row, according to the 2018 GRESB benchmark. (Source: GRESB) This year, the region achieved ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... firm; Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), lighting manufacturer; Cundall, global engineering firm; Kilroy Realty, real estate investment trust; Frasers Property Australia, major developer; AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund, property investment fund ...

Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment strengthens: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... are approaching low carbon and green investment opportunities. The report finds that listed equity, fixed income and real estate are the top asset classes most cited by investors as ones where they are currently active or considering green investments ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... to make sure that the returns we're getting are consistent with the returns that we can achieve more broadly in the real estate portfolio. " Equity-based investments are within the scope of the trust, but the risk-adjusted opportunities and costs therein ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... rise in importance of ESG disclosures is due to a number of reasons. First, the world's built environment, of which real estate is a notable component, is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, consuming a third of our water and generating ...

Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... consultant in KPMG's human rights and social impact team, KPMG Banarra. At KPMG, Stamp worked with clients across FMCG, real estate, natural resources, financial services and government in managing human rights, social and environmental impacts, risks ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... managed by Lendlease and invests in commercial properties in Australia. It has been rated the world's most sustainable real estate fund in 2014, 2015 and 2017 by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). The CEFC investment is targeting ...