To support our priority of leading the real estate industry in environmental sustainability and energy management—both for clients and within our own company—we made a commitment to measure the company’s global carbon footprint. In 2008, Jones Lang LaSalle was responsible for emitting 44,000 metric tons of CO₂-e into the atmosphere, or 3.2 tons per full-time employee.

During the same period, we helped clients reduce their carbon emissions by nearly ten times that amount—438,000 tons—and generated $95 million in energy savings for them. Using industry leading methodologies and principles such as ENERGY STAR, as well as our own best practices, our Energy and Sustainability Services professionals and management teams eliminated energy consumption resulting in a reduction of carbon emission equivalent to taking 80,000 cars off the road.  Said another way, the savings equal the emissions from a million barrels of oil or the energy use of 40,000 households.

Because we manage approximately 1.4 billion square feet of real estate for clients, the greatest contribution we can make to global sustainability is to reduce energy and carbon generating activities through our management activities on behalf of our clients. We will continue to act responsibly about our own carbon footprint, and we will use our own occupancy as a test lab to develop innovative energy management and sustainability solutions to then share with clients. Our continued dedication and investment in the service we provide our clients to reduce their carbon footprint is evidence of Jones Lang LaSalle’s continued commitment to the environment.