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GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has reported certifying 100 Green Star building projects in one calendar year. This is the highest number of certifications that GBCA has done since certifying 88 projects in 2009. GBCA launched the Green ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... obvious ones," Fuller said. "Superannuation funds are pushing to come to grips with that at a theoretical level, but building that into the investment process will be a major thread this year. Part of that will be the continued emphasis on clean tech ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... next five years based on current project pipeline and asset portfolio. In the United Kingdom, facilities managers and building services managers continue to reduce energy consumption by monitoring the building management system, adjusting non-essential ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... provider Optus said responsible marketing, customer service and safety, driving innovation and uptake of technology and building social inclusion were all material issues to their corporate responsibility (CR) goal. Optus, a subsidiary of the ASX and ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... NAB, the City of Melbourne, Low Carbon Australia and the owner of 123 Queen Street, will fund a AU$1.3m retrofit of the building, including a trigeneration system to generate electricity, heating and cooling, occupancy sensors and double glazing. The ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... promote improved environmental outcomes on real estate in a risk-adjusted, diversified manner. EUAs are agreement between a building owner, local council and financier. Under the terms, the building owner is advanced funds for the upgrade by the financier ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... priorities for the next 12 months. That will then become a rolling project that is repeated at least once every 12 months." By building in the dashboard reports, investment analysts will be able to ask the questions on ESG issues that can be answered ...

Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia and Macquarie Equipment Finance have established an Energy Efficient Asset Financing Program to stimulate uptake of clean energy technologies in existing commercial buildings. The Energy Efficient Asset Financing Program will provide ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... professionals seeking to integrate sustainability into core business strategies. In Business briefing series: 20 issues on building a sustainable business, co-authored with KPMG, the institute presents steps, from integrating the consideration of externalities ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... condensor water pumps, lobby lighting, carpark lighting upgrades, solar domestic hot water systems and modifications to building control strategies. The project was given funding assistance from the New South Wales Department of Climate Change and Water ...