Galleria Green isn’t just a fashionable color scheme around the shopping center, it’s a lifestyle! The Green Initiative here at Galleria Dallas is a reflection of our promise to support our planet and implement environmentally-friendly practices throughout the center. Alongside the efforts made and maintained to be certified as an IREM Sustainable Property, Galleria Dallas utilizes eco-friendly cleaning products, LED lighting, water-efficient toilets, smart irrigation, and more to help our planet thrive on Earth Day, and every other day of the year.
In tandem with our shopping center's contributions to environmentally supportive practices, many of our Galleria Dallas tenants have also made a 365-day commitment every year of going green in retail through recycle programs, global partnerships, and sustainability commitments.
Recycle Programs
We’ve most likely all grown up with the phrase Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ingrained in our subconscious as a simple equation for doing our part in loving the earth. Fortunately, these retailers took that simple equation and have implemented it into their brand promise of sustainability.
Mango’s Recycling Boxes provide customers with the chance to give their used clothes and shoes a second chance. Inside this Spanish retailer’s Galleria Dallas location, you can deposit your retired clothes and shoes through the glowing circle located next to the checkout counter where they will be given a new life through distribution to second-hand channels, transformed into textile fibers or raw materials for new uses like thermal insulation, or provide energy recovery by being converted into energy in the form of electricity or steam.
Pact Collective is a non-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate plastic waste from cosmetic packaging by distributing bins to various locations for easy and responsible product disposal. Just here at Galleria Dallas alone we have two Pact Collective drop-off locations within Sephora and Nordstrom as part of their Beauty (Re)Purposed and BEAUTYCYCLE programs.
In addition to being a Pact Collective partner, Sephora carries several brands and products categorized as Plant Aware Brands, meaning they have committed to sustainable ingredient sourcing and formulation, sustainable packaging, environmental corporate commitments, and consumer transparency. Some of the planet aware brands available at Sephora Galleria Dallas include:
Similarly, Nordstrom Galleria Dallas carries many eco-centered brands who have all vowed to build their business and create products with the wellbeing of the planet at the forefront of production, such as:
Known for its environmental progress in the fast-fashion sphere, UNIQLO has uniquely implemented green initiatives through partnerships, like their “UNtrash It” with Piece of Cake Moving & Storage and SuperCircle, to give unwanted clothing a second life. They have also incorporated in-store practices like RE.UNIQLO’s repair and remake through embroidery services to prolong the lifespan of their pieces.
Global Partnerships & Sustainability Commitments
As a leading brand in the leather goods industry, Fossil has a large responsibility to source their products ethically. Taking strides in their commitment to animal welfare and environmental impact, Fossil has obtained their Leather Working Group (LWG) Certification, an international recognition for accountable leather manufacturing, and adopted a thorough animal welfare policy, including vows against the use of animal testing and utilizing animal products only from byproducts of food production.
Abercrombie & Fitch, Zara, H&M, and Gap Inc.
Joining forces with United Nations Global Compact, Abercrombie & Fitch (encompassing Hollister), Inditex (Zara’s parent company), H&M, and Gap Inc. (encompassing Old Navy and Banana Republic) have all pledged allegiance with the organization's sustainability initiative. As a UN Global Impact partner, all of these brands actively support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and abide by the Ten Principles of anti-corruption, human rights, labor, and environment among other vital commitments.
While lululemon is also a United Nation Global Compact partner, they work with their social commitments of supporting mental health internationally. As far as environmental practices go, lulu has easily accessible environmental transparency reports available to the consumer as well as ESG commitment practices with a promise to use 100% sustainable materials by 2030.
Portland Leather Goods (Opening Soon)
Joining us at Galleria Dallas this year is Portland Leather Goods, a brand specializing in affordable artisanal leather goods created through eco-friendly processes.
These retailers have all showcased how being fashionable doesn't have to be at the expense of the planet. So join us in going Galleria Green for Earth Day and every day after!
