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Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... system, the fund said. "LGS has a number of years ago implemented a process of continuous improvement for all our real estate holdings," Churchill said. "Our high average NABERS ratings are a testament to the progressive upgrading of the portfolio underway ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... metre per annum will be AU$1.49. Mirvac also noted several plaudits for its sustainability work. It was first in the real estate sector for the inaugural Global FTSE4Good ESG Ratings, it had the highest score, "Best Practice", for environmental performance ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... of a given market enhances or prevents capturing opportunities. The paper names the split incentives nature of the real estate market between the owner and the tenant as one example of how structure puts up a barrier. "[T]here are also non-financial ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
In September, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will release its second survey assessing the environmental and social performance of public and private real estate investments. GRESB will be used by institutional investors to engage ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... neutral by Low Carbon Australia. CBRE joined the voluntary National Carbon Offset Standard and is the first commercial real estate services firm in Australia to be certified carbon neutral. "The reduction strategies we have put in place give us a great ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... equity managers for the second time and our private equity managers for the first time and we also joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). The goal of GRESB is to conduct a survey of the sustainability practices of fund managers ...