Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2020 | Cushman & Wakefield

Water and Waste (303-1, 303-2, 303-3, 306-2) Waste is generated at Cushman & Wakefield offices and water is withdrawn for consumption by employees and visitors. Because the majority of Cushman & Wakefield offices are leased and we are often co-located with other tenants, it is challenging to obtain actual resource data. Therefore, our water and waste data is based on regional industry averages per square foot for large office buildings. We intend to put systems in place to collect actual data in the future wherever feasible. Water is consumed through irrigation, cooling and in-office kitchen areas and restrooms. In 2020, Cushman & Wakefield offices withdrew an estimated total of nearly 80.9 million gallons of water from third-party municipal suppliers and utilities. Cushman & Wakefield has not identified any substantive water-related impacts associated with our activities, so we have not engaged stakeholders to manage water as a shared resource. Wastewater is properly discharged to municipal treatment facilities in accordance with local and national rules and standards. In 2020, we generated a total of approximately 3,602 short tons of non-hazardous waste in our office buildings, of which we estimate a total of approximately 238 short tons was recycled or diverted from landfill disposal. None of our offices generate hazardous waste.

Total Water Withdrawls

100

80,883,395

80

69,517,714

60

40

Gallons (millions)

20

0

2019

2020

Total Waste Generation and Diversion

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

Short Tons

1,500

1,000

500

0

2019

2020

Waste Landfilled

Waste Recycled

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