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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We embrace an open dialogue in our workplace where everyone feels safe and belongs.
DE&I is embedded in our values
CBRE is at its best when people with different backgrounds and life experiences come together to produce great results for our clients, our company, our community, and each other. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is embedded in our RISE values—respect, integrity, service and excellence, and fundamental to our organisation. By creating an environment where each individual is valued for who they are, recognised for their contributions and given a chance to grow, we open our business to new perspectives and opportunities.
We’re committed to creating an environment where all our people can bring their whole selves to work and feel valued and respected; are supported to contribute, thrive and achieve their potential; feel a sense of belonging and connectedness; are empowered to create a better world for themselves and others; and genuinely care for each other.
By actively promoting inclusivity, we create respectful, safe relationships and workplaces that strengthen our connection to our employees, clients, suppliers, and the markets we serve. We do this by focusing on:
- Our Culture: Strengthening our inclusive culture so our people are safe, valued and heard.
- Our Talent: Increasing the diversity of our workforce through ongoing recruitment, training, and retention initiatives.
- Our Marketplace: Investing in diverse suppliers and increasing our philanthropic activities to impact the community.
Our Diverse Development Initiatives
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Gender Equality
Our commitment to advancing women’s careers has been externally vetted and recognised by achieving WORK180 Employer Endorsement. This endorsement highlights our commitment to the careers of all women (specifically, women of colour, women living with disabilities, trans-women, and LGBTQI+ women). Find out more here.
Targeted approach to succession, sponsorship, development, and mentoring to improve the gender balance in our leadership teams and creating opportunities in areas that traditionally attract fewer women. Women at CBRE
We are deeply committed to reducing the gender pay gap in our business and promoting gender equality both internally and in the sector. Our aspiration is to create a workplace where everyone can thrive. VIEW OUR 2024 GENDER PAY GAP STATEMENT -
Pitch Pledge
An initiative that aims to improve gender balance in leasing and capital transactions – two of the property industry’s ‘tough spots’ - through finding opportunities to involve women in a meaningful way in all our service engagements. -
Strategic Recruitment
Ensuring bias is removed from our recruitment decisions and diversity of thought is prioritised. -
First Nations
CBRE champions inclusion for all its employees and strives to have employees that reflect the communities in which we work in and with. It is committed to advancing reconciliation and ensuring that our engagement with all First Nations peoples is respectful and culturally appropriate. Mob Connect, CBRE’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employee network and the Māori Rōpū Group provide support for First Nations employees and support CBRE to work respectfully and inclusively with and for First Nations employees.
Reconciliation
Our reconciliation vision is to lead and support reconciliation using our influence and business to contribute to an equitable nation for all; ensuring our workplace is equitable and that we leverage our place as one of Australia’s largest property services providers to influence, support and promote reconciliation in the property industry.
Reconciliation remains a key pillar in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy and we are excited by the progress we’ve made over the past few years. As a business, we’ve worked hard to strengthen cultural understanding and awareness through events, leadership immersion and promoting the ways in which we connect and engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
CBRE’s reconciliation journey starts with CBRE’s Innovate RAP 2024 – 2026
View our 2023 Innovate RAP Report
Maori
At CBRE, we embrace the growing need to exhibit knowledge and respect for the cultures that make up Aotearoa. We support all efforts to develop stronger relationships with Māori, and we know that true progress in this sphere can only come from within the hearts of our people.
Our goal is a radical approach for our industry, with objectives of the Māori rōpū group to:
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Incorporate Māori kaupapa throughout CBRE, underpinned by Tiriti o Waitangi. ·
Promote and enhance interaction with Māori. ·
Improve awareness and participation within CBRE, the wider industry and beyond. ·
Increase the use and normalisation of Te Reo Māori in our communications. -
Family Friendly Workplace
Ensuring that parents are supported before, during and after parental leave. Our family friendly policies are reinforced by a Mama’s Thrive program and Parents Hub which includes a toolkit with resources, tips and tools for both parents and managers and an in-house return to work support program.
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Building Equality with the LGBTQI+ Community
We are committed to making meaningful changes within our workplaces to support our LGBTQI+ people and foster an inclusive environment. We participate annually in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), which is the definitive national benchmark on workplace inclusion. Since 2020, our LGBTQI+ focus and achievements have been recognised twice with Silver Tier Status and we regained Bronze Tier status in 2023 under a revised submission process.
DE&I is a company-wide effort and our vision is to enable our people and business partners to thrive by fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone can succeed.
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