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Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... better educational outcomes, employment, that continuum of benefit." While intrinsically, it's possible to conclude that building social housing has essential social benefit, it is difficult to report on that conclusion in the same way that an entity ...

Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... learn from, Watts said. "Melbourne has been a really active member and leading member of C40," he said. "Look at the 1200 Building program - for a mayor that doesn't have a lot of strong regulatory power over commercial building, you find Melbourne doing ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... and the integration of ESG with other factor investing strategies. We are also expanding the team with hires, and we building our knowledge and expertise around, supported by MSCI, Sustanalytics, Trucost etc. But we want to have our own view... We've ...

Sustainalytics opens Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... first member of office there as well. My role there was looking after the clients as well as setting up the team and building up the presence in the UK market, and I've been asked to perform a similar role in Sydney." The Sydney office will add research ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
KPMG Australia has launched a supplier code of conduct to engage its first-tier suppliers in promoting lawful, professional and fair practice. Kaushik Sridhar, national manager corporate citizenship, KPMG Australia The code will cover all first-tier ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Investors have a new guide for addressing climate risk and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in real estate portfolios, published by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other industry bodies. UNEP Finance Initiative, The Principles ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has launched an AU$250 million Community Housing Program to drive construction of energy-efficient community housing. The Community Housing Program is expected to contribute to the construction of as many ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... policy, This Changes Everything. "The industrial markets are very competitive, and it's all about cubic capacity of the building and ultimately what the rent is and the operating costs of the building are," Penklis said. "We have an in-house sustainability ...

Less than half of suppliers reporting CO2 data: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... companies and their suppliers is crucial when it comes to understanding climate risks and opportunities and is key to building inclusive, resilient, and transparent global supply chains. We believe there is a great opportunity to be captured if the millions ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... at 101 Collins Street is Australia's highest commercial solar panel system, while the owners of the 149-apartment Hero Building on Russell Street have installed the largest solar system ever retrofitted to an apartment block. The project at 101 Collins ...