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Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... larger piece. "There might be other pollutants, there might be pesticides/herbicides, and the growth of the built environment, which are not necessarily climate related, but have the ability to impact severely on biodiversity." "The first step from an ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... professionals, so residents are appropriately matched with accommodation that suits their needs and preferences. The built environment accounts for about a quarter of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. With more than half the buildings built today ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... City and Los Angeles to follow as construction begins. "Lendlease and Aware Super share a philosophy that the built environment has immense capacity, and an obligation, for doing good," said Denis Hickey, Lendlease Americas CEO. "When we formed our partnership ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... we can take the platform and the technology that we build to small and medium enterprises and apply it to the built environment, to the agricultural sector, to specific parts of the impact universe to create a whole series of return and positive impact," ...

KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... sourcing side, KPMG offers has been on the risk side, and they bring the social procurement opportunity. On the built environment side, they have a big, deep sustainability perspective, and tech capability, one I think is a great complement to what we're ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... exposure to rising energy costs, while contributing to higher valuations," Learmonth said. "A cleaner, greener built environment offers long term benefits for investors and the community because of the significant low carbon dividend. "Energy efficient ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... can bring this innovative new product to market sooner, and help more Australians." The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) and ClimateWorks Australia have identified potential energy savings as high as 25%, according to report ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... awareness on the issues of Sustainable Digitalisation, and the second to build a coalition of leaders across the built environment, government and investors as well as peak bodies, to drive the agenda. The third goal is providing greater definition around ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... issuance of the QSCF bond "represents another step in the mainstreaming of green finance and sustainability" in built environment assets, said Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative. "Australia's property sector is replete with opportunities for ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... projects, energy storage, electricity network enhancements and the use of distributed energy technologies across the built environment," said Alistair Craib, Warada CEO. "We're also targeting clean energy related investments in the natural resources ...