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Sustainability in Action Sustainability in Action
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Sustainability in Action

Cushman & Wakefield’s ESG team provides key support to clients at every stage of their sustainability journey. This support is crucial as sustainability transitions from a 'nice to have' to a business imperative, especially for investors. We offer comprehensive sustainability services that guide businesses through the entire investment lifecycle.

May 31, 2024

​Cushman & Wakefield: A Leader in Energy Star Certification ​Cushman & Wakefield: A Leader in Energy Star Certification
article • sustainability / esg
​Cushman & Wakefield: A Leader in Energy Star Certification

Commercial real estate is the nation’s biggest user—and biggest spender—of energy, responsible for 17% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, with costs that exceed $100 billion each year. 

Jack Pufunt • August 22, 2023

​​The Energy Star Portfolio Manager: Helping Buildings Meet New Performance Standards​ ​​The Energy Star Portfolio Manager: Helping Buildings Meet New Performance Standards​
article • sustainability / esg
​​The Energy Star Portfolio Manager: Helping Buildings Meet New Performance Standards​

Forget gasoline-fueled, tanked-up automobiles. America’s real energy guzzlers are buildings—both commercial and residential—which account for one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions every year.

Jack Pufunt • September 20, 2023

Beyond The Carbon Blind Spot — Embodied Carbon And Scope 3 Emissions In The Commercial Property Sector On The Chinese Mainland Beyond The Carbon Blind Spot — Embodied Carbon And Scope 3 Emissions In The Commercial Property Sector On The Chinese Mainland
research • sustainability / esg
Beyond The Carbon Blind Spot — Embodied Carbon And Scope 3 Emissions In The Commercial Property Sector On The Chinese Mainland

Explore strategies to help industry stakeholders embed whole-life carbon thinking at the core of decision-making.

Shaun Brodie • April 22, 2026

Climate Positive, Proof Positive Climate Positive, Proof Positive
research • sustainability / esg
Climate Positive, Proof Positive

The built environment can reduce its emissions by going net zero, but some real estate enterprises today are looking to go climate positive, an initiative that goes above and beyond. Here, net zero carbon emissions are achieved and surpassed whereby an environmental benefit is produced by eradicating additional carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
 

Shaun Brodie • July 28, 2022

Carbon Neutrality — Shifting To Neutral To Drive Real Estate Sustainability In China Carbon Neutrality — Shifting To Neutral To Drive Real Estate Sustainability In China
research • sustainability / esg
Carbon Neutrality — Shifting To Neutral To Drive Real Estate Sustainability In China

Climate change today is the result of human-activity-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and changes in global weather patterns.
 

Shaun Brodie • June 17, 2021

All Well And Good — Wellness And Wellbeing In The Office Workplace In China All Well And Good — Wellness And Wellbeing In The Office Workplace In China
research • sustainability / esg
All Well And Good — Wellness And Wellbeing In The Office Workplace In China

A rising living standard in China is raising life expectancy. At the same time, new health problems are appearing as a result of societal affluence, and these are growing in volume as more workers switch to jobs in the tertiary sector.
 

Shaun Brodie • March 01, 2018

The Rising Tides Of ESG: Implications For The Hong Kong Property Market The Rising Tides Of ESG: Implications For The Hong Kong Property Market
research • sustainability / esg
The Rising Tides Of ESG: Implications For The Hong Kong Property Market

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has been staking an increasingly important presence among the C-Suite globally. With growing awareness of and evolution of ESG demands from real estate stakeholders, ESG integration will likely play a substantially larger role in corporate assessments from occupiers, investors, and landlords.
 

Rosanna Tang • December 02, 2022

5 Steps To Climate Positive Real Estate 5 Steps To Climate Positive Real Estate
research • sustainability / esg
5 Steps To Climate Positive Real Estate

According to an estimate by the United Nations, globally, the built environment is responsible for around 40% of energy use and carbon emissions. In this context, the promotion of the climate positive concept and sustainable development within the real estate sector is undoubtedly a key step which the real estate sector in the Asia Pacific region could take when looking to achieve its carbon emissions goals in the future. 
 

Shaun Brodie • November 07, 2022

Green Financing — Greenlighting Green Investment Into Green Real Estate Green Financing — Greenlighting Green Investment Into Green Real Estate
research • sustainability / esg
Green Financing — Greenlighting Green Investment Into Green Real Estate

Governments, including China, are now seeking to progressively encourage green financing in their domestic marketplaces. With the expansion of green financial products and market regulation maturation, more funds are projected to be infused into green projects globally and in China.

 

Shaun Brodie • October 01, 2018

What does ‘green’ mean for occupiers as more companies adopt net-zero carbon targets? What does ‘green’ mean for occupiers as more companies adopt net-zero carbon targets?
article • sustainability / esg
What does ‘green’ mean for occupiers as more companies adopt net-zero carbon targets?

Overall occupier emissions are significant. They are also one area where real carbon reduction improvements can be made.

October 28, 2022

Green Leasing — Greener, Cleaner And Meaner Green Leasing — Greener, Cleaner And Meaner
research • sustainability / esg
Green Leasing — Greener, Cleaner And Meaner

Climate change is undeniably one of the principal threats we are faced with today, no matter where we live, work and play on this planet. The signs of climate change are clear. According to NASA, over the last 100 years, the average global temperature has increased by 1.1 degrees centigrade.
 

Shaun Brodie • November 01, 2019

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