2021 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Report

Our diverse supplier partner organizations include the following:

Our support of and investment in organizations such as those listed provides resources, opportunities and visibility to help diverse businesses grow. In 2021, Cushman & Wakefield provided approximately $100,000 in scholarships and sponsorships to diverse and underrepresented businesses to help assist in their global competitiveness, industry knowledge, capacity building, business knowledge and sourcing. For North America, we currently track and monitor our spend with diverse suppliers to measure our Supplier Diversity Program’s success. We have improved our data collection capabilities annually since we began tracking diverse spend in 2019. By investing in our reporting infrastructure, we’ve been able to increase data accuracy and transparency, allowing us to track our progress and identify opportunity areas. In 2021, Cushman & Wakefield spent more than $580 million with 3,162 diverse suppliers in North America—an increase of 600 suppliers and $135.5 million from 2020. Cushman & Wakefield also spent more than $297 million in 2021 with 2,965 small businesses in North America that were considered non-diverse suppliers.

NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council)

WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council)

NGLCC (National Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce)

USPAACC (US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce)

WEConnect International

These memberships give us access to knowledge, expertise and best practices to advance our Supplier Diversity Program and, in turn, we provide these organizations with our knowledge of the complexities and nuances that are unique to our industry.

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