Paolo Bevilacqua

Group Head of Sustainability, Frasers Property Australia

Paolo Bevilacqua is Chair and General Manager of Real Utilities, a licensed carbon neutral energy retailing business wholly-owned by Frasers Property Australia. He is also part of Frasers Property Australia’s Executive Management Team and the Group Sustainability Lead for the Frasers Property Limited. 

Paolo has held the role of Vice Chair of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) since 2019 and was Director and Board Chair of the Living Future Institute of Australia from 2016 to 2020.  

He is a Member of the Property Council of Australia’s National Roundtable. 

Takes part in

  • ESG in Real Estate SummitView Full Event

  • 09:30 - 10:05

    FIRESIDE CHAT: The elevation of ESG in Real Estate: Strategic adoption of ESG best practice to better position portfolios in uncertain times

    Recent environmental and social issues have become a public and political priority, and as such, a material value for investors. Now more than ever, sustainable real estate presents a huge opportunity for investors, owners, and tenants in addition to elevating ESG as a C-SUITE conversation. Join these industry leaders for an intimate and in depth chat on:

    • Leveraging impact strategies to maximise profit and mitigate greenwashing via transparency, accountability and action
    • How do owners capture ESG principles when building portfolios?
    • How does the emphasis on ESG and resiliency translate into the creation of actual investments?
    • Green leases – looking beyond environmental clauses and including clauses that make a social impact
    Guest include:
    Paolo Bevilacqua Group Head of Sustainability, Frasers Property Australia
    Simon Carter Head of ESG, ESR Australia  & Founding Chair, Sustainable Digitalisation Project
  • Future of Office Space SummitView Full Event

  • 15:00 - 15:40

    I WANT MY ESG: Looking at how ESG is driving greater sustainability across commercial real estate and shaping tenant experience

    Sustainability is an increasingly important issue for many people, and companies, institutions and governments are responding. As employees and investors increasingly demand more sustainable Real Estate Assets, there is a clear drive for the industry to act for the benefit of the environment, the community, and our economy. This panel will examine how using a centralised approach, making goal – based decisions and tracking/reporting results are key to accelerating and excelling in the field of ESG. 

    • From construction to facilities management – what can each player in the office ecosystem do better to drive sustainable outcomes and who is responsible for the carbon footprint at each stage? 
    • Examining developments in renewable power agreements, integrated waste, and long-term environmental plans 
    • Examining how sustainability is driving tenant choice when selecting office space and consumers decision making around who to do business with 
    • What would the S in ESG look like under Scope 3?  
    • How is technology playing a key role in addressing sustainability issues and enabling Commercial Real Estate’s move towards net-zero? 
    Panellists include:
    Paolo Bevilacqua Group Head of Sustainability, Frasers Property Australia
    Parag Shinde National Manager – ESG, Property, Australian Unity Wealth
    Rishi Sharma Lighting Solutions Partner Manager, Signify
    Sarah Mathews CEO, Little BIG Foundation
    Clare Gallagher National Sustainability Manager, Built
    Moderated by:
    Natasha Mulcahy Head of ESG, CBRE Property Management Pacific

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