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Manila Bulletin devider Environment and Sustainability devider SM Prime's sustainable developments: Bridging lifestyle and leisure with sustainability

SM Prime's sustainable developments: Bridging lifestyle and leisure with sustainability

Published Jul 11, 2024 02:40 pm

SM Prime further intensified its sustainability journey and recently embarked on an #SMWasteFreeFuture program, encouraging its stakeholders and employees across the group to reduce waste generation through effective segregation practices and adopt sustainable consumption by recycling, reusing, or composting.

1 SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex, spanning over 67 hectares, is a testament of SM Prime’s commitment to sustainability..JPG
SM Mall of Asia Complex, spanning over 67 hectares, is a testament of SM Prime’s commitment to sustainability.
2 Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong (right) samples the water from SM City Baguio’s rainwater treatment facility with SM Supermalls’ Vice President for Corporate Compliance Engr. Liza Silerio (left)..jpg
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong (right) samples the water from SM City Baguio’s rainwater treatment facility with SM Supermalls’ Vice President for Corporate Compliance Engr. Liza Silerio (left).

Sustainable water usage is one of the long-standing practices of SM Prime. The group has been recycling water since the 1990s, treating an average of one billion gallons annually in past years to repurpose for mall operations including toilet cleaning and landscaping use. It has integrated rainwater harvesting systems in over 30 malls, particularly in flood-prone areas. Recently, it made another breakthrough in water usage by successfully treating rainwater into potable water in SM City Baguio, which the company aims to replicate in other malls.

Strengthening disaster resilience

Apart from its environmental approaches and innovations, SM Prime takes sustainable mall design and developments seriously across its projects. Led by SM Prime’s subsidiary, SM Engineering, Design and Development Corporation (SMEDD), the company has revolutionized its design approaches to green building — minimizing vulnerability and increasing the infrastructure resiliency of its developments.

Among its developments are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-Gold certified SM Aura and green office buildings in SM MOA Complex that deliver healthier work-life spaces to optimize business operations while minimizing their environmental impact.

3 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-Gold certified SM Aura is SM Prime’s gold standard in building sustainable projects. .jpg
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Gold certified SM Aura is SM Prime’s gold standard in building sustainable projects.
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Located at the SM MOA Complex in Pasay City, Four E-Comm is one of SM Prime’s sustainable office buildings.

At the core of SM MOA Complex’s continued expansion is the community’s safety and wellbeing through disaster resiliency features. SM Prime worked with a team of local and international experts, including Jan de Nul, Belgium’s renowned coastal development construction company, to ensure the stability of the terrain and infrastructure against earthquakes and erosion. The complex’s climate adaptation features include a seawall designed to protect the development and surrounding communities from potential storm surges or rising sea levels, as well as specialized foundation systems against liquefaction and seismic events. This commitment establishes a benchmark within the SM Prime portfolio, demonstrating best practices used across other SM malls nationwide.

Shaping the landscape of Philippine integrated property developments

As the world navigates environmental and urbanization challenges, SM Prime continues to advance sustainability, innovation, community stewardship, and resiliency. With its multifaceted approaches and pioneering efforts in the SM MOA Complex and across all its developments, SM Prime is a key Philippine industry partner through its revolutionary and responsible mixed-use developments with premier destinations integrating leisure, lifestyle, and business with sustainability and disaster resilience at work.

SM Prime remains committed to its role as a catalyst for economic growth, delivering innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities, thereby enriching the quality of life of millions of people. SM Prime is pursuing the next horizon on integrated property development and onward to building sustainable cities of the future.

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