Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019 | Cushman & Wakefield

Committing to the Minority-Owned Business Community Cushman & Wakefield has a long-standing strategic alliance with JRT Realty Group Inc., a woman-owned, full-service commercial real estate services firm established to address industry-wide supplier diversity initiatives. Today, the company is recognized as an industry leader and the nation’s largest certified Minority- and Woman- Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) commercial real estate firm. The purpose of the alliance, formed in 2003, is to boost equality in the commercial real estate workplace for both women and minorities. Our continued support demonstrates Cushman & Wakefield’s desire to embrace and support diversity not only with those we employ, but also with the independent firms with which we partner.

Enhancing our Capabilities through Minority Business In 2019, we formed a joint venture (JV) between C&W Services, Inc. and Alutiiq Logistics & Maintenance Services, LLC (ALMS) – a certified small, Alaska Native-owned business and wholly owned subsidiary of Alutiiq, LLC (Alutiiq). This JV was formed to help clients meet the highest standards of facility performance while achieving their diversity spending goals. The JV provides janitorial, maintenance, controlled environments cleaning, production environment maintenance, landscaping and office services to clients across North America. The JV is participating in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Mentor-Protégé Program, under which the JV is qualified to bid on and perform certain set-aside contracts. Through this program, mentors offer their protégés valuable mentoring to develop the protégé’s capabilities in various areas.

As a company, we have long been committed to developing a highly skilled workforce that can address customers’ critical need for safe and efficient facility service delivery. The SBAMentor-Protégé program is a very effective means for C&WServices to support ALMS with the deep resources in innovation, subject matter expertise and employee development.

Paul Bedborough Chief Executive of C&WServices

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