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MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... bond" if it falls into at least one of five categories when it comes to use of proceeds - alternative energy, energy efficiency, pollution control, sustainable water, and green buildings, Lee said. MSCI is currently evaluating the available universe ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... reliable, investment grade data continues to increase with the advent of capital market interest in the topic of energy efficiency and sustainability in real estate, and GRESB will be at the forefront of providing increasingly granular, high-quality ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... York is leveraging innovative clean energy financing vehicles and community outreach to fund clean energy and energy efficiency projects in both commercial and residential properties. The Energy Improvement Corporation (EIC ) operates three programs ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... networks and generate and store their own energy through a combination of solar panels, gas generation, storage and energy efficiency; and renewables thrive, where "storage supports a 100% share of renewables in centralised power supply by 2050, high ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Energy Infrastructure Fund, a wholesale infrastructure investment fund that will invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency or low emissions technology. CFSGAM will seek to raise a further AU$300-$500 million over the next three to five years for ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... but is also improving the city's energy security through investments in decentralised energy and implementing energy efficiency standards for new buildings. Our report found that, where companies had reported climate risks that posed extremely serious ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... climate bonds to be in the top 15% of performers in terms of emissions, or to achieve deep cuts in emissions when energy efficiency investments are made. "If we're going to avoid catastrophic climate change we need to make deep cuts in our emissions ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "For example, our property managers within the balanced fund, one of the criteria there was, was there energy efficiency in the buildings in the portfolio. That's a factor. Similarly, we have a smaller alternatives portfolio there, and within that ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... of those sustainability credentials, whether that be an employee whose survey increased, or whether that is energy efficiency, those programs are really important." There should be more focus on drawing connections between the value of a strong reputation ...

Don Henry named fellow at University of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... world," Henry said in a statement. "The good news is that in the last decade renewable energy production and energy efficiency have grown rapidly in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. The recent tremendous growth in Australian rooftop solar panels ...