Sustainability

Electricity

• Since 2019, we’ve cut our electricity use by 36% – enough to power over 1,200 Irish homes for a year.
• We’ve upgraded lighting inside and out, switching to energy-saving LEDs and adding smart sensors.
• Major projects in our retail park, stairwells and car parks now mean less energy wasted and more savings each year.
• We use smart meters to track energy use and spot new opportunities to cut back.
• Solar panels on our roof now generate 267kW of green energy – enough to power 64 homes a year.
• 100% of the energy we buy from the grid is renewable, and we’re exploring wind power too.
• We’ve installed 13 EV charging points across the centre for customers on the go.

Gas

• Gas use is down 78% since 2019, thanks to a new solar hot water system. By 2025, we aim to phase out gas completely.

Water

• Water use has dropped 7% since 2019 – that’s the same as filling 13 Olympic swimming pools.
• Since 2023, we’ve redirected river water to our Mill Pond and fountains, saving 14,000 litres of tap water every day – equal to 7,800 loads of laundry.
• Smart meters, low-flush toilets, waterless urinals and efficient taps all help us save more.

Waste

• 100% of waste is diverted from landfill.
• We recycle an average of 78% of our waste – one of the highest rates of any Irish shopping centre – and we’re aiming for 80%.

• No pesticides are used onsite.
• Three bug hotels (made from recycled materials) are dotted around our gardens.
• All new planting is native, supporting pollinators, birds, frogs and even our own rooftop bees.
• Living walls bring greenery inside and out, improving air quality and biodiversity.
• We support the National Biodiversity Action Plan and All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.
• Two “pocket forests,” planted with local schoolchildren, are already creating nature corridors in the heart of Dundrum.
• Our seven rooftop beehives, cared for weekly by our beekeeper Asheena, are a living symbol of our commitment to nature.

• Charity partnerships: We support DSPCA and Southside Partnership with long-term bursaries.
• Giving Back Day: Each June, our team volunteers in the local community. In 2024, colleagues gave 110 hours to a local day care centre.
• Inclusion: Dundrum Town was the first Irish shopping centre with a Changing Places facility and, in 2024, the first to add a sensory room.
• We’ve granted free mall space to 68 charities, schools and community groups, helping raise over €105,000 in 2024.
• We partner with schools and colleges on skills programmes and pollinator-friendly planting projects.
• Families can enjoy dedicated spaces including our Family Room, children’s playground, and our dog-friendly policy.

• Sustainability runs through everything we do.
• We hold ISO14001 and ISO50001 certifications and are independently audited each year by Eco Merit.
• Dundrum Town scored 95.2% (platinum) in DGNB, an international green building standard, and we’re also certified under BREEAM In-Use.
• We benchmark ourselves against the best through global indices like GRESB, MSCI and ISS ESG to keep raising the bar.

🌱 Our promise: This is only the beginning. By working together – with our visitors, retailers and community – we’re on track to reach net zero by 2030.