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Mixed-use developer Milligan has appointed further the tools to identify and promote good business practices
specialist partners to collaborate on the Gateway at PEAK, while reducing environmental impact. In turn, the U.S.
the UK’s first national park gateway, consented on the eastern Polo Assn. customer is better able to make informed and
boundary of the Peak District. Architects Stanton Williams, meaningful choices.
technology specialists RDS Global, operations consultant Lead8, the international award-winning design firm, is
DN Consultancy and landscape architects Gillespies, have delivering the masterplanning and architecture for the future
all been appointed by the Milligan development team. In Yanlord Dream Center in Shenzhen. The development will
July 2020, Milligan formed a unique working group of local establish a new green community; a mixed-use destination
stakeholders on the development of Gateway at Peak, part that integrates people and space, business and city, life and
of PEAK Resort. Since then, the vision for a sustainable nature once complete. Located in the heart of Longgang
hub, welcoming visitors to the Peaks, providing food and District, the site is situated above a subway station and will
accommodation, retail opportunities and environmentally be the first subway superstructure in eastern Shenzhen. The
friendly options for onward travel into the park, has been 300,000sq m mixed-use scheme features a 90,000sq m retail
taking shape. The latest partner appointments are an exciting mall, two office towers and two serviced apartment towers
milestone in the progress of the development. by Lead8. The idea of a ‘Floating forest island’ was the catalyst
As one of the world’s largest lifestyle brands and sports for the design concept and originated from Shenzhen’s
licensors, U.S. Polo Assn. has the opportunity to make a natural landscapes. The design echoes the city’s image of as
meaningful impact on our global environment. U.S. Polo a green metropolis and emerging economic capital. Living
Assn. is committed to understanding and addressing the landscapes are blended through the development with
challenges of sustainability and recognising the importance gardens featured throughout the levels, allowing visitors to
of global social responsibility and has launched USPA Life feel as though they are walking through a forest or an urban
in this regard. USPA Life is a 360-degree sustainability green valley.
initiative addressing sustainable production practices to Fast fashion retailer H&M started its latest brand
reduce waste through the reuse of plastics and recycled sustainability initiative domestically, giving customers in
cotton, and to manage water consumption by using Stockholm the chance to transform unwanted garments
reclaimed water. Product tags and packaging are produced into revamped fashion items with the help of its new
using environmentally friendly paper and inks to reduce garment-to-garment recycled materials machine ‘looop;,
pollution. At point of sale, colorful icons drive the message so-called because the company “is committed to closing
and educate the customer how to choose eco-friendly the loop on fashion”. The looop initiative debuted in
products. USPA Life gives U.S. Polo Assn.’s global partners one of H&M’s Drottninggatan (Queen Street) back in
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