Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2016

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colleague in our Melbourne office. In addition, Cushman & Wakefield has had a 20+ year partnership with Koomarri, an organization that helps community members with disabilities find meaningful employment and achieve their life goals across New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT). DIVERSITY SPOTLIGHT: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2016, a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievement of women, Cushman & Wakefield had important initiatives underway to encourage and build gender diversity and parity. These included our global sponsorship of and leadership in CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network as well as our corporate membership in Catalyst, which strives to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion. Cushman & Wakefield’s Americas Women’s Integrated Network (WIN) was underway; APAC offered Celebrating Women in Property and other programs; and EMEA created a challenge to recognize conscious and unconscious bias. Following are more details. CREW Network • Alison Beddard of our Salt Lake City Office was named 2016 President-Elect of CREW Network. • As the first global sponsor of CREW Network, Cushman & Wakefield planned to help establish the International Agenda Program, which aims to expand CREW’s mission to a global audience. • Cushman & Wakefield also sponsored seven Cushman & Wakefield women in CREW’s inaugural, year-long Certificate in Leadership • Cushman & Wakefield maintained a global membership to support the work of Catalyst, which strives to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion. All Cushman & Wakefield employees may access Catalyst’s online resources, training, and research. Americas WIN was announced and established in October 2016. WIN’s mission is to develop and support the talents of our women team members, and have meaningful impact on the firm’s performance. APAC Numerous efforts were underway in APAC to promote gender diversity, including: • “Property Male Champions of Change” was a group driving greater gender equality in the industry and increasing the number of women in leadership roles. development program. Catalyst Membership