Keeping it Green

No electricity required here; this mall’s Christmas lights were powered with pedestrian shopper traffic.

Midsummer Place took energy waste out of the Christmas indulgence equation last year when it erected what was touted as the UK’s first-ever people-powered tree. Working with supplier Pavegen Systems, the center chose a kinetic Norwegian spruce[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Busy Bees

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French center expands sustainability program with a new amenity and attraction for green-minded shoppers.

Shoppers are buzzing about a new green feature at France’s Le Millénaire: bees. As part of its sustainability program, the seaside center has partnered with the UNAF (the French National Apiculture Union) to become an official backer of the �[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

A Picnic for the Planet

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Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority in Seattle holds Lunch Box Specials promotion to support The Nature Conservancy’s annual worldwide event.

Earth Day is somewhat like New Year’s Day; it gives people the urge to make resolutions that they might not be able to keep. The celebration that Pike Place Market’s Preservation and Development Authority hosted last April 22, however, was d[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

A Fresh Start

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What could have been a mere trendy amenity to put already privileged shoppers even more at ease has turned out to be a lifesaver in Taguig City.

In late 2010, Ayala Malls’ Market! Market! center in the Philippines was seeking new ways of maximizing its space when it came up with the idea of greening its fifth-level rooftop. It would not only add a visually pleasing element to the pr[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Green Room

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With expanded recycling facilities, visitors to Mirrabooka Square have no excuse for not dropping off their waste.

Mirrabooka Square’s Green Room has just popped up in a new spot, right between the mall’s Goldmark and Big W stores. The space is large enough to accommodate bins to recycle non-commercial quantities of plastic bags, cans, cardboard, fluores[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The 3 R’s for Rewards

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Shoppers earn some valuable points redeemable for merchandise every time they complete an earth-friendly task.

Carbon credits are meant to encourage industries and commercial businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. However, the ability of businesses producing more greenhouse gas emissions than the allotted quotas to purchase credits from do-gooders [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Shopper Whopper to the Rescue

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Green mascot that schoolchildren designed will walk the mall halls to lead shoppers down the sustainability path.

Garbage dumping offenders beware: there will soon be a super eco-hero watching over Church Square. Come January, the Legendary Shopper Whopper will join the UK center’s staff, helping to keep customers on the sustainability path. Church Squ[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Reserved: Smart Drivers Only

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If you drive an environmentally friendly car (think electric or hybrid), then you get to roll into prime parking spots at 313@somerset.

Singapore’s environmentally conscious drivers have prime status at 313@somerset. The center has reserved four of its best parking spots for owners of hybrid, natural gas and electric vehicles. There are two on each parkade level and they’re [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mall Harvest

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If you want to find space in Hong Kong to build something, anything, look up and in non-traditional places.

As one of the world’s most densely populated areas, with more than seven million inhabitants sharing a territory of just 425 square miles, the Chinese city-state and its residents have had to adopt progressive measures to effectively and susta[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Hopping On Board

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Milton Mall combined Easter with Earth Day initiatives, with the help of a local school.

The convergence of Easter and Earth Day this year was one happenstance that played perfectly into Milton Mall’s plans to drive an important aspect of its CSR mandate. Partnering with the Escarpment View Public School and its resident Easter Bu[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...