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ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... participants obtained energy ratings, compared to 44% for the ANREV members and 38% for the APAC sample. The main certification schemes used are LEED and BREEAM, the same as the Global sample." ANREV members include AMP Capital, NAB, Mirvac, Centuria ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... that we choose to use. " Another area of risk and potential reward in timber products is the increasing focus on certification and country-of-origin labeling for supply chain assurance, said MaryKate Hanlon, manager - sustainability, research, and communications ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... unaware of deforestation risks in agricultural commodities because of lack of traceability in global supply chains, certification challenges and regulatory uncertainty, according to CDP data. Launching the CDP Global Forests Report 2013, CDP reported ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... way." Another challenge for the development of ecosystem accounting will be developing independent standards of certification to provide reliability. "With regard to the UN's Ecosystem Accounting Guidelines specifically, I am interested in how these ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... having a supplier policy for anti-corruption but only 14% accomplished activities like managers signing "no bribery certification", 13% reported engaging in collective action and 22% reported recording instances of facilitation payments and gifts. In ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... improvement. There is a strong focus on the office sector - 60% of participants with office assets have building certification as compared to 36% for the industrial sector and 21% for retail. The GRESB report also noted that continuous monitoring of ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Bonds Initiative has released proposed eligibility criteria for solar assets under the Climate Bond Standard and Certification Scheme. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO The criteria specifies the amount of non-solar fuel back-up, or hybridization allowed ...

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... animal hospital and significant tree planting and habitat restoration along the Werribee River. "Zoos Victoria's certification milestone is part of its commitment to inspire millions of visitors to live more sustainably and protect wildlife and the environment ...

Net Balance certified as a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... transparency. "We've known about the movement for a couple of years now, and we started about mid-last year to pursue the certification process" said Terence Jeyaretnam, Net Balance director. "It's taken about four to six months to complete. The main ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... governance issues. The PRI research further found that 50% of companies said that some form of third party assurance certification on ESG activities "positively affects their appetite to do a deal," accord to the report. Respondents further said that ...