Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019 | Cushman & Wakefield

MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & CEO (102-14)

I am pleased to share Cushman & Wakefield’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which showcases how our organization made a significant impact in 2019 on our operations, our clients, and our people and communities. This report aligns our firm’s strategy with five of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that have the most material relevance to our business and where we can make the greatest contributions. Additionally, I’m pleased to reaffirm Cushman & Wakefield’s support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Notable CSR highlights from 2019 include: • We were again named an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the seventh consecutive year. • We improved our operational efficiency, reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by 10% between 2017 and 2019. • We continued to focus on gender equity at our firm: Globally, women represented 43% of new hires, 39% of our total workforce, and 40% of our Board of Directors. • We were named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality and received a 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. • Forbes named our firm to their America’s Best Large Employers and America’s Best Employers for Diversity rankings. Our leading global brand continued to earn strong third-party recognition throughout the year, including being named the #1 commercial real estate advisor in the world by Euromoney and the #2 global commercial real estate brand by The Lipsey Company. We also received top honors for real estate outsourcing by IAOP. In addition to these achievements, 2019 was an excellent year for our company with strong financial performance as we continued to build an integrated global services platform that delivers the best outcomes for clients. We also spent time last year refreshing our strategic priorities, purpose statement and values, which describe the culture of our firm and what our various stakeholders can expect from us: Our Purpose: We make an impact. Our work creates meaningful value for our clients, our business, our shareholders, our people, our communities and world. Our Values: • We are inclusive. We value difference and a culture where everyone belongs. • We are driven. Drive keeps us decisive and agile. • We succeed together. Individually, we’re good, but together, we’re great. • We deliver insight. We believe in ideas and strive for innovation.

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