2023 Sustainability Report

INTRODUCTION OUR CLIENTS OUR PLANET OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OUR BUSINESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT THIS REPORT APPENDICES

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Our Approach Supply Chain Management

Governance Ethics and Compliance Data Privacy and Security Stories of Progress

Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing Our three-year Roadmap for Responsible Sourcing, established in 2022, aims to enhance due diligence, strengthen supplier management and improve client reporting by considering risk more holistically across the supply chain. Our roadmap is based on an integrated effort with Cushman & Wakefield’s Compliance team, which — through a third-party screening process — has tiered suppliers based on their ESG profiles. In 2023, we furthered our responsible sourcing work by: > Getting to know our supply chain in more detail and with more granularity (through our supplier management system ServiceEdge) > Incorporating ESG and diversity questions into supplier questionnaires > Arriving at a consistent definition of the key topics and indicators for responsible sourcing at Cushman & Wakefield > Obtaining data to measure, track and monitor our progress in responsible sourcing In the first half of 2024, we onboarded a Head of Responsible Sourcing who will further operationalize the roadmap. This includes working to evaluate whether our current responsible sourcing goals and aspirations position us well for the future. RESPONSIBLE SOURCING SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT TOOLS We use a suite of technology tools to enable responsible sourcing practices in our existing supply chain and build a diverse database of potential suppliers. These tools include: > ServiceEdge: Cushman & Wakefield’s supplier management platform for client suppliers which serves as a one-stop shop for business units to conduct supplier onboarding and in-network supplier selection. ServiceEdge also helps highlight and grow our business with diverse suppliers. ServiceEdge provides supplier diversity metrics that strive to increase utilization of diverse suppliers across our client portfolio. > Supplier.io: A leading provider for supplier diversity solutions that helps our teams find diverse and sustainably certified suppliers outside of our network, while reporting on our diverse spend and economic impact annually. > Avetta: Cushman & Wakefield’s third-party risk management partner that assesses our suppliers’ commitment to sustainability through annual evaluations. Avetta helps us stay informed of the network’s ESG maturity, monitoring continual progress and helping enhance sustainability scores and impact.

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