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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 ...

Norton Rose Fulbright partners to form new energy sector advisory business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... changing their focus," said Simon Currie. "New players are entering the sector as it converges with other sectors such as real estate, transport, infrastructure and agriculture. With the help of Norton Rose Fulbright's high quality global and Australian ...

Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainaltyics analysed the "intensifying physical impacts of climate change pose major questions for the world's $217 trillion real estate industry," and found that most firms are poorly prepared. "We highlight in the repot that compared to others ...

High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... amount of the next most exposed industry (food products). The riskiest industry is automobiles and the least risky is real estate, the report found. The U.S. has the highest country incident risk, accounting for 40 percent of all incidents. The relative ...