At CBRE, we take our leadership role in the real estate industry to heart. So we’ve made responsible practices the foundation of our global operations.
2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

We have led the industry in establishing a global footprint and offering a full spectrum of services, and we continue to lead in superior client service, volume of business activity, financial performance and many other measures. Now we are ready to lead in another very important area: Corporate Responsibility.
The concept of Responsibility is not new in our company. We've been working diligently in several of these areas for many years. Our people are some of the largest supporters of philanthropic causes in their communities and our Company has led the industry in good governance and ethics practices for some time.
Perhaps our biggest opportunity lies in taking a strong position in support of environmental sustainability. Recent studies have shown that buildings account for as much as 40 percent of the earth's greenhouse gas emissions, which are believed to contribute to climate change. As the world’s largest real estate services firm, we directly manage more than 2.5 billion square feet of property and corporate facilities, and we advise the owners and occupiers of billions more square feet. Our ability to influence how real estate is built, sourced, occupied, and sold, is unsurpassed.
By aggregating and sharing our expertise in "green" building policies, processes and procedures, we can make a tangible impact on improving energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and slowing climate change. We can work with our clients to make their facilities greener, save them money, and contribute to the growing battle against climate change.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
From a commitment to spend $1 billion on diverse suppliers to our Employee Business Resource Groups, we cultivate inclusion with every action.
CBRE's 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report highlights our accomplishments as a commercial real estate industry leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. The report was produced in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Core option and includes the company’s progress toward implementing the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
The report contains disclosures recommended in the Real Estate Services Sustainability Accounting Standard that was developed by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), disclosures recommended by the World Economic Forum in their Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics, and disclosures recommended by the Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Archived Reports
- 2021 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2020 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2019 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2018 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2017 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2016 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2015 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2014 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2013 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2012 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2011 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2010 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2009 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2008 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
- 2007 CBRE Corporate Responsibility Report
CDP Climate Change Disclosures
- 2023 CBRE CDP Response
- 2022 CBRE CDP Response
- 2021 CBRE CDP Response
- 2020 CBRE CDP Response
- 2019 CBRE CDP Response
- 2018 CBRE CDP Response
- 2017 CBRE CDP Response
- 2016 CBRE CDP Response
- 2015 CBRE CDP Response
- 2014 CBRE CDP Response
- 2013 CBRE CDP Response
- 2012 CBRE CDP Response
- 2011 CB Richard Ellis CDP Response
- 2010 CB Richard Ellis CDP Response