EMIRA PLANTS FOR THE YEARS AHEAD

In order to make a positive impact on the environment, Emira Property Fund has partnered with the WorldWide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Trees for Africa.  By creating a sustainable environment of indigenous plant life, Emira provides a better overall experience for tenants and visitors at its properties, while also enhancing nearby communities. The company plants fruit and shade trees, as well as Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) at its properties, blending real estate with nature and demonstrating ecological responsibility.

As an indigenous succulent, Spekboom is a hardy xeriscaping plant that is drought-tolerant, and contributes to cleaner air by directly catching pollution with leaves. This resilient plant has an exceptional capacity to offset carbon emissions, fight climate change and air pollution by acting like a carbon sponge and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Emira has again partnered with Food & Trees for Africa to offset its operational carbon emissions for company travel, staff commute and paper consumption. In 2023, it donated 150 fruit trees and indigenous shade trees of different varieties through the Trees for All programme. The trees were planted at Watercrest Primary School, Cedar High School and Sivile Primary School, all in the Western Cape. During their 40-year growth period, these 150 trees will offset 55,35 tonnes of CO2 and provide a healthier environment. 

In addition to planting, Emira makes a positive contribution to biodiversity by recycling for its tenants and shoppers, using solar energy from rooftop installations, harvesting rainwater, applying energy and water saving initiatives, planting community gardens and composting plant matter.

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