2023 Sustainability Report Summary
INTRODUCTION
OUR CLIENTS OUR PLANET OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OUR BUSINESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Our Sustainability Approach
Sustainability is inextricably woven into Cushman & Wakefield’s strategy, business and corporate operations; we proudly create a better future by bringing sustainability to the core of everything we do in commercial real estate and beyond. Through our business, we work with some of the world’s largest real estate occupiers and investors who share a similar purpose to ours: Never settle for the world as we know it, but constantly drive forward toward a more sustainable one every day. Through this shared purpose, we provide integrated sustainable real estate solutions to our clients across their own sustainability journeys from first steps to beyond net zero. We also work to embed sustainability across our own operations by striving for best practices in our leased portfolio and integrating sustainability education into our employee training programs and sustainability principles into our culture. In 2022, our Global Sustainability Taskforce developed an actionable strategy around key sustainability initiatives in our service offerings as part of our broader focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. The Taskforce developed a framework for achieving measurable progress on our ESG initiatives, including targets and key performance indicators (KPIs) related to our material topics. In 2023, the Taskforce transitioned to a Global Sustainability Working Group, which oversees the implementation of the Taskforce’s strategic priorities and is led by our newly appointed Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), Jessica Francisco. Together with the Global Sustainability Working Group, our CSO’s team of dedicated sustainability services professionals, our sustainability service experts embedded in our regions and our corporate ESG team, we are driving the achievement of these targets. We will never settle for making change later when the world needs practical changes now. That’s why we believe that a better future begins now . We are taking bold actions today, to protect and promote sustainable value and positively impact our people, our clients, our communities and our planet. Our sustainability strategy commits to tangible goals across the following focus areas:
A Better Future Begins Now
Better for the Planet We drive net zero We take practical steps to drive the transition to a net-zero world, creating a sustainable future for the planet.
Better for Our People and Communities We accelerate progress We create positive social impact, helping our people and our communities thrive.
Better for Our Clients We create positive places We embed sustainability across our services, working to solve the greatest challenges of our clients and communities.
BETTER FOR OUR BUSINESS We commit to strong governance, operating with the highest level of integrity and communicating our progress openly and transparently.
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