Infrastructure News: June - July 2022

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JUNE - JULY 2022 landmark Auckland buildings such as 82 Wyndham Street. Argosy’s latest sustainabil-

buildings we manage. However, there are a number of different sustainability accreditations we’re work-

It extends to how happy people are in our buildings and why they would want to occupy them ity report has several goals relating to ESG mandates including obtaining NABERS NZ ratings for all its offices by 2023, a waste management target of 75-percent landfill diversion on all major projects, moving to an electric vehicle fleet for staff, reducing air travel, and reducing carbon emissions by 2031. The commitment of Argosy and other corporations to ESG extends to encompassing the social well-being of employees and wider society with initiatives such as provision of subsidised gym memberships, and access to independent employee assistance programmes for mental health. Permanent employees are provided with health, life and disability insurance cover as part of their employment. Many of the more recent ESG features are likely to soon become part of accounting standards, Bent says. Bayleys Property Services’ Auckland-based head of retail management Michael Gillon says he is working closely with tenants to ensure their ESG ambitions align with landlords. “Some great work has been done so far with buildings already awarded the New Zealand Green Building Council’s Green Star ratings for design and performance. “We’re making good headway with the NABERS NZ accreditation for many

ing on including the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB),” Gillon says. “The social side looks at a wide variety of elements including how the property is contributing to the community it’s located in, health and well-being of staff and supply partners, commitment to living wages, with

suppliers treated as equals rather than a master and servant relationship. “It extends to how happy people are in our buildings and why they would want to occupy them,” Gillon says. “As we hopefully make our way out of the end of the pandemic, the question will be asked as to what tenants and their commercial landlords will do to entice

staff back to buildings. If you have a decent health and well-being strategy it will certainly help. “When it comes to governance, it’s about how transparent the organisation is, compliance and accountability.” A version of this article was first published in Bayleys Total Property - Issue 2 2022

There is growing collaboration between landlords and tenants who are insisting ESG components are in place in their workplaces

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What you need to know about Covid-19 reinfection

5min
pages 66-68

Vocational training leader applauds budget

2min
page 62

Chemical safety relies on meaningful cooperation

2min
pages 64-65

Why video calls are bad for brainstorming

1min
page 63

Nurses not monoliths are the backbone healthcare system

6min
pages 52-55

The great unlearning

6min
pages 58-59

One thing we all have in common is that we will all age

3min
pages 56-57

How upskilling your staff can future-proof your business

4min
pages 60-61

There is no known safe level of exposure to welding fumes

2min
pages 50-51

No better investment than chemical safety training

2min
pages 48-49

The growing importance of ESG in property

5min
pages 43-44

Site Safe congratulates 2021 construction health and safety champions

1min
pages 41-42

Cutting-edge solutions to handle building waste

2min
pages 45-47

Office market strategies changing

2min
pages 39-40

Industry leader in soft fall protection on construction sites

1min
page 38

How to solve the problem of slumping commercial property values by acting now

14min
pages 33-37

SiteRight – It’s the right fit for your business

1min
pages 31-32

Hard work gets results

4min
pages 27-30

Skills shortages require pragmatic response

7min
pages 4-7

New dam safety regulations

2min
page 24

Money alone will not solve New Zealand’s infrastructure woes

5min
pages 20-21

New Zealand roading project wins top engineering prize

2min
page 15

The construction conversations we should be having

8min
pages 16-19

Infrastructure strategy cannot wait

4min
pages 22-23

A start to solving our poor record on low carbon cement replacement

4min
pages 25-26
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