Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Cushman & Wakefield

Buildings contribute more to global warming than cars, trucks and buses combined, and consume large quantities of natural resources. Well-managed sustainability strategies not only reduce pressure on our resources, they also yield operational cost savings, healthier and more productive work environments, and more valuable assets.

For our clients and our own operations, C&W creates action plans and a program of continuous improvement to deliver sustainability strategies that make a positive impact on the environment, local communities, and the long term value of our clients’ assets.

To achieve sustainability objectives for our clients, C&W adopts a holistic approach to maximize cost savings, reduce energy consumption, and improve environmental sustainability. Rather than looking only at building infrastructure such as insulation, lighting and air conditioning, we examine how a building is operated in practice, the processes that are deployed to manage and maintain it, and how efficiently its space is used by assessing the maturity of a building’s management systems and processes. This exercise includes consideration of organizational structures, internal processes and overall management of facilities.

Community Impact and Philanthropy

Giving back to support communities and those less fortunate is a priority at the heart of our brand, fuelling the passion of our people around the world. Cushman & Wakefield in Asia Pacific is committed to supporting its local communities and has a Corporate Social Responsibility program ‘CW2’ that is focused on community welfare –especially in the areas of children’s education, orphanages and old age homes. We pride ourselves on being an organisation with very strong social ethics.

The C&W India operation pioneered the Cushman & Wakefield Community Welfare programme (CW2) as an employee initiative which aims to give back to society. Since then, local teams have been regularly engaging with organizations that are dedicated to the welfare of the community. Each C&W office in India funds these activities through voluntary contributions from employees.