Vodacom, and its parent company Vodafone, have broken new ground in South Africa by achieving the first ever 6-star Green Star SA rating for the Vodafone Innovation Centre building in Midrand, Johannesburg.

This is the first time that a South African building has achieved this rating.

The Vodafone Innovation Centre will be powered by renewable energy and utilises innovative cooling and heating technologies. Once completed, the Centre will house a team of experts tasked with creating energy efficiency solutions that are expected to significantly reduce Vodafone’s global emissions.

Pieter Uys, Vodacom CEO says: “We are delighted that our building has achieved this accolade. Over the last few years, we have worked hard to reduce the Group’s impact on the environment; it is a core strategic priority for both Vodafone and Vodacom. The Innovation Centre, as the hub of our creative thinking around a low-carbon future, will play a critical role in the reduction of carbon emissions across the Group.”