Public Policy

CERES

In July 2008, the CERES Board of Directors approved Jones Lang LaSalle as a network company.  We became the first real estate sector company to join CERES, a leading coalition of investors, environmental groups and public interest organizations, who work together with companies to address sustainability challenges. Our company’s top executives recognize the competitive advantage of making internal operations more sustainable and helping our clients to do the same, a commitment reinforced through the partnership with CERES. Jones Lang LaSalle’s clients include many CERES network companies. Thus, we were motivated to engage with CERES to deepen our interaction with stakeholders and expand our sustainability programs. By joining CERES, we will be encouraged to make continuous improvements in sustainability performance and overall reporting practices by engaging with investors, environmental groups and other outside stakeholders.

BICEP

Jones Lang LaSalle recently signed the Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP) project developed by CERES. BICEP, a new arena for business involvement in advancing climate and energy policies, aims to counter the far-reaching risks and challenges posed by global climate change. We are the first real estate sector company to sign on to BICEP to show business support for climate change policy.

Industry Organizations

Jones Lang LaSalle participates in environmental industry organizations including the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR program, the U.S. Green Building Council, local Green Building Councils across the world and the Green Building Initiative (GBI). The GBI oversees Green Globes, a system developed by the recently acquired environmental consulting firm, ECD Energy, and is used for new construction and existing buildings. The Green Globes standards remain independent from Jones Lang LaSalle and operate solely under the governance of the GBI in the United States.