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CEFC provides finance to boost energy rating for Melbourne hotel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... providing finance to drive Pro-invest group to achieve a 5-star energy rating under the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS). As part of the CEFC finance, Pro-invest Group will "lift the design standard for the project, ensuring ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... performance. The drivers The rise in importance of ESG disclosures is due to a number of reasons. First, the world's built environment, of which real estate is a notable component, is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, consuming a third ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... industrial sector and is used in concrete, which after water is the most consumed product in the world," while the built environment "which includes offices and residential buildings, uses concrete extensively and accounts for over a third of global ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... difference as an investor - investment back into the real economy, which has the double dividend, particularly in the built environment of where it stacks up on a risk adjusted basis, creates employment, and that's something that's particularly attractive ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... lifetime of the assets in the portfolio. The target of net zero is "well ahead" of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council recommendation that buildings achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 to meet international obligations, the CEFC ...

NAB issues Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with green tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... residential property sector accounts for nearly 12% of Australia's emissions, according to the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. "We expect the success of this NAB transaction to spark further development in green residential home loan ...

CEFC invests $200m into QIC Shopping Centre Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... more than 1,750 shopping centres in Australia, and yet less than 10% of them have attained National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) ratings that measure how well they perform in terms of energy use," Learmonth said. "That represents ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... resilient to a changing climate." "Promoting investment in climate resilient water systems within the natural and built environment is a vital part of wider climate action," said Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative. "The expansion of our Water ...

Australia/NZ continue to top the ranks in GRESB 2017 real estate review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia policymakers is equally important, as it provides a clear incentive to advance to a net-zero carbon built environment." Globally, the Dexus Wholesale Property Fund and the Lendlease Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial were named as global ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... impact investing. SVA has strong crossover with the CEFC in areas of energy efficient affordable housing and the built environment, and Learmonth has also served as an independent member of the CEFC Executive Investment Committee for the past nine months. ...