Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Energy and resources
• Client service excellence
• Green buildings
• Community and supply chain
• Workplace, well-being and diversity

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced building GHG emissions per employee by 4% from 2011 to 2012.
• 16% of offices procured renewable energy (up from 10% in 2011).
• Achieved LEED Platinum certification for Torre HSBC in Mexico City.
• Helped clients achieve 59 green building certifications.

Social Achievements

• Increased spend on office and kitchen supplies with lower environmental and social impact to 33% of total spend.
• Recorded total charitable contributions of at least $3.8 million.
• Gave 1,749 recorded days to volunteering projects.
• Implemented 184 health, well-being and safety initiatives (up from 105 in 2011).

Governance Achievements

• Conducted 253 investigations related to integrity concerns, of which 194 led to disciplinary or other actions.
• Named by Ethisphere Institute to its ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’ list for the fifth year in a row.
• Received a “1” for governance from Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Improving understanding of environmental impact from activities (especially estimated emissions from leased space).
• Reducing business travel emissions.
• Addressing water and waste resources (limited by leased space).
• Embedding sustainability across all transactions, services, and operations.
• Quantifying the positive impact of sustainability.
• Data access and availability for LaSalle Investment Management's global assets.
• Keeping pace with increasing sustainability reporting requirements.

Mitigation Strategies

• Setting new reduction targets for energy, GHG emissions, and workplace density by 2017.
• Focusing on training employees, incentivizing performance related to sustainability, and engaging with stakeholders.
• Leveraging the strength of governance bodies to develop and manage strategies and enterprise risks.
• Developing a change management program with more connectivity, training, and communication.
• Focusing on intangible returns like brand differentiation and lower costs.
• Working with Greenprint to enhance data tracking platform and streamline data from property managers.
• Regularly considering the benefits of participating in new reporting requests.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 8,000 suppliers surveyed on ethical character and quality.

Responsible Procurement

• Increased spend on supplies with lower environmental and social impact.
• Vendor Code of Conduct.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events

Transition Risks

• Legislative changes, rising fuel prices

Opportunities

• Energy savings in buildings, renewable energy services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G3.1, UNGC

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
• Ethics Inside Certification
• FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies
• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies
• Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens
• Forbes’ America’s Most Trustworthy Companies

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Decarbonising supply chains
• Addressing worker pay and conditions across supply chains
• Environmental impact of home delivery and returns
• Last mile delivery challenges in urban areas
• Obsolescence of retail space due to e-commerce

Mitigation Strategies

• Click-and-collect solutions
• Investment in 'green' buildings and transport modes
• Industrial intensification to optimize land use
• Multi-storey/multi-level logistics buildings
• Repurposing obsolete retail space

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Governance
• Employee Well-being
• Responsible Supply Chain

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 23.7% from 2018 baseline.
• Assisted clients in achieving 295 green building certifications.
• Renewable energy projects averted more than 20,627 metric tons of CO2e.

Social Achievements

• Improved overall gender balance of executive leadership by 1%.
• Achieved an average inclusion score of 77.
• Reached over 12,000 people through wellbeing initiatives.
• Reduced employee lost time injury frequency rate by 44% from 2018.

Governance Achievements

• Established a Global Sustainable Procurement Framework.
• Implemented a robust ethics program, investigating 1,118 matters.
• Executive compensation linked to ESG performance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Data quality and collection across a decentralized organization.
• Impact of COVID-19 on data collection and in-person initiatives.
• Supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic.

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed new data management systems and processes.
• Pivoted to virtual training and engagement.
• Implemented a Global Sustainable Procurement Framework.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Global Sustainable Procurement Framework
• Vendor Code of Conduct
• Sustainability clauses in new contracts

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme flooding
• Precipitation
• Wind
• Heat
• Drought
• Fire

Transition Risks

• Carbon pricing
• Regulatory changes

Opportunities

• Expansion of sustainability services
• Technology investments

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core option, SASB, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, Energy Star

Third-party Assurance: Achilles

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 3
• SDG 5
• SDG 8
• SDG 11
• SDG 12
• SDG 13

Initiatives aligned with these goals are described throughout the report.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Sustainability services
• Technology platforms (Canopy, PEERS, ESP)

Awards & Recognition

• World’s Most Admired Companies (Fortune)
• World’s Most Ethical Companies (Ethisphere)
• ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
• Perfect score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
• Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America