2025 Corporate Responsibility Report
CBRE focuses on three strategic areas with the greatest potential to impact our business and the communities where we operate. Learn more about our efforts to scale a low carbon future, create thriving workplaces and leading with integrity to build trust.
With more than 600 corporate offices (including Turner & Townsend) and nearly 8.5 billion square feet of managed property globally, CBRE has an opportunity to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through our own operations, buildings and projects managed for clients, real estate development and our supply chain. CBRE’s strategy to achieve Net Zero GHG emissions by 2040 focuses on four key pathways:
Our report details our efforts to reduce emissions across our corporate operations and drive impact across the built environment through energy and sustainability solutions delivered to our clients around the world. We have made significant progress to reach our near-term 2030 target to cut Scope 1 and 2 absolute emissions by 50%, realizing a 44% reduction in 2025 from our 2019 baseline. Our near-term 2030 target to reduce emissions from properties managed for clients by 55% per square foot relies on collaboration with our clients and suppliers. We have reduced these emissions by 34% from our 2019 baseline and outlined key actions we will take to make further progress in our Climate Transition Strategy.
Creating a thriving workplace is guided by our RISE values (Respect. Integrity. Service. Excellence). Our people are the driving force behind every achievement, innovation and impact we create at CBRE. We strive to ensure every colleague has the support, opportunity and environment to thrive by developing and empowering diverse talent across all dimensions, reinforcing our values-driven culture, protecting employee safety and wellbeing, safeguarding privacy and client information, and investing in our skills, time and resources in our communities.
CBRE builds trust in our business by maintaining a values-driven culture underpinned by the highest standards of ethics and integrity in everything we do. Our strong corporate governance framework informs our company’s strategy and long-standing policies while delivering excellent client outcomes, and our efforts to advance and embed ethical business practices across our company continue to be recognized in the industry.
We focus on Board governance, risk management, ethics & compliance, respect in the workplace, anticorruption, nondiscrimination, responsible procurement, responsible AI, and other foundational measures and business practices.
Executive Summary
Our Executive Summary includes an overview of key progress made in 2025 and a Performance Data Table.
Related Resources
Our Corporate Responsibility page includes additional disclosures, reports, policies and standards.
We help organizations decarbonize by simplifying complexity to create value for your operations and assets.
We create opportunities for all of our people to realize their potential.
Our strong governing framework informs our company strategy and policies.
We help our employees learn, grow and stay safe and well while also engaging in our communities.