{"id":7201,"date":"2025-03-20T18:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T10:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dynamic-silver-sheep.82-197-71-20.cpanel.site\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2025-03-21T02:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:50:58","slug":"sm-prime-champions-sustainability-with-water-for-tomorrow-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dynamic-silver-sheep.82-197-71-20.cpanel.site\/?p=7201","title":{"rendered":"SM Prime champions sustainability with Water for Tomorrow Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Access to clean and potable water is one of today\u2019s most pressing challenges, with rapid urbanization and population growth straining freshwater resources. United Nations (UN)-Water emphasizes that effective water management is crucial for society and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), a leading integrated property developer in Southeast Asia, has prioritized water conservation and management since the early 1990s\u2014long before water stress and its link to climate change became widely recognized.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through Water for Tomorrow, SM Prime\u2019s water stewardship campaign, the company actively integrates climate resilience into its developments, ensuring responsible resource management while supporting the well-being of the communities it serves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sustainable water management<\/span><\/p>\n

Water conservation measures and efficient management systems are embedded in SM Prime\u2019s building operations. The company invests heavily in sustainable water management technologies to reduce freshwater use and the demand for municipal water supply. It has identified practical water usage and innovations to address the growing concern of water security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2023, SM Prime\u2019s reported total water consumption amounted to 7.2 million cubic meters, with 61% of that consumed water being recycled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On average, more than 1 billion gallons of recycled water is used for mall operations. SM Supermalls uses recycled water for cleaning and sanitation, caring for its plants and landscaping, and cooling its air conditioning towers.\u00a0 Efficient plumbing and innovative water-saving technologies with low-flow fixtures also regulate the mall\u2019s water consumption.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These practices have been scaled throughout the group. The SM Offices\u2019 E-Com Centers in the Mall of Asia Complex have sewage treatment plants that recycle greywater. Aside from rainwater harvesting systems that help maintain its urban gardens, SM Development Corporation (SMDC)\u2019s Sea and Shore Residences donate its discharged treated water to the greening of the Estates in the MOA Complex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of its water conservation program in Pico Sands Hotel, SM Hotels and Convention Corporation reduced its freshwater consumption by 36%, reaching 52% water reuse and 41% for Pico de Loro Beach and Country Club. Together with Hamilo Coast, SM Prime\u2019s luxury and leisure estates in Nasugbu, Batangas, its water desalination plant has made significant impacts on water management and sustainable eco-tourism since 2010, ensuring that it services all developments that call Hamilo home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Protecting water resources\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SM Prime supports this year\u2019s UN-Water World Water Day 2025 on March 22, which focuses on the theme \u201cGlacier Preservation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Halfway around the world, glaciers play a critical role in the world’s water cycle.\u00a0 Glacial ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water, holding about 69% of the world\u2019s fresh water.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>With rapid glacial melting, altered rainfall patterns, droughts, and rising sea levels, the planet risks a water crisis that affects the most vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recognizing these challenges and the need for a reliable water supply, SM Prime continues to integrate water-efficient systems in its property developments. This helps create public awareness and encourages responsible water use among mallgoers, tenants, employees, and communities. In 2023, SM Supermalls\u2019 SM City Baguio rainwater treatment facility (RTF) was launched to help reduce dependence on freshwater sources. It has treated 17,000 cubic meters of rainwater into potable water and continues to operate and serve its host community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SM Prime\u2019s Water for Tomorrow program plays a key role in SM Prime\u2019s sustainability strategy, along with Net Zero by 2040 and a Waste-Free Future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs businesses face growing water challenges, we must take action to secure our Water for Tomorrow,\u201d said Hans T. Sy, SM Prime Executive Committee Chairman.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWater stewardship is an investment in our future. We must move beyond conservation and prioritize resource protection, waste reduction and water security for future generations,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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SM City Baguio\u2019s rainwater treatment facility (RTF) utilizes a rigorous six-step treatment process with real-time monitoring to ensure processed water meets potability requirements, and its service to the community was recognized at the 2024 Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards.<\/span>
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Headquarters to some of the largest Business Process Outsourcing (<\/span>BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>brand names, the Three E<\/span>–<\/span>com Center at the Mall of Asia Complex efficiently operates its sewage treatment plant to collect, treat, and remove contaminants from wastewater, making it safe to discharge to the surrounding environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pico Sands Hotel has reduced water consumption by advocating towel and linen reuse, inviting guests to join its sustainability journey and conserve water.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hamilo Coast\u2019s desalination plant provides sustainable water to its community, serving residences, hotels, staff housing, and offices since 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SM Development Corporation (SMDC)\u2019s Sea and Shore Residences donate their treated wastewater to green the landscape of the Estates in Mall of Asia Complex<\/span><\/p>\n

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