INVESTA Sustainability Report

Environment

The portfolio achieved strong environmental results against a backdrop of growing tenant demand, tightening regulation and disclosure requirements and growing community awareness of environmental issues, particularly climate change and water shortages.

This year we achieved our third consecutive year of independently verified reductions in electricity, gas and water consumption.

Electricity

Our portfolio is now 20% more efficient than it was in 2003/04 and 7.1% more efficient than in 2005/06.

Electricity 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Number of buildings in program with continuous statistics 23 23 27 28
Floor area (NLA) of buildings with continuous statistics (m2) 463,150 460,911 659,329 703,110
Metered electricity consumption (MWh) 62,746 56,515 76,538 75,820
Consumption intensity (kWh/m2) 135 123 116 108
Reduction (2006/07): 7.1%

Natural Gas

Our portfolio is now 41% more efficient than it was in 2003/04 and 5.4% more efficient than in 2005/06.

Natural Gas 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Number of buildings in program with continuous statistics 22 27 27 27
Floor area (NLA) of buildings with continuous statistics (m2) 615,511 610,875 676,413 693,022
Metered natural gas consumption (GJ) 85,253 74,136 58,736 56,910
Consumption intensity (MJ/m2) 139 121 87 82
Reduction (2006/07): 5.4%

Emissions

Excluding the positive effect of GreenPower purchases, our portfolio now contributes 22% fewer CO2 emissions per square metre than it did in 2003/04 and 9.3% less than in 2005/06.

Emissions during the period were 9,209.3T below our 2005/06 baseline and GreenPower purchases accounted for a further 11,716T reduction in the Group's emission profile.

Operation of the buildings included in our electricity and gas reporting contributed to the emission of 90,055T of CO2 during the period.

Our weighted average Australian Building Greenhouse Rating improved to 3.96 stars (out of five), 1.36 stars higher than in 2003/04. Investa now owns and manages 16 properties rated at 4.5 stars or higher. These properties constitute Australia's first substantial 4.5-plus star rated portfolio which enables us to meet the requirements of government and institutional tenants committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (stars) 2.60 3.34 3.68 3.96
Improvement (2006/07): 0.28 stars

We generated 10,072 NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Certificates during the period.

Water

Our portfolio is now 33% more efficient than it was in 2003/04 and 6.9% more efficient than in 2005/06.

Water 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Number of buildings in program with continuous statistics 37 37 35 34
Floor area (NLA) of buildings with continuous statistics (m2) 801,143 799,858 803,806 799,699
Metered water consumption (kL) 928,635 806,229 668,932 619,284
Consumption intensity (L/m2) 1,159 1,008 832 774
Reduction (2006/07): 6.9%

Our weighted average National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) Water rating improved to 3.20 stars (out of five), a 0.33 star improvement on last year – the scheme's first year of operation.

2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
NABERS Water rating (stars) na na 2.87 3.20
Improvement (2006/07): 0.33 stars

The effectiveness of our water management platform was confirmed in March when we became the first organisation to achieve a 5 star rating based on Sydney Water's One-2-Five Management diagnostic.

Materials

In partnership with the City of Sydney, City of Melbourne and New South Wales Government we developed, launched and distributed the Green Lease Guide for commercial office tenants. The Guide defines what Green Leases and low impact fitouts are all about and so helps educate the market. The publication of the Green Lease Guide has strengthened our position as an attractive landlord for institutional and government tenants. It has also helped to strengthen our working relationships with key government authorities.

For the first time we have been able to estimate the materials use in Clarendon Residential's housing business. This produced some startling statistics and is helping to refine priorities for action. Analysing the net impacts of our materials use and our ability to effectively address these impacts through design and by collaborating with suppliers has produced our top 10 priorities for focus (and the 2006/07 quantities) as follows:

Paint 532,764L
Timber frames and trusses, pine internal timber (including mouldings) 27,308m3
Doors (entry and internal) 38,522 (#)
Insulation (external walls and ceilings) 563,503m2
Bricks 18,866,000 (#)
Standard roof tiles 400,619m2
Bricklayers sand 23,479T
PVC sewer pipe 272,776m
Copper pipe 89,150m
Concrete for slabs 49,200m3

We have analysed the quantities of energy embodied in housing construction materials, however we have not reported on this analysis pending more work to resolve issues associated with accountability and additionality.

Waste

Our portfolio diverted more than 60% of commercial and industrial waste from landfill to recycling throughout the year, up from 57.8% in March 2006.

2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
Waste diversion (%) na na 57.8 60.9
Improvement (2006/07): 5.4%

1,686 tonnes of cardboard and paper was diverted during the period.

983 tonnes of commingled waste was diverted during the period.

We are not able to report accurate construction and demolition waste diversion statistics for our development businesses due to difficulties with contractor reporting, however we believe diversion rates were above 85%, in line with responsible industry practice.

Biodiversity

During the period Investa did not own or develop any sites in, or adjacent to, protected areas or areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.

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