IGD for environmental sustainability
In 2012 IGD began a process in Italy to adopt an Environmental Management System (EMS) in accordance with UNI EN ISO 14001-2004 regulation, with the intention of defining unequivocal environmental performance monitoring and management methods. The aim of IGD Group’s Environmental Management System is to define and implement a working method that protects the environment during the company’s activities, guarantees compliance with the laws in force and establishes a virtuous continuous improvement system. The project involves IGD SIIQ SPA, including the Bologna headquarters, and IGD Management, in the shopping centres.
In 2020 we achieved the 95% certification target we had set, resulting in a more efficient property management system from an environmental point of view, with a consequent improvement in the energy performance of buildings. The IGD shopping centres certified are 24, in addition to the Bologna headquarters: Centro Lame, Centro Casilino, Centro Luna, Centro La Favorita, Centrosarca, Gran Rondò, I Bricchi, Mondovicino, Conè, Tiburtino Shopping Center, Centro d’Abruzzo, La Torre, Katanè, Le Maioliche, Lungosavio, Clodì, Centro Borgo, Porto Grande ESP, Puntadiferro, Le Porte di Napoli, Città delle Stelle, Leonardo and Maremà.
IGD undertakes not only to extend the boundary of its certified Centers, but also to establish relations with suppliers that comply with the sustainability criteria adopted by the Company: 20% of the suppliers that we stipulate a contract with, are in turn, UNI EN ISO 14001 certified.
The BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) certification represents one of the most important and recognised international standards for environmental sustainability of buildings and it places particular attention on the overall improvement of the wellbeing of the individuals within the structures.
Obtaining BREEAM certification, for a shopping centre, involves following an environmental assessment protocol which is one of the most used and most important at international level, and which concerns both the construction and restyling phase of the building and the aspects regarding the day to day running of the building itself: indeed, assessment is carried out on parameters such as materials used, the quality of the environment, as well as water and energy consumption and correct waste management. The certification is in fact divided into two parts, each of which is independent and provides for an assessment of the building’s performance (Asset Performance) and an assessment of the building management processes (Building Management).
In July 2016 the Shopping Center Centrosarca in Sesto San Giovanni – Milan, following the restyling work which was completed at the end of 2015, obtained BREEAM the environmental certification BREEAM 2009 Europe, Commercial: Retail, one of the first out of the up and running centres to obtain it in Italy. This certification was obtained thanks to the focus placed on environmental issues in the management of the worksite (with a significant sorting of the waste generated and particular attention paid to the disposal of it) and in the work carried out both internally (lightning exclusively by LED technology) and externally (new cycle path).
Following the positive outcome of the BREEAM certification process for CentroSarca shopping center, we decided to continue along this path. Then in 2018 we obtanied the BREEAM IN-USE certification for the Shopping Centers Tiburtino in Rome and Katanè in Catania. In 2019 also Puntadiferro in Forlì and Esp in Ravenna obtained the certification, while in March 2020 the shopping centers Conè in Conegliano (TV), Leonardo in Imola (BO) and Le Porte di Napoli in Afragola (NA) were certified. In 2022, these certifications were obtained for two more Shopping Centres: Maremà in Grosseto, with the double assessment score of excellent both in asset performance and in building management, and Centro d’Abruzzo in Chieti, with Very Good in Asset Performance and Excellent in building management.
To date, 10 shopping centres are Breeam certified. The certification process of the properties will continue in 2023 in line with the corporate sustainability plan.
The 10 Centres represent:
During 2021 we set ourselves the goal of obtaining 9 new Breeam certifications for a total of 17 certified centers by 2024 and we are also committed to an ambition to be achieved by 2023, i.e. having 100% of the Italian assets BREEAM certified.
| Shopping Center | Province | Year of first assessment | BREEAM assessment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Management | Asset Performance | |||
| CENTROSARCA | Milan | 2016 | Certificato BREEAM -Pass | |
| KATANE' | Catania | 2018 | Very Good | Excellent |
| TIBURTINO | Rome | 2018 | Very Good | Very Good |
| ESP (original building of 1998 and extension of 2017) | Ravenna | 2019 | Very Good | Excellent |
| PUNTADIFERRO | Forlì | 2019 | Very Good | Very Good |
| CONE' | Treviso | 2020 | Very Good | Very Good |
| LE PORTE DI NAPOLI | Naples | 2020 | Very Good | Very Good |
| LEONARDO | Bologna | 2020 | Very Good | Very Good |
| MAREMA' | Grosseto | 2022 | Excellent | Excellent |
| CENTRO D'ABRUZZO | Chieti | 2022 | Excellent | Very Good |
For further information on BREEAM certification please visit the website www.breeam.org
Following the agreement signed by all the shopping centres in 2016 with their electricity supplier to acquire Green Certificates (G.O Guarantee of Origin), since 2017 IGD headquarters office’s and all the shopping centres’ electricity supply has come exclusively from renewable energy sources, in line with the targets defined in the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The 2019 energy mix (latest available) certified by the supplier was made up of 100% wind power.
Thanks to the use of green energy, 17,200 tonnes of CO2 were not emitted into the atmosphere in 2021.
Further information can be found on: CEE website and Axpo website.
To consolidate this committment, in 2018, the Company obtained UNI ISO 37001 – Anti Bribery Management Systems Certification for its Romanian subsidiary Win Magazine SA. This is the only internationally recognized standard that certifies a management system actively involved in preventing and combatting corruption within the corporate environment.
On 20 April 2020, also IGD obtained UNI ISO 37001:2016 “Anti-bribery management system” certification, the international standard for anti-corruption management systems issued by RINA Services S.p.A., an independent certifier accredited by Accredia (a national accrediting entity for certifications and inspections appointed by the government) and the Italian leader in compliance certification.
For more information on UNI ISO 37001 certification please visit the Anti-corruption page
The certification scheme developed by the accrediting body RINA is the first management model introduced on the market which aims to prevent and minimize the spread of health infections in people caused by biological agents.
The achievement of this Certification from an accredited, impartial body like RINA represents for IGD a further recognition of the quality of the measures implemented in its structures relative to health, safety and preventing the risk of contagion from biological agents (particularly Covid-19).
