2021 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Report

TAKING ACTION OFFICE BY OFFICE

GAINING ON NET ZERO WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA As our Australia offices work toward Cushman & Wakefield’s target of reducing emissions, they have achieved energy savings through LED lighting, improved HVAC and lighting controls, and high efficiency equipment from monitors to coffee machines. Our Sustainability and Procurement teams also secured a 100% renewable electricity contract for four Cushman & Wakefield offices, which is expected to avoid more than 850 tonnes of CO₂ over three years. PAYING WITHOUT PAPER IN BRAZIL Our payroll team in Brazil redesigned all of its processes to be managed digitally, saving on printing and mailing costs. By the end of 2021, the team had gone paperless, eliminating more than 930,000 instances where paper documents would have originally been used. GOING PLASTIC-FREE IN JAPAN Over the course of 2021, our office in Japan changed out office supplies, such as water bottles and staplers, to plastic-free products and switched to Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper products. The office has also incorporated a “digital first” approach by using a digital signing platform for contracts and internal requests for approval whenever possible. Internal professionals presented best practices and case studies relating to sustainability efforts through an all-staff virtual launch event. To celebrate this initiative, local employees received a silicone cup to promote a disposable cup-free workplace.

SAVING PAPER, PLANTING PROGRESS IN ITALY Cushman & Wakefield in Italy has entered a collaboration with Treedom, a platform that allows you to plant a tree from a distance and follow the story of the project online. All trees are planted directly by local farmers, bringing environmental, social and financial benefits to their communities. We started at MAPIC Italy (a major real estate conference), where our marketing budget for printed brochures was instead devoted to planting 150 trees. We also allocated our budget for holiday gifts toward planting 1,000 trees which were “digitally given” to our clients. Cushman & Wakefield’s forest today is made up of 1,300 young trees in six countries which are expected to absorb an estimated 335 tonnes of CO₂ in the next 10 years.

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