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Sustainability and impact

Our Environmental capital

Building resilience, reducing impact.

Our approach to environmental capital is grounded in resilience, smart infrastructure and long-term value creation. By integrating renewable energy, water backup systems, green design and data-driven optimisation through our centralised Smart Utility Hub, we shape precincts that perform sustainably, deliver economic value, remain ecologically responsive and adapt for tomorrow.

Focus areas

Our sustainability work lives in the details - integrated into every precinct, measured in real data, and proven in daily performance.

Energy efficiency

Rooftop solar, smart energy systems and demand management mean our precincts use less power, rely less on the grid, and enable uninterrupted business operations for our clients.

Water resilience

Our water backup systems provide up to 5 days' water supply to all our precincts. We’ve installed more than 750 smart water meters (by June 2025) allowing real-time monitoring of water use.

Green building certification

EDGE principles guide our decisions at every stage of development – reducing resource use, improving performance, and ensuring we align with evolving climate-resilience standards.

Data-driven insight

Our centralised Smart Utility Hub (SUH) provides a granular view of energy, water, waste, carbon, and operational data across our precincts – helping teams detect issues earlier, respond faster, and plan with high accuracy.

Waste reduction and circular practices

From e-waste recycling to targeted waste-diversion initiatives, we consistently work to reduce landfill impact and support a more circular, responsible approach to resource use.

A sustainability success story

Mall of Africa

Mall of Africa is the first retail-experience hub in South Africa — and the largest worldwide at 484,800m² — to receive EDGE Advanced certification.

The centre saves enough energy to power ±28,000 homes a year, uses 28% less water than conventional benchmarks, and cuts carbon emissions equivalent to removing 2,100 cars from the road every year.

With rooftop solar, 100% gross lettable area (GLA) generator backup and up to 5 days emergency water supply, the mall shows how smart design and resilient systems can deliver real sustainability performance at scale.

27,800

homes powered annually

28%

water use reduction

2,100

cars’ annual emissions avoided

5 days

emergency water storage

27,800

homes powered annually

28%

water use reduction

2,100

cars’ annual emissions avoided

5 days

emergency water storage

27,800

homes powered annually

28%

water use reduction

2,100

cars’ annual emissions avoided

5 days

emergency water storage

27,800

homes powered annually

28%

water use reduction

2,100

cars’ annual emissions avoided

5 days

emergency water storage

27,800

homes powered annually

28%

water use reduction

2,100

cars’ annual emissions avoided

5 days

emergency water storage

27,800

homes powered annually

28%

water use reduction

2,100

cars’ annual emissions avoided

5 days

emergency water storage

Why sustainability matters

Long-term stakeholder value

Our sustainability approach creates places where people, businesses, and communities can thrive – delivering lasting value across our entire portfolio.

Resilience and risk management

We intentionally invest in lgart utilities, renewable energy, and strong water systems to reduce risk and keep operations running reliably in a challenging world.

Green building certification

From portfolio-wide energy optimisation to EDGE Advanced certifications, we continue to push sustainable property development forward in South Africa.

Positive environmental and community impact

Carbon reduction, waste diversion, and circular solutions all contribute to places that simply work better – for the environment and the communities around them.

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