Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019 | Cushman & Wakefield

Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve Cushman & Wakefield has joined forces with innovative companies, startup accelerators and venture capital firms as part of our strategy to ensure our capabilities evolve as quickly as the technologies transforming our industry. Our investment in cutting- edge PropTech, or real estate technology, through these relationships provides us with invaluable insights that enable us to better advise our clients on how to manage their properties. In 2019, we continued to collaborate with leading organizations. SALTMINE In June, we announced a collaboration with Saltmine, a San Francisco-based software-as-a-service startup that provides design data technology for the commercial real estate industry. Through the use of cutting-edge A.I. planning and 3-D space create space plans, test fits and conduct virtual tours of potential workspaces, providing clients with a new way to visualize and plan their current or future workspace. This collaboration puts clients in the driver’s seat, allowing them to make faster, better- informed decisions about their workspace. For more information, visit Saltmine . FIFTH WALL In July, we announced our strategic partnership with Fifth Wall , the world’s largest venture capital firm focused on technology solutions for the global real estate industry. Fostering collaboration between visualization technology, the Saltmine platform enables Cushman & Wakefield professionals to quickly

We’re committed to identifying and working with organizations that can help us develop the next generation of technology solutions for our clients, our colleagues and the built environment. We believe we’ve found great partners, and together, we can help put Cushman &Wakefield’s clients at the center of some of the most innovative technology solutions in our industry.

innovative technologies for the built world and industry-leading incumbents from all sectors of the real estate industry, Fifth Wall’s

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second fund, which includes Cushman & Wakefield, is one of the largest real estate venture capital funds raised to date, closing at $503 million. For more information, visit Fifth Wall .

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