Key Takeaways
- • Prologis UK became the first UK property company to reach 100 Planet Mark-certified developments, with DC107 at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) as the 100th.
- • Prologis reports its Planet Mark-certified work has protected over 20,000 acres of rainforest and raised £2 million for indigenous rainforest communities through its partnership with Cool Earth.
- • Certification has covered 23.6 million sq ft of new buildings over roughly 20 years, with every new Prologis building certified by Planet Mark since 2008.
- • Prologis states 25 million sq ft of its UK portfolio has achieved BREEAM Excellent or Outstanding ratings.
- • Prologis says it has mitigated 100% of unavoidable embodied carbon from new developments through the Cool Earth partnership, with five new communities in Papua New Guinea set to join the programme.
Summary
Prolog is has announced that it has become the first UK property company to reach 100 Planet Mark-certified developments, a milestone the company frames as a sustainability record for the UK property sector. The 100th certified development is DC107, a new logistics unit at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT).
Prologis says it was the first UK property company to measure, reduce and mitigate the embodied carbon in the structures and fabrics of its buildings, achieving its first Planet Mark certification nearly two decades ago at Prologis Park Pineham. Since 2008, every new Prologis building has been certified. According to the company, certified projects include distribution centres and logistics hubs serving customers such as Sainsbury's, Tesco, M&S and Royal Mail. The Planet Mark assessment measures whole-life carbon across raw materials, construction, operation, maintenance and end-of-life, and requires projects to show continuous improvement and community engagement. Across 20 years, the approach has resulted in certification of 23.6 million sq ft of new buildings.
The programme is linked to a long-term partnership with Planet Mark's charity partner, Cool Earth. Prologis reports that the partnership has helped protect over 20,000 acres of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon, Peru and Papua New Guinea, raised £2 million for indigenous communities, and supported 1,264 people while stewarding 4.8 million trees that store 5.7 million tonnes of carbon. Cool Earth CEO Matthew Owen said the partnership is approaching a cumulative donation of £2 million and that five new communities in Papua New Guinea will join the programme.
Simon Cox, Senior Vice President and Head of Development Management at Prologis UK, said the milestone reflects the company's focus on delivering cost savings for customers and better environmental outcomes, and noted that 25 million sq ft of the UK portfolio has achieved BREEAM Excellent or Outstanding ratings. Planet Mark founder Steve Malkin described the partnership as an effective model for measuring and reducing whole-life carbon emissions.
Prologis also funds education through The Eden Project, which has delivered its programme to 13,875 students in 94 schools and colleges near its developments, and sponsors Warwickshire College Group's involvement with the Planet Mark scheme. The figures above are company-reported and were not independently verified in the source material.
Prologis says it was the first UK property company to measure, reduce and mitigate the embodied carbon in the structures and fabrics of its buildings, achieving its first Planet Mark certification nearly two decades ago at Prologis Park Pineham. Since 2008, every new Prologis building has been certified. According to the company, certified projects include distribution centres and logistics hubs serving customers such as Sainsbury's, Tesco, M&S and Royal Mail. The Planet Mark assessment measures whole-life carbon across raw materials, construction, operation, maintenance and end-of-life, and requires projects to show continuous improvement and community engagement. Across 20 years, the approach has resulted in certification of 23.6 million sq ft of new buildings.
The programme is linked to a long-term partnership with Planet Mark's charity partner, Cool Earth. Prologis reports that the partnership has helped protect over 20,000 acres of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon, Peru and Papua New Guinea, raised £2 million for indigenous communities, and supported 1,264 people while stewarding 4.8 million trees that store 5.7 million tonnes of carbon. Cool Earth CEO Matthew Owen said the partnership is approaching a cumulative donation of £2 million and that five new communities in Papua New Guinea will join the programme.
Simon Cox, Senior Vice President and Head of Development Management at Prologis UK, said the milestone reflects the company's focus on delivering cost savings for customers and better environmental outcomes, and noted that 25 million sq ft of the UK portfolio has achieved BREEAM Excellent or Outstanding ratings. Planet Mark founder Steve Malkin described the partnership as an effective model for measuring and reducing whole-life carbon emissions.
Prologis also funds education through The Eden Project, which has delivered its programme to 13,875 students in 94 schools and colleges near its developments, and sponsors Warwickshire College Group's involvement with the Planet Mark scheme. The figures above are company-reported and were not independently verified in the source material.
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