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Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Coles is committed to purchasing renewable energy across the country, said Thinus Keeve, Coles chief sustainability, property and export officer. "Long-term agreements like this are a great example of how we are able to reduce our energy costs, support ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... ClimateWorks Australia pointed out that AMP is considered partially aligned, since it has a net zero by 2030 target for its property portfolio. Twenty percent have disclosed no specific portfolio emissions reduction commitments or activities. "The tools ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change will cause more fires, hailstorms and cyclones across Australia, resulting in greater property, personal and economic damage, and hardship for Australian communities, warns insurer IAG. IAG has released the second edition of the Severe ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Impact Alternatives Fund will target low correlation to listed equities, bonds and property, with a return objective of 6-10% p.a. pre-tax, post fees and costs. The income yield objective is 3-5% p.a. - distributed ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... time and capital to get the projects up and off the ground, and we work with the landholder on the management of the property. The key part of these projects is active an ongoing management. They're actively grazed, actively farmed properties and ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... achieve portfolio targets for each asset class, including equities. Cbus already has specific net zero emissions target for property by 2030 and infrastructure by 2050, said Kristian Fok, chief investment officer, Cbus. Fok noted that since announcing ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... longer-term impacts such as coastal inundation and chang-es in precipitation patterns, which can have disruptive effects on property, tourism and trade. For long-term investors such as superannuation funds and those investing in real assets, physical ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... largest employer of 1.4 million people, and its biggest industry, representing 13% of Australian gross domestic product (Property Council of Australia), the real estate industry has a tremendous opportunity to lead the way on addressing key environmental ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... with an industry leader like Charter Hall gives us the opportunity to use our capital to help transform the industrial property sector," said Ian Learmonth, CEFC CEO. "We can drive sustainability measures across an extensive portfolio of assets, as well ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... in one year." The members of the index will be revealed initially on a one-year lagging basis to protect intellectual property, Watanabe said. BNP Paribas chose the Australia as the test country for this product because of the unique challenges of the ...