This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
REAL estate investment manager MaxCap Group has appointed Chris Newton to its ESG Advisory Committee (EAC).
As an independent advisor to the EAC, Newton will bring his experience as a practitioner in responsible investment, with his technical skillsets and insights to the design and delivery of MaxCap’s ESG and Responsible Investment strategy.
Newton has worked across listed entities, real assets, fixed income and private equity asset classes and led the global ESG strategy for one of Australia’s largest fund managers, IFM.
“We are delighted to welcome another very high-calibre professional to our EAC. Chris is a leading ESG strategist and execution specialist and is highly regarded in the investment community,” said Wayne Lasky, executive chairman at MaxCap.
The MaxCap Group board established the EAC in 2021, in an effort to support the development and advancement of its ESG strategy across the business.
Newton’s work has been recognised by both Global and Domestic Institutional Investor bodies, including the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), the Australian Council for Superannuation Investors, and the Investor Group for Climate Change.
Newton has also been recently appointed as chair of the Investment Committee for the Traditional Owner Organisation representing the commercial assets and enterprises of the Yawuru people in Broome Western Australia, as well as serving as an independent director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Westernport Water in Victoria.
MaxCap recently acquired a $95 million portfolio of 125 apartments in central Melbourne including in the country’s tallest residential tower, Australia 108.
