Search Results

Showing 571 - 580 of 875 results for "building"

GRESB appoints Sander Paul van Tongeren as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... to position GRESB as a unique global information platform for real assets and define the financial value of the green building movement and industry." Prior to joining GRESB, van Tongeren worked at APG Asset Management as head of sustainability real ...

Monash University issues world-first certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... social and economic best practice." The bond will fund a number of projects, including a major new learning and teaching building targeting 5 Star Green Star Certification at the Clayton campus, costing $180 million; the redevelopment of the Caulfield ...

CEFC to invest $110m in Investa Office Management portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... 33-storey energy efficient office tower at 60 Martin Place in Sydney," said Rory Lonergan, CEFC Investment Funds lead. "The building is being designed to achieve both a National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) rating of in excess ...

ANZ appoints Katharine Tapley head of sustainable finance solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... and wastewater management programs in South-East Asia. The partnership sees AWA focus on "knowledge sharing, capacity building, trade and investment initiatives and strengthening governance arrangements" in Vietnam, India and Indonesia. ANZ is providing ...

Julia Leske appointed new chief executive officer of CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... playing an increasingly important role within CAER's operations in recent years, and her strengths in developing and building strategic relationships in the broader responsible investment industry will be of key benefit for CAER", Paterson said. "As ...

New Forests launches third Australia New Zealand forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... sawmills, ports, and bioenergy facilities, New Forests said. "Institutional investment has played an important part in building the forestry sector in Australia and New Zealand over the past few years," said David Brand, New Forests' CEO. "As a long-term ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... both fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions," which will be accomplished through ongoing engagement with companies, building carbon measures into the investment model, targeted divestment of high risk companies, and reduce other relevant portfolio ...

Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership to offer director program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... program builds on this, tailored to issues in on a board agenda. "The NED residential is a day and a half around capacity building in the boardroom," Jeyaretnam said. "We've found that there are more and more questions about how you combine board duties ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... its research and factor-based portfolio construction, and clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific are interested in building ESG data into their mandates, said Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management at Northern Trust ...

Stockland reports on integrated sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... electricity usage by 30% per square metre in retail centres since FY06, saving $30 million. Green Star is verified by the Green Building Council of Australia. Aligning the company's business strategy to long-term sustainability objectives is consistent ...