State of the Industry Report 2007-2008

Chapter Six These and other companies like Coca-Cola have a huge impact. In a client-facing environment, you have to work at it faster. Energy is a subset of sustainability. 80% of LEED certification is around energy. Technology is focused on energy. It is the biggest component of the corporate footprint. Most companies don’t know how to figure out a carbon footprint. Sustainability could be a driver in this economic downturn. Funding for sustainability is coming out of marketing budgets. It has more cost-benefit value than a World Cup or Super Bowl commercial. To the extent that we can keep documenting and acknowledging that it needs to be adopted, that is one your car we can do. will be your backup energy thing in and it Johnson Controls is setting up its car park to plug We need to offer education on speaks to the source for your house. What how to determinegeneral public? carbon footprint. There is no benchmarking because there are different calculations for determining that Sustainability could be a driver in this economic formula based on how you approach it. We need to go to developing countries and determine what they downturn. are doing – the U.S. has to listen to what others are doing and not be so arrogant. It is also Funding for sustainability is coming out of marketing determiningIt has more cost-benefitbuy. budgets. what the audience wants to value This is not only a corporate issue; it is a human issue. than a World Cup or Super Bowl commercial. Sooner or later we are going to manage a remote We are well equipped to handle this early activity. We workforce that is entirely virtual. What are the energy, (CRE) are the group that is equipped to handle the early To the extent that wekeep pushing. can keep documenting and acknowledging that other related benefits? it needs to be adopted, that carbon, talent and issues, so we should is one thing we can do. We need to educate end users and suppliers on energy We need–to go needs to be more education. For American costs there to developing countries and determine what they are doing – the U.S. has to listen Express, contractors expect it. not be so arrogant. to what others are doing and“We make sure that our It is also determining what the audience wants subcontractors have ‘green’ education.” to buy. Johnson Controls Sooner or later we is setting up its car park to a remote workforce that is entirely virtual. What are the are going to manage plug your car in and it will be your backup energy source for your energy, carbon, talent and general related benefits? house. What speaks to the other public? Workplace & Carbon Emissions Hewlett Packard chapter six Mobility Cuts Carbon Emissions © 2 00 7. Co re Net G loba l. All rig hts r ese rve d. State of the Industry 2007-2008 25 http://www2.corenetglobal.org/home/index.vsp

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State of the Industry Report 2007-2008 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction : CoRE 2010 Framework and Report Structure Chapter 2: The Changing Business Environment Chapter 3: Executive Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions Chapter 4: CoRE 2010 Adoption Rate Chapter 5: Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 6: Global Sustainability Survey and Roundtable Findings Chapter 7: Workplace Practices/Work Environments Chapter 8: Workplace Related Issue: The War for Talent Chapter 9: Asset Management/Portfolio Optimization Chapter 10: Solutions Delivery Chapter 11: Location Strategies/The Strategic Role of Place Chapter 12: Location Related Issue: Site Selection Morphs to Portfolio Alignment Chapter 13: Strategic Competencies/Enterprise Leadership Skills Chapter 14: Competencies Related Issue: The War for Talent in Corporate Real Estate (CRE) Chapter 15: Integrated Resources Infrastructure Solutions – IRIS Chapter 16: Technology and the Web Chapter 17: Technology Related Issue: Removing the Obstacles to Industry Data Standards Acknowledgements and Sources

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