Polish Designer Outlet centers get BREEAM certification
Designer Outlet Warszawa, Designer Outlet Gdańsk and Designer Outlet Sosnowiec have achieved the BREEAM certificate, as they successfully meet the highest standards of sustainable building management.
22nd October 2021 – BREEAM-certified retail facilities undergo a comprehensive multi-stage check on environmental performance and sustainable management. The Polish Designer Outlet centres have been highly appreciated in the areas of building management and facility efficiency, with all three receiving "very good" and "excellent" ratings.
The certification process covered, among other aspects, the overall management policy of the buildings and their surroundings, energy expenditure and the environmental impact of the centres' activities, including CO2 emissions as well as consumption and waste management. Care for the comfort of employees and customers (amount of natural light, optimisation of temperature, sound intensity or air quality) and the location of the facilities close to public transport were also taken into consideration.
The high ratings received by all three Polish centres confirm the responsible management policy and thus place them among the most environmentally friendly and sustainable facilities in Poland. “We are proud that the consistently applied waste management and disposal procedures as well as the use of environmentally friendly building materials and finishes have been assessed, especially with the development of the recently completed extension at Designer Outlet Warszawa and the ongoing works at Designer Outlet Sosnowiec and Designer Outlet Gdańsk”, says Thomas Reichenauer, Co-Founder and Managing Director of ROS retail Outlet Shopping. The Austrian operator thus adds three more locations to its portfolio of BREEAM-certified Designer Outlet centres in Europe, such as Designer Outlet Croatia, and continues the process for other shopping destinations as part of their sustainability agenda.
Managed by ROS Retail Outlet Shopping since 2017, Designer Outlet Warszawa, Designer Outlet Gdańsk and Designer Outlet Sosnowiec offer a unique mix of Polish and international fashion brands, including a growing variety of premium names like Armani, Lacoste, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, MaxMara and many more. The three Designer Outlet centres have all received Retail Estate Awards, being the most recent the Property Market’s Investment of the Year awarded to Designer Outlet Warszawa in September 2021 for its new extension that included additional 5,500 sqm, more than 25 new stores, a newly designed food court and further 500 parking spaces in the new multi-storey car park.