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Cushman & Wakefield Breaks Ground Via Pact With EPA
environmentalleader.com - 1/8/2009
Cushman & Wakefield Breaks Ground Via Pact With EPA
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Cushman & Wakefield became the first real estate company to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the EPA in order to address environmental issues in the commercial real estate sector. The MOU lays out environmental best practices to enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon ...

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Cushman & Wakefield Breaks Ground Via Pact With EPA
NaturalPath Media - — Cushman & Wakefield became the first real estate company to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the EPA in order to address environmental issues in the commercial real estate sector. The MOU lays out environmental best practices to enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint, promote water conservation, and minimize waste within the company’s corporate [...]

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Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit — ... EPA Makes Pact on Commercial Real Estate Cushman and Wakefield and the EPA have signed an MOU on best practices for greening the commercial real estate sector where C&W; manage 3,200 properties, the world’s largest privately held commercial real estate services firm. The MOU lays out environmental best practices to enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint, promote water conservation, and minimize waste, which C&W; will follow. Go forth and rent office space! ...

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