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Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... commitment to no longer purchasing offsets. The company is working in collaboration with its supply chain and commercial real estate peers to move the industry towards absolute zero carbon Lendlease said. Lendlease's global funds under management ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... corresponding water consumption by 0.5%, energy consumption by 1.1%, and carbon emissions by 2.2%. Australian commercial real estate organisations are at the forefront of GRESB, with a 2017 average score of 73, 10 points higher than the global average. ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... waste, and human health. The recent reductions in energy, carbon and water consumption achieved by the commercial real estate sector are impressive, yet in absolute terms, the sector's environmental impact is significant and more work remains to be d ...

GRESB appoints two non-executive directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... real estate will benefit GRESB's development, and further advance the sustainability performance of the commercial real estate sector." Holstad is chief administrative officer real estate of Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the USD$860 ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Nils Kok, GRESB's executive director. Institutional investors use GRESB's data to assess investments in commercial real estate. "We believe that there is sufficient data available to show that sustainability, and especially environmental matters are ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Under the terms of the green paper, ERF contracts are to last no longer than five years. However, most commercial real estate energy efficiency projects can have a 15-20 year project life, meaning that there could be significant duration mismatch. "The ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... GRESB provides the most practical approach to environmental and certain social factors specific to the commercial real estate sector. Social factors appear to be the most difficult to measure, and are relatively narrowly defined within the REIT sector ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... London and Hong Kong. "The Townsend Group recognizes that environmental, social and governance issues in commercial real estate are gaining traction with institutional investors and property owners worldwide," said Jennifer Young, a principal at The ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... cite a number of studies in the report that talk about how public transit is basically helping to raise commercial real estate prices in places that it touches. Similar studies that show the same thing on increasing walking and cycling and initiatives ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... assessment from their point of view and that's been a big challenge, given current conservatism in capital and commercial real estate markets." Bocskay said that given a background of tighter lending conditions, EUAs can be effective as a way of increasing ...