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MSCI Green Annual Property Index 2025 confirms a decade of outperformance by green-certified offices

Office Property

MSCI Green Annual Property Index 2025 confirms a decade of outperformance by green-certified offices

Issued by Catchwords 11 Jun 2026

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2026

Residential Property

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2026

Issued by Catchwords 5 Mar 2026

MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index 2024

Office Property

MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index 2024

Issued by Catchwords 4 Jul 2025

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ESG & Sustainability

How to ensure credibility in your ESG performance

1 Jul 2025

Source: Growthpoint Properties. Longkloof Studios is a green-certified commercial office space in Cape Town, having achieved a 4-Star Green Star Existing Building Performance rating.

Property Development

How green building certification boosts real estate profits

30 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Champions of sustainability recognised with GBCSA Leadership Awards 2024

7 Nov 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

ISA awarded Net Zero Carbon Level 1 certificate

22 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.

Property

IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Residential Property

Greenovate Awards 2022: announcing the winners

Issued by Catchwords 28 Nov 2022

Our buildings are driving us closer to 'climate hell' - how do we get back on course to net zero?

Sustainable Development

Our buildings are driving us closer to 'climate hell' - how do we get back on course to net zero?

Anna Hurlimann, Georgia Warren-Myers, Judy Bush 10 Nov 2022

Green Star certified, Prime A-Grade offices at Draper on Main in Claremont, Cape Town

Mixed-Use Property

Annual property index shows there is growth in green

19 May 2022

Buildings of the future - here are the 5 essential pillars

Facilities & Property Management

Buildings of the future - here are the 5 essential pillars

Okkie Momberg 25 Mar 2022

City Industrial Property's Belville facility achieves 2 GBCSA certifications

Sustainable Development

City Industrial Property's Belville facility achieves 2 GBCSA certifications

21 Dec 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Sustainable Development

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

Sustainable Development

Motswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating

26 Jul 2021

Radisson signs third hotel in Zambia

Tourism & Travel

Radisson signs third hotel in Zambia

14 Apr 2021

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

Sustainable Development

Nairobi's Runda-based SABIS International School sets green building precedent

30 Sep 2020

Cintocare Hospital achieves Green Star rating

Property Development

Cintocare Hospital achieves Green Star rating

18 Jun 2020

#WomensMonth: Solid Green celebrates 50+ green building certifications

Sustainable Development

#WomensMonth: Solid Green celebrates 50+ green building certifications

Sindy Peters 3 Aug 2018

Saleem Karimjee, IFC country manager for Southern Africa

Markets & Investment

There's trillions to unlock in climate-related private investment

2 Nov 2017

Fourleaf Estate receives EDGE final certification

Sustainable Development

Fourleaf Estate receives EDGE final certification

1 Jun 2017

Hotel Verde staff celebrating the good news of FTT accreditation at the eco pool

MICE

#WTMA17: Hotel Verde now Fair Trade Tourism certified

20 Apr 2017

SA investors rising to green building challenge as globe heats up

Sustainable Development

SA investors rising to green building challenge as globe heats up

22 Feb 2017

Hotel Verde recognised as best urban hotel at Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards

Hospitality

Hotel Verde recognised as best urban hotel at Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards

2 Nov 2016

Hotel Verde Zanzibar

Marketing

Tanzania and Zanzibar get new 'green hotel'

6 Jul 2016

Hospitality

Bakhresa and Verde Hotels team up for Zanzibar's greenest hotel

5 Jul 2016

Adapting homes to environmental needs, challenges

Residential Property

Adapting homes to environmental needs, challenges

23 May 2016

Sandton a major centre of green building activity in Africa

Sustainable Development

Sandton a major centre of green building activity in Africa

5 Apr 2016

Jeppe Park Primary becomes living laboratory green school

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Jeppe Park Primary becomes living laboratory green school

17 Mar 2016

Werner van Antwerpen

Trends

[BizTrends 2016] Sustainability technology will change our lives and buildings

Werner van Antwerpen 18 Jan 2016

Hotel Verde achieves double Platinum certification for LEED

Hospitality

Hotel Verde achieves double Platinum certification for LEED

22 Jul 2015

Hotel Verde goes global

Hospitality

Hotel Verde goes global

13 Oct 2014

GBCSA launches IFC's EDGE in SA

Residential Property

GBCSA launches IFC's EDGE in SA

17 Sep 2014

Technology

Switching to LED lighting can cut costs - Philips

18 Jun 2012

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Green Building Council offers courses for on-going education

3 May 2012

GBCSA offers courses for green building certification

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

GBCSA offers courses for green building certification

23 Mar 2012