Our supply chain helps to shape who we are as business. There is no better example of this than the critical role our supply chain partners play in all elements of our ESG strategy, ensuring that we meet both our social and environmental goals. In 2017 we became the first Real Estate Advisor to be accredited with the National Equality Standard; this would not have been possible without the efforts of our suppliers. In 2020 we became the first Real Estate Advisor to become members of the environmental disclosure program CDP; again the engagement of our suppliers is fundamental to our collective success here.  

We develop these relationships throughout the procurement lifecycle to ensure that we remained aligned with our suppliers on our goals. In the marketplace we engage openly and inclusively, we make our goals and aspirations clear and actively engage either 1-2-1 or via industry forums which enable suppliers to understand us in greater depth. Our sourcing process will clearly set out our expectations and targets. Our selection processes will encourage innovation so that we stimulate our supply chain with the solutions for not just today’s need but also to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s world. In the working relationships we develop with our suppliers we will underpin our goals with data, baselining performance and driving progress through consistent and progressive meetings.  

We are inextricably linked with our supply chain and cannot achieve anything on our own. Every action matters.

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Everybody’s Property - Connecting with our employees 

Our ESG strategy is an integral and inclusive part of everyday life at CBRE. Individual actions are key to ensuring we achieve our ambitions, together. 

This is why, in 2020, we created our company-wide and employee-run sustainability network – The All Greens – which is a key part of our wider ESG governance and open to all UK employees. There is nobody better placed to tell us what happens on a day-to-day basis, and with their help we will take corrective action and ensure our policies and initiatives are as effective as possible. 

Our employee group runs monthly events, challenges and competitions to raise awareness about key ESG issues in the sector and beyond, with executive backing to ensure activities are fed into the board’s strategy. Employees can choose their level of interaction: 

Engaged (‘I want to know’) – employees are kept up to date with all initiatives, invited to events and challenges, and are kept informed of the key ESG issues. 

Involved (‘I want to do’) – employees who want to be more involved in ESG can help to lead sustainable change by running and communicating our events, challenges and research activities. 

We try to make being a part of ESG change as rewarding as possible, running cooperative competitions and challenges to encourage and reward collective action. Our mission is to allow our people to be as involved as they want in the areas they care most about.

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