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2021 ESG report: Putting people and the planet first
There is a vital role for our sector to create healthy, productive workplaces for employees, cities that are centres of prosperity for their citizens, and built spaces and places that create a net benefit to the economy, the environment and the community.
In the 2021 ESG Report, we reflect on our achievements, and share our strategy and commitments for the future.
Office Vitality Index
The Vitality Index offers owners and occupiers a dynamic look at recovery trends and daily foot traffic estimates in 20+ different metros across North America. It allows easy, real-time access to comparisons to pre-pandemic levels.
U.S. employment overview: tracking trends in real-time
Potential fears of a recession persisted, due to 40-year-high inflation rates and further governmental interventions stemming further growth.
Despite increasing worries about an economic slowdown, June 2022 jobs numbers continued to beat consensus projections, with the economy adding 378,000 jobs compared to the 268,000 projected by economists. The top two sectors in job growth this month were Healthcare and Social Assistance and Professional and Business Services, which added 78,000 and 74,000 new jobs, respectively.
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The week ahead for August 8, 2022: The jobs engine keeps chugging onAugust 5, 2022 -
There’s a garden in my office: The evolving world of office designAugust 1, 2022 -
New industrial partnerships emerge as data center development trends become global in scaleJuly 29, 2022 -
A fascinating time: The global impact of rising interest rates on commercial real estateJuly 28, 2022
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For greater workplace success, build inclusive team cultures and champion your LGBTQ+ colleaguesJune 30, 2022 -
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Pause with purposeJune 9, 2022 -
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World Economic Forum, Davos 2022: That’s a wrap!May 29, 2022 -
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World Economic Forum, Davos 2022: Driving diversity, equity & inclusion for thriving communitiesMay 26, 2022
U.S. industrial market Q2 2022 insights
While supply chains have faced a continuing series of macroeconomic and socio-political shocks throughout the course of 2022, U.S. industrial market fundamentals have barely slowed. However, rising interest rates and persistent inflation could now force both occupier and investors’ hands in the second half of the year, slowing demand over the short-term as caution and re-assessment begin to pervade different elements of the sector. Which markets may elude an acute downturn and which have the greatest exposure?
U.S. office market Q2 2022 insights
Workers are gradually returning to offices, yet inconsistently and at differing rates across industries and markets. More business leaders are coming to embrace flexible and hybrid work schedules with labor retention and attraction considerations weighing heavily on policy. Demand for office space remains curtailed as a result. Leasing volume continues to trend well below pre-pandemic levels and vacancy in the U.S. office sector rose higher. However, some secondary and tertiary markets are bucking the trend, benefitting from an influx of businesses accommodating distributed workforces and tapping into new labor pools.
