2022 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Report
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SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS We actively engage with diverse supplier organizations to exchange knowledge, expertise and best practices that can advance supplier diversity within our industry. To achieve our goals, we partner with the following diverse supplier organizations:
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During Black History Month, we hosted a Diverse Supplier Reception with MSDUK, which certifies businesses that are 51% or more owned by ethnic minorities, to meet diverse firms and introduce them to our Supplier Registration Portal. NGLCC continues to be an important partner of Cushman & Wakefield. In 2022, we participated in their annual convention in Las Vegas where we participated in a matchmakers event, their supplier expo, and LGBTQ-related trainings. NMSDC is a growth engine organization for supplier diversity worldwide. They partnered with us in 2022 by meeting with our key executives to explain how certifications can benefit large companies and provided trends in supplier diversity. They also partnered with us in the “Value of Certification” training we provided for diverse businesses.
MSDUK (Minority Supplier Development UK)
NGLCC (National Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce)
NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council)
In 2022, we partnered with Australia-based organizations Social Traders and Supply Nation to focus on engaging indigenous communities in Cushman & Wakefield’s supply chain.
Social Traders / Supply Nation
BOW Collective is a business advocacy group comprised of the U.S. top 1% of Black Women Enterprises. We are proud to have signed on as a Silver-level Corporate Ally of BOW Collective in 2022.
The BOW (Black Owner & Women’s) Collective
In 2022, we were a corporate sponsor of CelebrASIAN, America’s largest and longest-running business development conference convened by Pan Asian Americans.
USPAACC (US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce)
WBENC hosts the WeThrive program to offer virtual executive development and learning. It is tailored to meet Women’s Business Enterprises (WBE) where they are today and to support them into the future. Cushman & Wakefield was proud to be the title sponsor for the first 2022 cohort, funding the program for 250 participating businesses. We also participated in many WBENC national events in 2022, and we were recognized by them as a “Top Corporation for Women’s Business Enterprises.” In 2022, we joined WEConnect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world, to further our international strategy on gender equity. We are scheduled to participate in several of their worldwide events in 2023.
WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council)
WEConnect International
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