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Natural Resources committee  I can. Thank you.

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  Good morning, everyone. Thank you for having me here today. My name is Anna Murray, and I'm the vice-president of sustainability for Bentall Kennedy. Bentall Kennedy is a Sun Life investment management company, one of the largest global real estate investment advisers, and one o

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  Yes, absolutely. Of course, our role is as a fiduciary, and as part of that, our responsibility is to generate long-term returns for our clients. Our credo is to invest soundly and sustainably, so we do see the two as inextricably linked. Bentall Kennedy commissioned a study th

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  I typically don't respond in terms of political strategies, but I'm very happy to get back to you in terms of what our company's stance is on those types of issues.

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  Yes, definitely. Having just returned from Paris and spoken with my counterparts in Europe and Asia, there are some great examples coming out in terms of guidance on positive impact in the real estate sector to move beyond solely looking at the environment to also understanding a

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  What specific program is that one?

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  That's okay. We have quite a robust energy management system as well as a proprietary data management system. We have the ability at some of our buildings to analyze our consumption patterns down to the 15-minute interval level. We are very focused for our investment community a

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  Are you directing the question at me now?

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  Waste is a very large issue. Thank you for raising that. I think there are significant issues, particularly with the measurement and the transparency around measurement. Some of the haulers have an enormous amount of power. I think it has ended up being a result of their instit

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we are also involved in the development space in addition to building management, and yes, we are very focused on sustainable orientation in the development space. We now have a few buildings that are being constructed with wood. It's very dependent, obviously, on local regu

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  Yes, and I appreciate your raising that. I would say yes, absolutely, if there is opportunity or room for providing developers with incentives to develop certified buildings, that would be very well received in the industry. One of the main issues is that certifications are bec

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  No, we haven't been doing direct work with them.

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  To clarify, are you wondering what the dollar amount of our investors is specific to Canada?

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  I can find out that exact number for you. I know it's $46 billion for North America, but I'll have to determine specifically which assets of the various funds are located just in Canada.

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray

Natural Resources committee  That is correct.

December 4th, 2018Committee meeting

Anna Murray