Retail group, Melcom Ghana, has received International Finance Corporation (IFC) Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) green building certification for its innovative approach of infusing retail and sustainable designs.
The two retail centres are the boundary Road and Spintex Melcom Mall in Accra.
Spintex, and the Shopping Centre on Boundary Road are designed to reduce their environmental impact.
Melcom Mall targets a 97 per cent reduction in energy, 39 per cent in water, and 47 per cent in embodied carbon, while Boundary Road aims for 70 per cent, 38 per cent and 29 per cent, respectively.