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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Taking bold action for the future of real estate.

Cushman & Wakefield has a responsibility to help create a more sustainable and inclusive future for our people, clients and planet. 

We view ESG as a key priority for our business; our belief that ‘life is what we make it’ drives our determination to deliver value. We prioritize responsible corporate citizenship, reducing our environmental impact and creating an inclusive workplace for all.

OUR ESG REPORT

Cushman & Wakefield’s ESG Report covers our global impact during 2022, select highlights from 2023 and targets for the years to come as we work toward shaping a more sustainable, inclusive future for commercial real estate.

Learn more about our ESG journey. Read the 2022 ESG Report External Link or our 2022 ESG Report Summary External Link.

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OUR COMMITMENT TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Cushman & Wakefield is taking bold action to protect and promote sustainable value. Our sustainability strategy commits to tangible sustainability goals across the following three focus areas: we drive net zero, we accelerate progress, and we create positive places.

We recognize that the services we deliver for our clients directly impact the world, which is why we strive to make sustainability core to everything we do. 

Cushman & Wakefield has had our emissions reduction targets and net zero commitment approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) External Link as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Our Science Based Targets and Net Zero Commitment

  • SBTITarget #1: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) across our corporate offices and operations 50% by 2030 (from a 2019 base year).
  • Target #2: Engage our key clients, representing 70% of all emissions at our managed properties, to set their own science based targets by 2025.
  • Target #3: Reach net zero value chain emissions (scopes 1, 2 and 3) by 2050.

Download our Science Based Targets and Net Zero Commitment information or read more about our sustainability insights

OUR SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES

We recognize how we can play a critical role as one of the industry’s largest commercial real estate services providers, and we continue leading the way to a more sustainable future through our dynamic sustainability services offerings. Our teams advise on and deliver sustainability services, working across a range of disciplines to provide seamless, end-to-end solutions for our real estate occupier, owner and investor clients.

Through our suite of sustainability service offerings, and our positions as advisors and managers, we aim to reduce operational costs, improve ESG performance, and manage climate change risks and opportunities for all types of clients across their property or portfolio lifecycle.

2022 GLOBAL IMPACT IN NUMBERS

Sustainability Insights

Rethinking the office sector
Research • Workplace

Rethinking the office sector in Asia Pacific

Our report takes a deeper dive into the underlying dynamics and drivers across The APAC region’s major markets and provides a roadmap for asset optimisation.
Dominic Brown • 6/21/2023
how to green the brown
Insights • Sustainability / ESG

How to Green the Brown

Most buildings around the world were not designed and constructed with sustainability in mind. The vast majority of commercial properties are ageing, brownfield structures needing an urgent uplift in green credentials. Find out how you can embark on the journey from brown to green.
Matt Clifford • 6/19/2023
woman riding a bike
Podcast • Sustainability / ESG

British Council for Offices' Forces of Change Podcast #02: Business & ESG

Chris Kane, Co-founder of Everythingomni, leader of the Business workstream, and Hannah Davis, Director at Faithful+Gould, leader of the ESG workstream, discuss how the connection between people and place has been redefined and how integrating ESG principles into workplace strategies can contribute to long-term success in 2023 and beyond.
Michael Creamer • 5/30/2023
20 things to know about sustainability (image)
Article • Sustainability / ESG

Greenwashing and the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements

The FCA is aiming to create an investment environment in which consumers have access to clear, comparable criteria for qualifying sustainable investments, ensuring they are well-informed of what “green” looks like.
Rhiannon Jones • 5/2/2023
obsolescence-emea-webcard
Insights • Workplace

European Obsolescence Equals Opportunity

Repositioning: The Evolution of European Offices 
Emma Swinnerton • 3/14/2023
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Insights • Sustainability / ESG

​COP27 Egypt Climate Summit: Implications for Real Estate​

In advance of 45,000 participants coming together in Egypt to share ideas, solutions, build partnerships and coalitions—six major considerations were front of mind. Country leaders, climate experts and advisors gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh over the past two weeks for Conference of the Parties (COP) 27.
11/21/2022

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