2022 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Report
ENVIRONMENT
OUR SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS IN ACTION
REDUCING USE OF PAPER AND PLASTIC IN SOUTH AMERICA By implementing our internal sustainability practices, employees at Cushman & Wakefield seek to minimize environmental impact and uphold the company’s commitment to corporate responsibility. Our Brazil offices implemented the “Sustainable Attitude” project, which eliminated plastic cups to help reduce waste generation and combat plastic pollution. Throughout 2022, we gifted personalized mugs to the employees in the offices, replaced plastic cups with paper cups in pantries and shared environmental education with our teams to drive home the impact of this initiative. In another initiative, employees in Buenos Aires, Argentina implemented paperless procedures for the following: > Invoicing and payment applications (estimated savings of approximately 944 kg of paper per year) > New hire onboarding (estimated savings of approximately 223 kg of paper per year) > Contracts between Cushman & Wakefield and vendors (estimated savings of approximately 104 kg of paper per year) > Contracts between Cushman & Wakefield and clients (estimated savings of approximately 160 kg of paper per year)
GOING GREEN ACROSS EUROPE The CushWake Goes Green (CGG) project focuses on the development and implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) in accordance with the ISO 14001:2015 standard for the main Cushman & Wakefield offices across EMEA, including 28 offices across 15 countries. Through CGG, Cushman & Wakefield collects environmental data and uses this information to set ambitious objectives. These goals drive the implementation of improvements such as upgrading car fleets with vehicles that have a smaller carbon footprint and other initiatives that help reduce electricity and water consumption. The EMS also captures relationships with subcontractors and suppliers that translate into sustainability considerations that can inform procurement decision-making. CGG better positions us to support the UN Sustainable Development goals as well as the achievement of Cushman & Wakefield’s science based targets, including its net zero commitment. As clients increasingly look to collaborate with business partners who are committed to environmental protection and improved performance, CGG helps us improve transparency and disclosure, meet legislative requirements, reduce costs, increase efficiency and meet stakeholder expectations.
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