Macerich Reaches Sustainability Milestone

The Oaks is America’s first property to earn the green in-use building standard certification.

It began as a pilot project, but the environmental upgrades that Macerich made at The Oaks in California will act as a blueprint for green initiatives to come at other properties. The center has just become the first BREEAM USA In-Use certified [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Here’s A Way to Tackle Coffee Cup Trash

Community Room, Sustainability

Aussie mall uses “captive” holiday audience to raise environmental awareness.

Every minute, more than one million disposable cups are discarded to landfills worldwide. It's a sobering fact for anyone concerned with sustainability. That includes Brian Turner, a mall manager who is using the holiday retail season as an oppo[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Retailer to Donate $10M Black Friday Sales

Community Room, Sustainability

Patagonia is sticking to its public pledge to help protect the planet.

When customers give your CSR campaign a name, you know you've got real engagement. That's what happened to Patagonia, which a couple of weeks ago announced that it would donate 100 percent of its global retail and online sales from Black Friday [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Alexandra Pier’s $78M Project on Track

Development News, Sustainability

A tower with viewing platforms will be a key element at the Montreal port.

The Canadian city of Montreal will be celebrating its 375th birthday next year, and its Port Authority (MPA) is planning to give residents a special present: improved access to their waterfront. The MPA has partnered with the Provencher_Roy urba[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Center Draws Green-Thumbed Shoppers

Community Room, Sustainability

Summerville’s Assembly Row called on Green City Growers to share expert advice.

Home cooks living in Summerville, USA, have two ways of getting fresh herbs: they can buy them at the grocery store or grow their own at Assembly Row. To celebrate May Day, the center will unveil its community garden and launch a monthly Assembl[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Kids to Give Rubbish Bins A New Look

Community Room, Sustainability

UK center calls on local school children to spruce up its green bins.

The Mall Wood Green has a plan to make kids and young teenagers care more about protecting their environment. To do it, the UK center is focusing on trash and asking local students to help redesign its collection bins. It won't make the waste di[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

H&M Swaps 30% Discounts for Old Garments

Community Room, Sustainability

The retail giant hopes to collect 1,000 tonnes of unwanted fashions in one week.

Fast-fashion giant H&M is putting its money where its proverbial mouth is during its World Recycle Week. The retailer has dedicated an entire section of its U.S. website to the sustainability movement, and it promises to foot a 30-percent discou[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Bloggers Feast at Farm-to-Table Banquet

Community Room, Sustainability

Celebrity chefs turn Toowong Village’s common area into a dining hall for bloggers and media VIPs.

A banquet table, a three-course meal, and the perfect wine pairings: does that sound like your last mall lunch experience? We didn't think so. It's probably over the top even for business types who regularly take clients out for "liquid lunches.[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Kings Plaza Recycles the Runway

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New York shopping center among partner venues for Fashion Week Brooklyn.

The dresses that Kings Plaza in New York City intends to present on its stage this upcoming Earth Day (April 22) have no chances of ever being labeled as fast fashion. They're made out of trash, so good luck getting them from the catwalk to reta[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Westfield Shoppers Help Create Upcycle Art

Community Room, Sustainability

Westfield Horton Plaza’s customers are turning plastic into a collaborative public work.

Have you ever heard of plarn? It's a way to creatively reuse plastic bags by turning them into yarn to make craft projects like little coin purses, bracelets, wall art, and baskets. If you're already thinking of green mall workshops, then you're[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...