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Sustainability

Building a Better Future

Cushman & Wakefield will never settle for making change later when the world needs practical changes now. That’s why we believe building a better future begins now. We proudly create a better future by bringing sustainability to the core of everything we do in commercial real estate and beyond.  

We work with some of the world’s largest real estate occupiers and investors who share a similar sustainability purpose to ours: Never settle for the world as we know it, but constantly drive forward toward a more sustainable one, every day. Through this shared purpose, we provide integrated sustainable real estate solutions to our clients across their own sustainability journeys from first steps to beyond net zero. We also work to embed sustainability across our own operations and integrate sustainability education into our employee training programs and sustainability principles into our culture. 

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Our Commitment

Cushman & Wakefield is taking action to protect our planet and create sustainable value for our people, clients, planet and communities. Sustainability is inextricably woven into our strategy, business and corporate operations. Our sustainability strategy commits to tangible sustainability goals across the following three focus areas: we drive net zero, we accelerate progress and we create positive places. 

A BETTER FUTURE BEGINS NOW

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BETTER FOR OUR PLANET
We drive net zero

We take practical steps to drive the transition to a net-zero world, creating a sustainable future for the planet.

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BETTER FOR OUR PEOPLE
We accelerate progress

We create positive social impact, helping our people and our communities thrive.

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BETTER FOR OUR CLIENTS
We create positive places

We embed sustainability across our services, working to solve the greatest challenges of our clients and communities.

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BETTER FOR OUR BUSINESS
We openly communicate

We commit to strong governance, operating with the highest level of integrity.

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Our Impact


A BETTER FUTURE BEGINS NOW

Our Path to Net Zero

Our climate strategy is anchored in science-based targets that define our path to net zero across operations and our value chain by 2050. First approved in 2021, our targets continue to evolve alongside our progress. In 2025, we introduced two new, more ambitious near-term targets, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), to focus on the areas where we can drive the greatest impact.

These targets build on our commitment to reducing emissions across the property lifecycle and are designed to help manage risk, strengthen client relationships and support long-term growth.

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TARGET #1

Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions across our corporate offices and operations by 73.1% by 2034 (from a 2019 base year).
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TARGET #2

Reduce Scope 3 emissions by 66.3% per square foot of managed area for clients by 2034 (from a 2019 base year).
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TARGET #3

Reach net-zero emissions across our entire value chain (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) by 2050. 

Sustainability Insights

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Insights • Sustainability / ESG

Built Environment: Going Beyond Net Zero to do More Good

The built environment is a major contributor of our planet’s total global greenhouse gas emissions, generating 38% of both embodied and operational carbon emissions. 
7/18/2023
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Research • Sustainability / ESG

​​Impact Investing and Commercial Real Estate: A Catalyst for Change​

We are challenged by immediate and medium-term social, environmental, and economic concerns. In recognizing that structural shifts are necessary, impact investing has arisen as a potentially powerful vehicle for change.
6/30/2023
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Podcast • Sustainability / ESG

British Council for Offices' Forces of Change Podcast #02: Business & ESG

Chris Kane, Co-founder of Everythingomni, leader of the Business workstream, and Hannah Davis, Director at Faithful+Gould, leader of the ESG workstream, discuss how the connection between people and place has been redefined and how integrating ESG principles into workplace strategies can contribute to long-term success in 2023 and beyond.
5/30/2023
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Insights • Sustainability / ESG

​COP27 Egypt Climate Summit: Implications for Real Estate​

In advance of 45,000 participants coming together in Egypt to share ideas, solutions, build partnerships and coalitions—six major considerations were front of mind. Country leaders, climate experts and advisors gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh over the past two weeks for Conference of the Parties (COP) 27.
11/21/2022
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Research • Sustainability / ESG

20 Things you Need to Know About Sustainability and Property

While sustainability is a major challenge that we are all aware of, the details may be less transparent. We've highlighted 20 things we think should be known about sustainability and real estate.
5/13/2021
The Sustainability Imperative
Podcast • Sustainability / ESG

Podcast: The Sustainability Imperative

Now with a global pandemic and businesses reimagining how they want to operate, the world's largest investors are placing sustainability at the centre of their investment approaches.
3/29/2021

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