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Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... manage risk and take advantage of opportunities, topics that will be addressed this week at a symposium at the University of Sydney Business School. "There are ways to move beyond the political rancour and social debate and see how markets are shifting ...

University of Sydney opens Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The University of Sydney is launching the Centre for Carbon, Water and Food, a multidisciplinary research centre that will investigate food security and environmental challenges through an integrated approach. The Centre for Carbon, Water and Food has ...

Net Balance: financial, shared value performance related

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Foundation, in association with CAER - Corporate Analysis, Enhanced Responsibility - and a professor from the University of Sydney Business School - reviewed five years of sustainability performance data on 287 ASX listed companies. "A CSV score for ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... as you can treat any other investment analysis factor," said Michael Salvatico, Vice President at MSCI ESG Research in Sydney. "This is bringing the ESG ratings to the investor in a way that they're more familiar.... I've always thought that ESG ratings ...

Local Government Super sells upgraded property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Knight Merz occupying the majority of the floor space until 2016. It is located at 100 Christie Street in St Leonards in Sydney. SKM house has been retrofitted with lighting upgrades, solar thermal collectors, window tinting and building management system ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... track record in collaborating on research and thought leadership, including, but not limited to institutions such as CSI, Sydney University, Harvard University, CAER, SIRIS, World Vision International and WWF, and we see tremendous opportunities to increase ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... and communication issues with McKinsey & Company and Macquarie Group, and co-founded the Sustainability Business Forum in Sydney in 1999. Josh will contribute regular analysis of trends and events in sustainable business, finance and policy. Over the ...

DEXUS building awarded international prize for innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
DEXUS Property Group's office tower at 1 Bligh Street, Sydney has been awarded 'The International High-rise Award 2012' by Deutsches Architekturmuseum. 1 Bligh Street, Sydney The award recognises the world's most innovative high-rise building and it ...

LGS generating energy savings certificates from retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... on retrofits of properties in its direct real estate portfolio. Local Government Super property, 76 Berry Street, North Sydney LGS is generating energy savings certificates through the New South Wales Energy Savings Scheme (ESS), the state's initiative ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... initiative is to consolidate commercial buildings, "including relocating over 6,000 employees to Commonwealth Bank Place in Sydney."