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GRESB appoints two non-executive directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has appointed representatives from Norges Bank Investment Management and NAREIT as non-executive directors to its board. Mie Holstad, Chief Administrative Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management ...

LGS hires Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... annual report, the most recent annual report available on LGS' website. Armstrong has more than 20 years' experience in real estate management. Prior to coming to LGS, he was portfolio manager of direct property for Uniting Financial Services (UFS) ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... named leader in food and staples retailing, Westpac was named a leader in banking, and GPT Group was named leader in real estate. Westpac welcomed news it was named a leader in the banking industry. "This clearly shows that our commitment to sustainability ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... companies continue to outperform global peers in sustainability reporting and performance, according to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 results. Australia/NZ property companies received an average score of 61 out of 100 ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... energy efficiency in the built environment," said Tatiana Bosteels, head of responsible property investment, Hermes Real Estate and chair of the Property Working Group of the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). "But to do this effectively ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... housing and community development," and in asset classes including "private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate and international listed equity." Developing the impact investment market requires overcoming several barriers - addressing ...

GRESB launches 2014 survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has launched is 2014 survey, its fifth year of operation. In 2013, 550 property companies and funds, managing US$1.6 trillion in value, participated in the GRESB survey. The Global Real Estate ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Under the terms of the green paper, ERF contracts are to last no longer than five years. However, most commercial real estate energy efficiency projects can have a 15-20 year project life, meaning that there could be significant duration mismatch. "The ...

PRI, GRESB agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) have agreed to deepen their cooperative work to improve the quality and consistency of reporting by global real estate investors and companies. ...

AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital and Goodman have joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). AMP Capital, which is one of the largest real estate fund managers in Asia-Pacific, has assets under management of US$20 billion and "believes that consideration ...