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Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), one of the leading financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate, has recently released its annual Sustainability Report.
Going through this inspiring document we learn a little bit more about JLL’s sustainability approach and its performance for the last calendar year.
In 2013 JLL began the world’s top employer of LEED Accredited Professionals and Green Associates according to the LEED Professional. Thanks to a team of 1,417 energy and sustainability accredited professionals, JLL have the skills and capacity to deliver expert green building advice to its clients.
JLL counts an asset under management of nearly $47.6 billion by the end of 2013. Embedding sustainable best practices in the assets that it acquires and manages for clients is at the top of the agenda for LaSalle Investment Management.
In fact, one of LaSalle’s five Guiding Principles is to reduce the environmental impact of clients’ properties and monitor the effects of climate change on those properties. That’s why, in 2013, JLL’s advice helped its clients achieve 76 green building certifications (up from 59 in 2012) covering 5.2 million square feet (481,200 m2), including 75% to LEED, 12% to BREEAM, and 11% to Green Globes standards.
In addition, JLL’s Alternative Energy Solutions team began supporting one of California’s largest real estate owners with ambitious plans to scale-up its onsite solar generation capabilities. JLL is currently providing advice including site selection and vendor screening for nearly 150 locations with the potential to generate as much as 80 MW (enough to power approximately 19,000 homes).
So, JLL is clearly demonstrating its tangible commitment to sustainability. Well done!