For fifth year, firm recognized for strong environmental,
social and governance efforts
CHICAGO, Feb. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth consecutive year,
JLL (NYSE: JLL) has been named to Barron's 2024 list of the Most
Sustainable U.S. Companies, which scores companies based on a
variety of environmental, social, and governance, or ESG,
measures.
"We are honored to be consistently recognized by Barron's for
our efforts to embed ESG into our company," says Erin Meezan, Chief Sustainability Officer for
JLL. "Our inclusion on this list underscores how focused we are on
shaping the future of real estate for a better world. From setting
our own ambitious net-zero climate targets to providing
industry-leading sustainability services to our clients, we're
working to accelerate the adoption of ESG."
Each year Barron's partners with Calvert Research and
Management, a leader in responsible investing, to rank ESG
performance of the 1,000 largest U.S. publicly traded companies by
market value. Calvert analyzes how companies perform according to
five key constituencies including shareholders, employees,
customers, community, and planet, and determines the top 100
rankings based on more than 230 ESG performance indicators.
In 2021, JLL announced its plans to reach net-zero by 2040 and
was the first real estate company in the world to have its net-zero
target validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative. JLL
continues to be recognized globally for its ethics, corporate
citizenship and commitment to sustainability and has received the
following awards in the last year:
- Dow Jones Sustainability Index
- Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
- Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies
- Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies
- USA Today's America's Climate
Leaders
- Forbes' America's Best Employers for Diversity
- Newsweek's America's Most Responsible Companies
About JLL
For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a
leading global commercial real estate and investment management
company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest
in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and
retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of
$20.8 billion and operations in over
80 countries around the world, our more than 106,000 employees
bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise.
Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a
better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A
BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered
trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further
information, visit ir.jll.com.
Contact: Lesley Mirkowski
Phone: + 1 312 228 2112
Email: lesley.mirkowski@jll.com
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