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Fiduciary duty, regulatory environment top ESG push factors: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Fiduiary duty and a growing regulatory environment are the top factors pushing institutional investors to adopt environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Rakhi Kumar, Managing ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Australia is experiencing climatic extremes increasing the pressure on the government to focus on climate change policies, in the backdrop of global emissions increases over 2018 and coal, oil and gas remaining the cornerstone of growing energy consumption ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Morphosis and a collaborative group spanning investors, developers, academics and other stakeholders have launched the Sustainable Digitalisation Project, aimed at embedding sustainable practices in the digitalisation of the real estate sector and Australian ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... according to Cromwell Property Group. Phil Cowling, Cromwell Property Group chief sustainability officer Real estate investor and manager Cromwell Property Group recently achieved a FY19 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) score of 86/100 ...

LeapFrog Investments names Julia Gillard to leadership council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
LeapFrong Investments has appointed Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to its global leadership council. Gillard was named along with Simon Israel, chairman of Singtel, and Jaime A. Zobel, Chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation to the council ...

Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson Australia has launched its first Australian-domiciled fund, the Australia Global Equity Focus Fund (GEFF), a multi-manager fund that integrates GEFF is able to incorporate ESG and sustainable principles. Stuart Gray, portfolio manager ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has launched its 2030 ESG strategy for its real estate business, addressing climate change, waste, biodiversity, social impact, accessibility and supply chain sustainability. Chris Nunn, head of sustainability, real estate, at AMP Capital ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
A new report from the Wilderness Society shows that 73% of all deforestation in Queensland is linked to beef production, calling on Australian companies to assess their exposures to deforestation in the beef supply chain. The Wilderness Society conducted ...

TCorp reports on use of proceeds for initial $1.8 billion Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... billion annually over the next four years, given the size of the program, TCorp has looked for ways to diversify our investor base, and issuing in an ESG format has attracted new investors to TCorp." In the report, TCorp noted that while a benchmark ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... the ISPT platform of property trusts. "ISPT looks forward to continuing our long and successful partnership with major investor HESTA as they invest in the Health and Community Services sector," said Daryl Browning, ISPT CEO. The focus of the partnership ...