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Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the EUA finance product. NAB will be funding individual projects from $250,000 up to $10m, said Andrew Balzan, head of property finance for the bank. NAB has been involved with EUAs in a number of ways," Balzan said. "NAB has worked with local councils ...

Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... their energy performance and achieve carbon reductions." See Also: Environmental Upgrade Agreement to retrofit Melbourne property

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Mirvac Group, the property development, investment, and management company, has identified 22 sustainability related issues that are material to the group and its stakeholders. The issue, which range from business conduct to supply chain, was the basis ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The New South Wales based Local Government Super (LGS) has completed a retrofit of a Sydney commercial property that will reduce the building's emissions reduced by approximately 85% and allow the building to operate independently of the electricity ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... opportunities. "Everyone was cautious to the level of detail they chose to disclose," she said. Westpac and Commonwealth Property Office Fund topped the CDP's report for their carbon disclosure score and performance band - both received a score of 96 ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Stockland, the diversified property group, has reported reducing water use across its office portfolio by 11% and its retail portfolio by 10%, commenced installing LED lights at its Stockland Nowra development and reported a 64% decrease in injury frequency ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreement for Melbourne property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Funds Management developed the EUA finance product. "The funding solution allows City of Melbourne to dually incentivise property owners and their tenants to upgrade buildings and reduce carbon costs. NAB is proud to be a part of developing Australia's ...

Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... social impact and have a clear social mission. We're structuring finance products focused on purchase of assets such as property and business equipment, as well as business development strategies and providing finance to those enterprises to support ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
DEXUS Property Group reported a net profit for the 2011 financial year of AU$553m, an increase of AU$521.6m over last year, while decreasing energy, greenhouse gas and water intensity across its entire portfolio. DEXUS owns, manages and develops office ...

Regulatory barriers slowing cogeneration technology usage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... connection process and regulatory barriers that inhibit them from deploying the technology" is challenging the ability of property developers and owners to integrate cogeneration, according to a report by ClimateWorks Australia. According to ClimateWorks ...