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Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... and tree planting. "We ran a six-week on-site campaign to measure where you measure trees in a certain area across the property to determine how rich the carbon content of the species is," said Josh Harris, carbon farming development manager at Climate ...

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... five years. Previously, JANA surveyed ESG practices of Australian equities managers, international equities managers and property managers, Carew said. A higher percentage of credit managers consider ESG factors - out of the 62 managers that invest in ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Cities recognise that climate change is a threat to businesses located within their municipalities, with impacts on property, capital, infrastructure and social impacts to communities, according to research from CDP. CDP has published Protecting Our ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Green Property Working Group has issued proposed standards defining which buildings can be used as the basis for certified climate bonds. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The proposed rules are part of the Climate Bonds Standards ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... the balanced funds, the issue of climate change and energy exposure has been factored in," he said. "For example, our property managers within the balanced fund, one of the criteria there was, was there energy efficiency in the buildings in the portfolio. ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Forests owns assets within each of the six states, and maintains conservation programs that can often result in granular, property-by-property local initiatives, Hanlon said. "We have key conservation target projects, and this is something we've been ...

GRESB launches 2014 survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... 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 Sustainability ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... agreement with Balmain Corporation will see CEFC finance used for major building retrofits that are designed to lift a property's National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) rating by at least two stars, up to at least four stars, CEFC ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... and coal seam gas, tobacco, uranium mining, and weapons, and holds companies in areas including aged care, sustainable property, healthcare, renewable energy, medical technologies, education, and information technology. Ethical Investment Advisers developed ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... commitment to this financing structure will support growth of EUA finance in Australia and provide a boost for commercial property owners and managers seeking to reduce their buildings' energy consumption and costs," said CEFC CEO Oliver Yates. EUAs ...