Industrial Safety News: June - July 2022

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ost of us are familiar with green buildings – reducing our carbon footprint through energy and water efficiency, cleaner air systems, and similar measures. However, environmental, social and governance (ESG) is taking the well-being of tenants and responsibilities of owners to a new level. Leading New Zealand corporations are voluntarily taking the high ground, while many others are preparing to comply with various governmental and governance mandates that will soon come into effect, Bayleys’ national director property management services Stuart Bent says. “ESG is a very broad topic. People have focused on the E rather than S and G until 64 propertyandbuild.com

The growing importance of ESG in property A new wave of environmental, social and governance features is sweeping the property world with New Zealand owners and investors proving quick to adopt them now. Many of our clients are already reporting these things in their profit results. “When it comes to the full range of ESG we’re finding that the top-end companies are more interested. They have big tenants with an appetite for buying in. Mid-range building owners and tenants still need more

encouragement. “It used to be about basic rules, but it’s become more sophisticated to embrace procurement for all components, and social and governance criteria,” he says. There is growing collaboration between landlords and tenants who are insisting ESG components are in

place in their workplaces. “Governance and accountability is about more than talk. NZX-listed Argosy has an ESG committee established by its Board; they’re one of the leaders in New Zealand.” Argosy has a $2 billion portfolio, and among its properties are several


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Cutting-edge solutions to handle building waste

5min
pages 66-68

Site Safe congratulates 2021 construction health and safety champions

1min
pages 62-63

The growing importance of ESG in property

3min
pages 64-65

SiteRight – It’s the right fit for your business

2min
pages 52-53

Industry leader in soft fall protection on construction sites

2min
page 59

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

13min
pages 54-58

Office market strategies changing

2min
pages 60-61

Hard work gets results

1min
pages 48-51

Money alone will not solve New Zealand’s infrastructure woes

5min
pages 42-43

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

5min
pages 46-47

New Zealand roading project wins top engineering prize

2min
page 37

New dam safety regulations

2min
pages 26-27

What you need to know about Covid-19 reinfection

5min
pages 24-25

The construction conversations we should be having

8min
pages 38-41

Infrastructure strategy cannot wait

4min
pages 44-45

Chemical safety relies on meaningful cooperation

2min
pages 22-23

How upskilling your staff can future-proof your business

4min
pages 18-19

Nurses not monoliths are the backbone healthcare system

6min
pages 10-13

Skills shortages require pragmatic response

7min
pages 4-7

Why video calls are bad for brainstorming

1min
page 21

There is no known safe level of exposure to welding fumes

2min
pages 8-9

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

3min
pages 14-15

The great unlearning

6min
pages 16-17

Vocational training leader applauds budget

2min
page 20
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