South Africa builds shopping malls with sustainability
For example, South African Menlyn Park Shopping Centre has a solar installation, water conservation and electric vehicle charging stations for customers.
“Sustainability is the main core for the owner of the building, so it was very important that we aligned with that,” said marketing manager Andrea Van Schoor.
The shopping centre harvests rainwater, practises water-wise landscaping, and has low-flow sanitary fittings in place.
With solar installation addition to the sustainability programmes, Van Schoor said it was crucial to lower its energy consumption.
To continue impacting positively on the environment, Van Schoor said the centre has various activities to spread awareness about sustainability, for instance, the annual earth hour. Education and awareness is done on their social media pages, encouraging customers to positively impact on the environment.
Van Schoor said they did have a lot of retailers focused on the concept of sustainability, as reported by Pretoria News, a partner of TV BRICS.
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