Sustainability

While huge energy consumers, data centers can contribute to sustainability goals when optimized and used efficiently.

Ambitious climate and decarbonization efforts have heightened the demand for electrified and energy-efficient buildings.

Our analysis indicates that power purchase agreement (PPA) prices are not expected to decrease significantly in the foreseeable future.

Insurance CRE&F leaders are reevaluating operating models and enhancing efficiency to address climate risks, rising costs and the urgency for sustainable practices.

Explore how macro trends including the economy, global trade and AI are impacting both corporate goals and demands on CRE departments.

In November 2022, CBRE Econometric Advisors (CBRE EA) published a report outlining how local and state government mandatory regulations are aimed at combating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the real estate sector.

The complexity of sustainability challenges is inhibiting progress to decarbonize buildings, responsible for nearly 40% of carbon emissions globally.

Industrial real estate investors should understand and prepare for the needs of the electric vehicle (EV) sector as growth sharply accelerates.

Five actions that can make a sustainable difference in the lab.

CRE teams around the world are being asked by their C-Suites to deliver transformational business outcomes for their enterprises.

What is decarbonization? Decarbonization is the permanent removal of carbon emissions from an organization’s value chain by implementing sustainable, clean energy systems and a low-tolerance approach to residual emissions.

The impact of climate change is top of mind for real estate investors and occupiers.

Technology, media & telecom companies are increasingly looking to procurement to drive cost savings, quality and innovation.

The quarterly Industry Pulse highlights key observations garnered from active conversations with our global occupier clients.

Plans to transition U.S. data centers to renewable energy power sources are impeded by current utility transmission infrastructure.

We are in an era of transformative change—the way that we move goods and people is dramatically shifting away from a century-long reliance on conventional petroleum fuels.

Following a period of inflation and labor challenges—coupled with extreme energy price swings—there has never been a greater need for measured, forward-thinking facilities management (FM) procurement, particularly among enterprises in the energy, oil and gas (EOG) industries.

As the healthcare industry recovers from myriad pandemic challenges, procurement teams can limit risks and maintain resilience amid market volatility.

Once largely siloed, procurement is now influencing decision-making for industrial and logistics companies.

This sector faces challenges including inflation and labor costs, but an outsourcing partner can provide leverage, scale and support for ESG targets.

Business leaders are recognizing FM procurement as instrumental for powering supply chains, achieving sustainability goals and driving cost savings.

Five key trends are shaping a new blueprint in retail and multi-site facilities procurement.

For life sciences companies, enabling smarter procurement and embracing innovation are two keys to facing the future with confidence.

As the U.S. transitions to more renewable energy sources, solar manufacturers are poised to benefit from federal tax credits enacted as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) has challenged health systems to decrease their carbon footprint 50% by 2030.

The real estate industry is uniquely positioned to positively impact our society and the value of the built environment through Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Facilities Management procurement leaders share their top 2023 priorities for supply chain inflation, ESG, organization design and more.

In 2020 and 2021, major data center investors and operators committed to replenish more water than they consume by 2030 through improved water recycling, less water-intensive cooling methods and other strategies.

With a record 662 million sq. ft. under construction and continued strong occupier demand, the U.S. industrial real estate sector can play a major role in meeting carbon-reduction and energy-efficiency goals by using solar energy.

Local, state, and federal agencies responsible for infrastructure investment are under mounting pressure to show progress on addressing climate change and socio-economic inequities.