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Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian Infrastructure Fund, reported a reduction in its carbon footprint of 37%, primarily due to a decrease in construction activities, while also reporting net sales of AU$151.9 and 1.7m megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy generated for the 2011 ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... been somewhere beyond 10 years." The 25-year-old, A-grade commercial building remained fully occupied during the construction, another benefit of the particular technology LGS selected. In addition to not losing any rental income during the retrofit ...

GRI releases guidance for reporting on ecosystem services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... encourages transparency around their relations with ecosystem services." See Also: GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released standards specific to the construction and real estate sectors, demonstrating how companies can report carbon emissions, management and remediation of contaminated land, and sub-contracted labour issues ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Trust (REST) partnered with UBS International Infrastructure Fund to buy the Collgar Wind Farm in Western Australia. Construction is expected to begin in 2012 on the AU$750m project, which will be built on 18,000Ha and will have 111 turbines with a power ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... shortage is a focus of Regnan's research and company engagement over sectors including oil and gas, engineering and construction, information and communication technology and healthcare and allied health sectors. "[C]ompanies are finding it increasingly ...

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... 50%, and a lighting energy consumption drop of over 70%. More than 80% of waste generated during the demolition and construction was reused or recycled, the company said. "Australian workspaces have to change to reflect the rapidly changing needs of ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... negotiation of the arrangements with the landowners, preparation of the contracts entered into by ACCIONA for the construction, operation and maintenance of the wind farm, and negotiation of the offtake arrangements. Gunning is ACCIONA's third wind farm ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... covered energy waste reduction to change the usage of energy consuming equipment, while the third category covered the construction and refurbishment of new buildings. "The research shows that the energy savings achieved are equivalent to 2.1% to 5.5% ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... and also to encourage them to progress towards a better rating," she said. "The rating is looking at the portfolio construction where managers are sourcing their investment ideas, how they implement the ESG ideas in the portfolio and how they manage ...