2022 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Report
ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE [3-3, 307-1]
On November 9, 2022, World Sustainability Day, we launched a learning course that provides our people with an overview of sustainability and why it is important to Cushman & Wakefield. This course aims to teach the core principles of sustainability to help build foundational knowledge and a shared understanding of key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts and a baseline understanding of our efforts and commitments. See our Learning and Development section for details.
Cushman & Wakefield remains committed to being a responsible steward of the environment and exploring how environmental performance can contribute to our economic objectives. We continually endeavor to enhance our sustainability performance while also helping clients improve their own.
To learn more, please read our Global Environment Policy.
With real estate annually generating nearly 40% 11 of the world’s carbon emissions, Cushman & Wakefield has a vital role in our industry and beyond. We manage our environmental impacts by: > Tracking and reporting certain environmental performance data, as available, for our business and operations globally requirements, and in certain locations, in line with applicable third-party environmental management systems, such as ISO 14001, where feasible 12 > Conducting environmental impact assessments and setting targets to reduce the environmental impact of our business and operations > Engaging with our clients, the world’s largest real estate occupiers and owners, to encourage them to set GHG emissions reduction targets > Focusing on operating in line with local and regional environmental regulatory
> Communicating our progress toward targets and environmental performance to our stakeholders > Providing education and training to employees on environmental management and sustainability topics Our environmental expectations and standards extend to our suppliers and subcontractors as well. They are expected to operate in an environmentally responsible manner and adhere to applicable environmental standards set by our Global Environment Policy , Global Vendor/Supplier Integrity Policy and Global Code of Business Conduct . Underlining our commitments, Cushman & Wakefield did not receive any material fines or non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws or regulations in 2022.
11 Source: Race to Zero 12 Certain Cushman & Wakefield locations across EMEA and APAC are managed through a formal ISO 14001-certified environmental management system (EMS), including operations in Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and the UK.
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