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Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... component, is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, consuming a third of our water and generating 40% of our waste. Secondly, the cost of electricity, water, waste and other outgoings continues to increase, putting an impost on both landlords ...

Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... database that we crated and we took a closer look at incidents within the industry, focused on emissions, effluence and waste, and within this broader category of incidence, we have three types of emissions, effluence and wastes." Sustainalytics analysis ...

BetaShares launches Australian equities ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... involvement in sustainable business activities. Such activities include: renewable energy, water efficiency, recycling, waste remediation and re-use of materials, education, healthcare, animal health, healthy foods and nutrition products, and green star ...

Brambles talks sustainability strategy, Sustainable Development Goals and natural capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... cubic metres. In using Brambles' pallets and RPCs, customers saved 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 and 1.45 million tonnes of waste. Further, by collaborating with customers, Brambles saved 54,000 tonnes of CO2 and reduced driving by 64.7 million kilometres. ...

Australia/NZ continue to top the ranks in GRESB 2017 real estate review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... Reduced like-for-like water consumption by 0.5% - equivalent to 999 Olympic swimming pools, and Diverted 52.9% of landfill waste - equivalent to 399,008 truck loads. "We are delighted to see an increase in the number of participants and assets across ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... (solar, wave, geothermal, wind), metering and control, green building and biomaterials, transport technologies, water and waste," according to a statement by Artesian and the prominent investors. "The investments in the Clean Energy Seed Fund from high ...

CEFC lends $30 million to ResourceCo for conversion of waste into PEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has lent $30 million to a resource recovery company that converts selected non-recyclable waste into solid fuel. ResourceCo will use the funding to build two new plants that converts non-recyclable waste streams into ...

GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair, new members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Occupational Health and Safety, GRI 201: Economic Performance, human rights-related standards, and GRI 306: Effluents and Waste.

ANZ appoints Katharine Tapley head of sustainable finance solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
ANZ has appointed Katharine Tapley as head of sustainable finance solutions (SFS), loans and specialised finance. Katharine Tapley, head of sustainable finance solutions (SFS), loans and specialised finance Tapley has served as acting head since June ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as having policies that create an incentive for the deployment of energy from waste and bioenergy projects. CEFC research shows that those states have policy setting and levies that incentivise businesses ...