Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa September 2013 | Page 17
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increasingly unable to compete with the
trailblazers who benefit from massive costsavings and eff iciencies, and the laggards
will eventually find themselves trying to play
catch-up, or will simply be left behind.
Bottom line: more profitable business
All these factors add up to one conclusion:
green business is more profitable business. There
are many thousands of green case studies and
success stories across the globe. To mention just
one, close to home, Woolworths has saved more
than R100 million since 2004 through their
sustainability strategy – referred to as its Good
Business Journey – which is globally regarded
as one of the most innovative and encompasses
an array of energy-saving measures across its
stores, offices and distribution centres. The
savings have mainly been achieved through
employee education and intelligent technology
from lighting to refrigerators.
And increasingly property owners, landlords
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