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Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group has issued a £500 million facility to finance green projects as part of a £2.0 billion loan facility. The green tranches will be used to support renewable energy projects initially, and energy efficiency, waste management, green ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... market in facilitating sustainable finance, the findings of this report highlight how important our initiative is in building knowledge and fostering action," said My-Linh Ngo, head of ESG investment risk at BlueBay Asset Management and chair of the ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... which create opportunities to be driven by consumers. Obviously, there are other things that are happening like capacity building announcements in the recent federal budget, and NDIS being extended not only from the consumer driven side of it, but the ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... environments - firstly, looking at the nature of the work they're providing and making sure that they're investing in building the capability and the skills of the people who are working with them." The perceptions of company culture play into decisions ...

CEFC provides finance to boost energy rating for Melbourne hotel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... regenerative lift drives rather than standard lift motors, which will enable the hotel to recycle energy. Integrated building management and guestroom energy management systems will also mean we can both monitor and drive optimum building energy performance." ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... investments and are aligned with international reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Green Building Council Australia (Green Star): Green Star assesses the sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings, fitouts ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... missing the two degree target of the Paris Agreement, according to new CDP analysis. (Image courtesy CDP) CDP has published Building Pressure, and found that the 13 companies have, on average, reduced their emissions intensity by 1% p.a, over the least ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... between share buybacks and quality of corporate governance. "Prior to the financial crisis in 2007/2008, the focus was on building bigger companies, so you saw a lot of M&A activity," said Ric Marshall, executive director, MSCI ESG Research. "One of ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... risk adjusted basis, creates employment, and that's something that's particularly attractive as the fund representing building and construction workers." The investment is also in line with Cbus's strategy of integrating environmental, social and governance ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... outcomes," Learmonth said. "This approach delivers emissions savings over and above what could be achieved in a standalone building, by networking and sharing technologies across the buildings and facilities within the development precinct." The Melbourne ...