The Edge Vol. 7
Now available! Read our latest volume of The Edge, Cushman & Wakefield’s global thought leadership magazine covering the influential trends and ideas impacting the commercial real estate (CRE) industry and more.
GET YOUR COPY
EXPLORE SERVICES
- 50,000 Team Members
- $9.4 billion 2021 Revenue
- 60 Countries
Recent News
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
A battery is a device that stores chemical energy and converts it to electrical energy. Since 1990, there has been a strong focus on rechargeable batteries and the use of batteries to store excess power generation from renewable energy sources. The aim now is to create batteries that are sustainable along their lifecycle. A battery should be long-lived, and recyclable, repurposed and capable of being remanufactured at the end of its natural life.
The information created and accessed during the development of a building—in essence, a digital blueprint that captures every element of the building process. BIM allows for a more integrated and potentially cost and environmentally effective approach to construction.
The ability of a material to break down through interaction with bacteria and fungi. It’s important to recognize that not all materials break down at the same speed or in the same way.
A non-metal element, it is a solid element at room temperature. The human body is 20% carbon, not as an element but through joining with atoms of other elements. All living things consist mostly of carbon-containing compounds.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is formed of one part carbon and two parts oxygen and is a gas. It is recognized as a heat trapping (greenhouse gas), which is released through the burning of fossil fuels (the process of burning causes carbon from fossil fuels to combine with oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide and water vapor), deforestation and by the simple process of respiration.
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions. To calculate the total carbon footprint is the total sum of the scopes correlate to who ‘owns’ those emissions and the level of control applicable to changing those emission levels at each stage.
Carbon credits are measurable, verifiable emission reductions from certified climate action projects. These projects reduce, remove or avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But they also bring a whole host of other positive benefits, for example, they empower communities, protect ecosystems, restore forests or reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Projects must adhere to a rigorous set of criteria to pass verification by third-party agencies and a review by a panel of experts at a leading carbon offset standard like Verra or Gold Standard. After an organization or an individual buys a carbon credit, the credit is permanently retired so it can't be reused.
A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions made to cancel out emissions made elsewhere.
The net effect of removing carbon dioxide from the environment rather than adding it.
Balancing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ‘offsetting’—or removing from the atmosphere—an equivalent amount of carbon for the amount produced. This can be achieved through investing in ‘carbon offset’ projects such as renewable energy production or reforestation.
The CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) is an international nonprofit organization that helps companies publicly disclose their environmental impact.
Replacing a linear model of “make, use, dispose” approach with a circular model where the aim is to maximize the use of a product for as long as possible then work to reuse the different elements of a product either in a different way or different form.
A scientifically proven, long term shift we are seeing in temperature averages and extremes. Compared to a historical average, since the start of the industrial revolution, scientists recognize we are seeing much higher temperature levels. Rising temperatures lead to an increase in volatile weather conditions—flood, drought, shrinking ice caps, rising sea levels.
A term and a movement that acknowledges climate change can have differing economic, social, public health, and care impacts on underprivileged individuals and communities.
Where a business reuses, recycles, or composts all materials used in its operation.
A social movement based on an increasing awareness of the impact individual and group purchasing decisions can have on the environment, consumers’ health and life for all. Alongside price and quality, environmental considerations are playing an increasing part in a purchase decision.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a movement that started in the late 1980s to standardize the implementation of sustainability measures and good corporate citizenship in the business world. CSR represents a company’s efforts to have a positive impact on its employees, consumers, the environment and wider community. It’s a form of self-regulation that most large companies report on annually. CSR has been replaced by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), the latest evolution of the intentions behind CSR, provides a framework for greater transparency, greater efforts, and standardization.
The development and production of products with the aim that they can truly be recycled or upcycled at the end of their natural life.
Awareness and responsibility for a product/asset from its inception to its disposal.
Produced by mass computing power, the development and transactions of this digital currency are verified and recorded on a centralized system using cryptosecurity. Examples include Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin. Recent headlines around the vast consumption of electricity required to mine the remaining coins may have an impact on the general perception of cryptocurrency.
The production of energy close to the place it is needed. Decentralized energy has the advantage of more typically coming from renewable energy sources, wind, solar, biomass, etc. The importance of decentralized energy is multi-faceted, increased security of supply, lower emissions and lower distribution challenges.
Switching from fossil fuels burned at a building to using electricity to meet a building’s energy needs. Transition to greater use of electricity in commercial and multifamily buildings is important to take advantage of increasingly decarbonized electricity.
The total GHG emissions that are generated to produce a building. These emissions include those created by manufacturing, extraction processes, transportation and the assembly of every product and individual element of an asset.
Process linked to aerobic and anaerobic digestion. The creation of energy through the conversion of waste materials into electricity, fuel and a heat source. Energy recovery would reduce the volume of waste heading to landfill and reduce emissions as it negates the need to burn fossil fuels.
Having a regular, reliable supply of energy and measures in place to offset any negative issues occurring from a power cut. As the access to energy potentially becomes less stable, and managed by a broader range of corporates, the resilience of countries’ energy supply will become increasingly critical to governments (think food security—making sure we have access to enough food in an ongoing manner).
Capturing and storing energy to use later. The purpose being to save energy to use at a time of higher level of demand. Battery technology continues to develop, alongside strides being made in the use of hydrogen, to store energy safely and securely.
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of gender, color, background or income, with respect to the understanding, development, implantation of environmental laws, regulations and policies.
ESG stands for Environmental External Link, Social External Link and Governance External Link standards, Material topics in each of the ESG pillars and operational/ business approach to ESG varies by business, company, stakeholder group compositions and values.
• Environmental factors include the contribution a company or government makes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, along with waste management and energy efficiency. Given renewed efforts to combat global warming, cutting emissions and decarbonizing is become more important.
• Social includes human rights, labor standards in the supply chain, any exposure to illegal child labor, and more routine issues such as adherence to workplace health and safety. A social score also rises if a company is well integrated with its local community and therefore has a ‘social license’ to operate with consent.
• Governance of a corporation refers to the rules, processes, laws, guidelines and guiderails that inform a company’s operations and controls. Corporate governance takes into account the decision-making authorities, rights and impacts on various stakeholders including a board of directors, shareholders, management and employees.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.
The process by which organic matter is broken down-typically animal, food, sewage into carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfate and water. It’s a process driven by bacteria and requires water and oxygen.
The process (in which oxygen is not required, hence the differing by-products when compared to Aerobic digestion) by which organic matter is broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, water and gas. This process is commonly used to create biogas. Biogas (the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide) can be used to produce heat and electricity and is mixed into vehicle fuels. Global revenues for biogas are expected to exceed $50B by the middle of the decade. In the UK alone, there are more than 800 anaerobic digestion facilities either in use or in development. By the middle of the decade, there will be enough biogas facilities produced to power more than two million homes in the UK.