Using our Environmental Sustainability Policy as a guide, we created and endorsed a Global Sustainability Commitment in 2008. It is a series of measurable commitments to make our sustainability activities generate real value for our clients and our company:

We are committed to creating and contributing to a more sustainable environment.

 

Jones Lang LaSalle’s service capabilities and position as industry leader give us the opportunity to drive change that minimizes the impact of commercial real estate on the environment. That means making careful decisions that protect and enhance the environment while serving the economic requirements of a successful business enterprise.

 

Buildings generate 40 percent or more of greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries. We will help reduce emission levels significantly by taking a leadership position to promote change in our industry. We will apply our global project management capabilities to the more than one billion square feet of property we manage, delivering leading sustainability solutions to investors and occupiers throughout the world. And we will reduce the environmental impacts of our own operations.

 

We will deliver real value in a world where energy management and sustainability are assuming ever greater importance to our clients and our own people. We commit to:

 

1. Lead the transformation of the property industry by reducing the environmental impact of commercial real estate:

 

• Constructing new buildings using technologies and best practices that move toward a zero carbon impact on the environment
• Lowering energy consumption in existing buildings through sustainable renovations and management improvements

 

2. Increase our investment in energy and sustainability expertise:

 

• Increase our accredited professionals (LEED®, BREEAM, ABGR, Green Star, etc.) to 200 in 2008 and up to 500 by 2009. 
• Expand our benchmarking tools to measure industry performance (Upstream’s Third Dimension, the Jones Lang LaSalle ESP, and client E and S- Score ratings).
• Leverage our procurement power to drive supply chain compliance with Energy Star and green products into our managed buildings and construction management projects around the globe.
• Establish a Sustainability University in 2008 to educate our teams and clients with best-practice training  and technical expertise.

 

3. Reduce our carbon footprint through our ACT: A Cleaner Tomorrow initiative, which focuses on energy conservation, water conservation, emissions reduction, solid waste reduction, recycling and recycled materials use

 

• Measure our carbon footprint and continue to reduce our impact
• Occupy sustainable certified space (LEED®, BREEAM, Energy Star, etc.) where possible
• Reduce the CO2 impact of corporate travel by investing in communication and technology tools, and flexible work practices
• Engage and educate our people to create permanent sustainable behavioral change