Sustainability today is at the top of the agenda in every boardroom worldwide as organisations seek ways to reduce their environmental impact. The challenge for clients is where to start....
Local children are getting a first-hand lesson in sustainability with school tours of QIC’s Eastland shopping centre. The tours take in Eastland’s ground-breaking organic recycling technology as it converts mountains...
Dexus
sustainability
Fisher Funds
Bayfair Shopping Centre
Steve Ellingford
New Zealand Green Building Council
Ramana James
NZGBC
Bayfair Shopping Centre becomes the most sustainable shopping centre in New Zealand
Bayfair Shopping Centre becomes the most sustainab...
Tauranga’s shopping, dining, and entertainment hub Bayfair Shopping Centre has been at the forefront of shopping centre sustainability in New Zealand for the past 20 years – and now, the...
NABERS recently launched its Annual Report for the 2022-2023 financial year. Interestingly, when NABERS first began ratings the energy and water consumption of shopping centres in 2010, the average rating...
HNC – Human-Nature Connectedness. The more urban we become, the less we connect with nature. More than ever, our everyday actions, the way we run our businesses, the standards we...
sustainability
New Zealand
Kiwi Property
Sylvia Park
Clive Mackenzie
NABERS
Sara Levett
Linda Trainer
Kiwi Property leads pilot project with NABERS, driving sustainable practice for NZ shopping centres
Kiwi Property leads pilot project with NABERS, dri...
Kiwi Property’s leading mixed-use precinct, Sylvia Park, has become the first shopping centre in New Zealand to participate in a pilot project for a NABERS energy efficiency rating. Signalling its...
As the business and retail world increasingly emphasises waste management, the circular economy, and sustainable resource consumption, the timing couldn’t be better for Waste Expo Australia 2023. Set to take...
Region Group has more neighbourhood and convenience centres than anyone else – 103 last count! The Group has a goal of net zero carbon emissions by FY30 – and right...
Coles and Origin have signed a landmark agreement which will see the companies co-invest in renewable energy and battery assets at up to 100 Coles supermarkets and liquor stores nationally....
As we become more conscious of our impact on the environment, the need for sustainable practices and initiatives in the world of festive lighting has become increasingly important. In this...
B Corp Certification recognises businesses with high ethical standards. There is an increasing demand from customers that businesses serving them, adopt such standards. In this article, Claire Bowles, Regenerative Development...
The convenience and comfort of escalators have definitely made shopping experiences more enjoyable and stress-free. But what if you could make the ride more memorable, hassle-free and safer for your...
Chirnside Park Shopping Centre, owned by the GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund (GWSCF), has been certified carbon neutral, becoming the first retail asset in Victoria to meet the requirements and...
Lendlease is set to deliver electric vehicle (EV) charging stations nationwide across its key retail and office precincts, boosting its current infrastructure to meet growing customer demand. Lendlease will install...
Scentre Group
sustainability
ESG performance
Westfield Living Centres
CIM
Varun Nair
David Walsh
SaaS platform
operational efficiency
CIM expands partnership with Scentre Group to help improve sustainability and operational efficiency
CIM expands partnership with Scentre Group to help...
CIM, the world’s leading property operations SaaS platform that enables teams to work more collaboratively and accelerates the journey to net zero emissions, has added an additional 10 Westfield Living...
solar
sustainability
Charter Hall
net zero carbon
renewable energy
David Harrison
ENGIE
Andrew Hyland
wind farm
Charter Hall signs long-term renewable energy supply agreement with ENGIE
Charter Hall signs long-term renewable energy supp...
Charter Hall has signed a significant Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with global renewal energy giant ENGIE Australia & New Zealand, to supply 100% electricity from renewable sources across the Group’s...
Scentre Group has signed an agreement with CleanCo, the Queensland Government-owned renewables, low emissions, and hydro company, to source electricity from 100% renewable sources for its Queensland portfolio of Westfield...
Stockland and the Australian Museum (AM) have partnered once again to tour an inspiring Future Now exhibition across a number of Stockland’s New South Wales and Queensland Retail Centres. The...
Mirvac Retail is reinforcing its commitment to sustainability, with six of its retail centres across NSW, Queensland and Victoria partnering with local artists to launch a series of murals, all...
AMP Capital and Australian fast-charging electric vehicle company Evie Networks have entered a partnership to roll out universal fast charging stations across 16 shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand...
A national rating used to measure environmental sustainability has reported significant improvements across Vicinity Centres’ portfolio as it continues to strive to meet its net-zero emissions commitment by 2030. The...
sustainability
Burwood Brickworks
Frasers Property Australia
Eastern Creek Quarter
Food waste
Ed.Square town centre
Rohan Dinn
Green Eco Technologies
WasteMaster
The tech that’s flipping the lid on food waste
The tech that’s flipping the lid on food waste
Food and beverage precincts are coming back to life. But what about the food waste they produce? And what if it’s not really ‘waste’ at all? Rohan Dinn from Green...
large format retail
sustainability
Frasers Property Australia
Eastern Creek Quarter
retail leasing
ECQ
Mark Gleeson
Frasers Property’s ECQ XL on track for mid-year opening
Frasers Property’s ECQ XL on track for mid-year ...
Boat, caravan and 4WD retailer Road Tech Marine, global BBQ brand Weber and workplace safety specialists RSEA Safety have been revealed as the new names coming soon to Stage 2...
CIM, the building analytics SaaS platform helping the Australian property industry achieve net zero emissions, has been contracted to provide analytics and systems monitoring for 16 buildings in Lendlease Investment...
Coles will be Australia’s first major supermarket to offer drone delivery for more than 250 of its most popular grocery items. Partnering with global on-demand drone delivery service, Wing, customers...
community
sustainability
Vicinity Centres
retail design
mixed use development
Carolyn Viney
Buranda Village
Vicinity reveals plans to transform Buranda Village into mixed-use precinct
Vicinity reveals plans to transform Buranda Villag...
Vicinity Centres has revealed plans to transform Buranda Village into a bustling new mixed-use precinct of the future, delivering lifestyle retail, more than 600 residential dwellings and 50,000m2 of commercial...
Scentre Group has been recognised for leadership in corporate sustainability by CDP, securing a place on its ‘A List’. Scentre Group, which owns and operates 42 Westfield Living Centres, is the only...
Marrickville Metro is embracing an exuberant, abundant Christmas filled with trees, decorations and, of course, the real Santa himself. This year’s new Santa set and Christmas decorations have been designed...
Community shopping centre, Barkly Square, owned by ISPT, has launched Home for Christmas, reimagining recycled festive decorations in partnership with students from RMIT’s Diploma of Visual Merchandising. Embracing thoughtful design...
As master community developer and home builder Sekisui House Australia pursues the creation of world-class communities across the nation — comprising mixed-use, residential and commercial infrastructure — the organisation continues...
Australian food retailer Harris Farm Markets has announced the launch of Re-purposeful Picks, a product range made from upcycling perishable food items into premium quality products with longer shelf life....
This article by Claire Bowles, Regenerative Development Lead i2C Architects, was first published in SCN’s – September/October Mini Guns edition. Retailers pledged their support to accelerate a movement in the retail industry...
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