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Corporate Citizenship
CBRE has long been recognized for success and
leadership in the commercial real estate services
marketplace. Now we are ready to lead in another very
important area: corporate citizenship.
The concept of citizenship is not new to our company.
Our employees are some of the largest supporters of
philanthropic causes in their communities, and our
company has led the industry in good governance and
ethics practices for some time.
Our Corporate Responsibility program is designed to
better define and improve our practices in the six areas of
deepest concern to our stakeholders: governance; ethics
and compliance; environmental stewardship; employee
relations and diversity; health and safety; and community
involvement and philanthropy. While we have been active
in these areas for many years, our Corporate Responsibility
program provides a framework for coordinating and
building on current initiatives, and setting explicit new
goals. We are committed to making our improvements
real, measurable and ongoing. For more information on
our Corporate Responsibility program, click here.
Environmental Stewardship
Perhaps our biggest opportunity lies in taking a strong
position in support of environmental sustainability. Recent
studies have shown that buildings account for as much as
40 percent of the Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions, which
are believed to contribute to climate change. As the world’s
largest real estate services firm, we directly manage more
than 1.9 billion square feet of property and corporate
facilities, and we advise the owners and occupants of
billions more square feet. Our ability to influence how real
estate is built, sourced, occupied and sold is unsurpassed.
By aggregating and sharing our expertise in “green”
building policies, processes and procedures, we can make
a tangible impact on improving energy efficiency, reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and slowing climate change.
We can work with our clients to make their facilities
greener, save them money and contribute to the growing
battle against climate change.
Philanthropy and Community Service
With great leadership comes great responsibility:
responsibility to lead with integrity, responsibility to our
corporate values, responsibility to support the communities
in which we live and work, and responsibility to share with
others the good fortune in each of our lives.
Founded in 2006, CBRE Cares is our corporate
philanthropy program. It encompasses all our philanthropic
activities at the local, regional and national levels. The
CBRE Cares program motto, “Leading with Heart,” is
an expression of our commitment to the responsibility
of leadership, and it is through the various facets of this
program that we demonstrate that CBRE really does care.
For detailed information on CBRE Cares, including the
many programs supported by the CBRE Foundation, visit
www.cbre.com/cbrecares.
Client Service and
Community Relations Philosophy
Satisfied clients are vital to CBRE. Our clients assure us
of success and continued employment opportunities. All
employees, in one way or another, contribute to our clients’
satisfaction with our company. It is the responsibility of all
employees to help maintain high client satisfaction.
As a CBRE employee, you will interact with internal
and external clients. Always treat clients politely and
courteously. We strive to make a good first impression,
present a professional appearance, maintain an orderly
and neat work environment and—most importantly—meet
or exceed our clients’ needs.
If you have ideas on how we can improve our processes,
become more efficient or effective, or better meet our
clients’ needs, please let your manager know.
Maintaining good community relations is important to the
continued success of our company. It is important that all
employees, management and non-management alike,
reflect a positive image of the company in the community.
Therefore, all employees are encouraged to conduct
themselves in such a manner as to be a positive reflection
of CBRE.