Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2017

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Ian Dunning

HELPING UNILEVER CREATE THE WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE TODAY

KEY FEATURES • Indoor marketplace with Unilever products store, hair salon, tea bar and more • Temperature and light sensors, making efficient use of energy and increasing comfort for employees • A range of fitness facilities including wellness rooms and fully fitted gym • Alternative plan workspaces with huddle rooms to encourage collaboration and phone booths for phone conversations that do not disturb colleagues • “Help yourself” kitchens stocked with Unilever products • Full-service cafeteria overseen by a restaurant-trained chef who encourages employees to eat healthy, balanced meals • Outdoor recreational areas including picnic tables and a vitality trail surrounding the campus, with outdoor gym equipment on the path

There is no greater satisfaction we can gain than partnering with a visionary corporation on thoroughly transforming its work environment in line with the highest standards and principles of wellbeing, community, and connected, empowering, environmentally positive experiences. Unilever’s building complex in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, was suffering from aging infrastructure, inefficiencies exacerbated over time by a changing workforce and needs, and lack of recreational common spaces. With more than 1,700 employees spread across five separate buildings totaling 750,000 square feet, Unilever required an innovative solution to foster a collaborative culture in a workplace that would attract top candidates to the company. Through the solution we developed in partnership with Unilever, our transaction and project management experts helped Unilever to control the amount of space that it needed and transformed a sprawling suburban corporate campus into an eco-friendly, cost-efficient, attractive and fun workplace with significant sustainability benefits including aiming for both LEED and WELL certifications. The building has now become the standard for Unilever offices across the world, and we hope to engage in similar initiatives across the rest of Unilever’s global portfolio.

BIG BENEFITS • 20% reduction in operating costs • LEED Platinum certification standard expected • 41% reduction in square footage • WELL standard certification expected

For more information, see: http://cushwakeaction.com/unilever/

“This was a complicated project demanding an extensive range of expertise. Cushman & Wakefield had the talent, insight and industry contacts to assist our team and deliver a complete solution.” IAN DUNNING

North America Service Delivery Director, Workplace and Travel Services, Unilever

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