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Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... have all been certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, and the commercial properties are five-stars or higher under the NABERS rating system. The Westpac Climate Bond is the first climate bond directly issued by Westpac. Westpac Institutional Bank ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... costs and impacts of crime, Edwards said. In other aspects of its sustainability strategy, Mirvac has reported an average NABERS rating of 5.1 stars, with one property, Sirius House in the ACT, receiving six NABERS stars. "On the net positive generation ...

Climate Bonds Initiative to release V2.0 standards this month

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... audit-only certification, Fowler said. Fowler also said there are proxies with building standards, such as having a certain NABERS rating as a basis for bond asset issuance. Fowler reviewed the most recent data on the climate bonds universe, as released ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... bringing the properties to the equivalent of at least 4.5 stars under the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), CEFC said. Bringing additional energy efficiency improvements to the commercial property sector can have a "substantial ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... why don't we put ourselves on the path towards it." This year, Mirvac noted that it had achieved an average rating of 4.9 NABERS stars across its portfolio. The company had set a target of 4.75 stars average by 2014. Edwards also noted that among the ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... for major building retrofits that are designed to lift a property's National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) rating by at least two stars, up to at least four stars, CEFC said. "Up to 80% of Australia's commercial office buildings ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... properties." EUAs are already in operation and can be used to upgrade 0-star National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) buildings to perform as 4 and 5-star properties. CEFC cited several projects for which it provided financing through ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... CBD and fringe based on the total floor area and an assumed average greenhouse performance per square metre equating to a NABERS Energy Rating (base building) of 2.5 Stars, the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, the state government in Victoria is considering ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), ISO14064 - Greenhouse Gases, National Australian Built Environment Rating Systems (NABERS), and the Green Star ratings. J.P. Morgan said that GRESB provides the most practical approach to environmental and certain ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... than 430 tenancies from 378 different organisations have become signatories and committed to achieving a minimum 4-star NABERS energy rating for their offices. Signatories include legal firm Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, which is saving $42,000 per ...