JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties has reached 12 net-zero carbon certification projects across its South African office, logistics and industrial portfolio.
The company has highlighted that this milestone reflects its continued progress towards its long-term environmental and decarbonisation goals, and forms part of Growthpoint’s broader commitment to reaching net-zero certifications across 20 buildings by 2028, while supporting its ambition of carbon neutrality across its portfolio by 2050.
The Growthpoint property portfolio includes a mix of office developments and logistics and industrial facilities, many of which combine rooftop solar PV installations, energy-efficient building systems and detailed energy monitoring technologies to reduce reliance on grid electricity and improve operational performance.
Further, the logistics and industrial portfolio has proven a particularly strong contributor to Growthpoint’s net-zero carbon journey, with certifications achieved across assets including Monteer in Isando, Ebony in Meadowdale, Growthpoint Industrial Estate in Germiston, GIE Portions 1 & 2 of ERF 308 in Meadowdale, Meadowbrook Estate in Germiston, in Gauteng; as well as at Trade Park in Mount Edgecombe and 20 Rustic Close, in Durban North.
