Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2016

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ENERGY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The team also develops and executes sustainability initiatives, providing our local professionals with deep client insights and allowing them to deliver bespoke, tailored solutions. Examples include workshops for occupier and investor clients to share best practices relating to their CSR programs, sustainability objectives, and environmentally friendly efforts. Spotlight on France Cushman & Wakefield’s sustainability advisory capabilities in France range from energy audits and infrastructure investment funding to advising on Responsible Property Investment (RPI) and Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) strategies for clients. The group also has Compliance and Risk Advisory expertise— an important, ever-changing service dependent on changing government legislation and a keen understanding of what the shifts and implications might mean for clients. APAC Spotlight on Australia and New Zealand Cushman & Wakefield’s Sustainability Solutions team is a leader in sustainability advisory services in the Australian and New Zealand region, offering a wide range of solutions for occupiers, owners, investors, and developers. Core sustainability services are broadly described across three areas: • Performance reporting and analytics, including managing data, reporting system administration, compliance reporting, performance reporting, and utility accounts optimization • Strategy and client advisory, including advisory, compliance and regulation, implementation, and support • Engineering and optimization, including audits and studies, rating, technical advice and design, and project implementation Our experienced team of sustainability specialists and engineers is focused on enhancing the performance of property portfolios and driving environmentally friendly outcomes for clients. The team has achieved success for clients by providing unparalleled advisory services that reduce operating and energy costs, integrate low- carbon energy-supply solutions, decrease waste-to-landfill, improve recycling performance, and drive critical procurement and supply chain management efficiencies. Our team’s ability to source, analyze, and transform hard data into insight-driven business strategies for clients is what distinguishes Cushman & Wakefield as a sustainability solutions leader in the Australian and New Zealand real estate communities. We take pride in delivering tailored plans and ideas that drive tangible sustainability enhancements and cost reduction outcomes for clients.