Avison Young 2023 Impact Report

Climate action

Explore our progress and perspectives on our strategic priorities. Hear from our business leaders and subject-matter experts around the world on how we’re creating impact in each of these areas.

Our progress

In this section, we have set goals and objectives in three key areas: carbon emissions, green buildings and climate resilience and adaptation.

This is how we track our progress towards net zero and becoming more resilient, as well as how we support our clients and communities on their own journeys.

Our highlights

  • We have procured SaaS platforms globally to support data collection and verification.
  • We committed to the World Economic Forum Green Building Principles.
  • Developed a global occupancy standard for our own workplaces to help us on our Net Zero journey.
  • Started planning for a formal TCFD assessment through our enterprise risk assessment process.
  • Reduced our Scope 2 emissions in the U.K. compared to the 2019 baseline by 24.33%.

Our KPIs

To measure and report progress against our global ESG strategy, these are the current KPIs that we have adopted or plan to adopt and disclose externally in this report and other reporting channels. In some cases, we are measuring KPIs internally while we set up data collection processes and evaluate the data.

KPIs
Status
Internal / External
Total carbon emissions (TCO2e)
Reporting
External
Breakdown by Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
Reporting
External
Total % carbon reduction year on year (%)
Reporting
External
Scope 1 & 2 % reduction year on year (%)
Reporting
External
Renewable energy procured off-site (%)
Plan to disclose globally in 2024
External
Renewable energy procured on-site (%)
Plan to disclose globally in 2024
External
Breakdown of non-renewable energy sources
Plan to disclose globally in 2024
External
Change in energy intensity year on year (%)
Plan to disclose globally in 2024
External
Scope 3 % reduction year on year (%)
Partial disclosure. Plan to disclose globally in 2024 for select scope 3 emissions.
Internal / External
TCFD assessment complete for our global business
Plan to progress a formal TCFD assessment
Internal
Occupied portfolio floor space with green building certification (over 10,000 square feet)
Plan to disclose globally in 2024
External
Supplier rating (U.K.)
Reporting (EcoVadis)
External

Explore our global carbon footprint and net zero strategy.

Our global carbon footprint

Explore our UK carbon footprint and net zero strategy.

Our U.K. carbon footprint

Stories of impact

Shades of green: embracing transparency

When it comes to sustainability, sharing lessons learned and imperfections is a meaningful step towards positive change, says Brandy Burdeniuk.

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Climate risk, reward and resilience

Amy Erixon, Avison Young’s President of Investment Management, explains how she is helping clients adapt and navigate climate risk.

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Canadian cities and climate change

We’re actively seeking out opportunities and solutions to address the biggest issues facing Canadian cities, creating positive environmental and social impact along the way, says Mark Fieder.

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NYLL97: The good, bad and unknown

As city leaders race to implement incentives to drive positive change, Nicky Heryet, Jack Worth and our New York team are supporting owners and occupiers through the unknown.

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Spirit of Toronto: a new HQ

Connected. Sustainable. Impactful. Inclusive and people-centric design. Joe Almeida lets us in on the detail behind Avison Young’s new Toronto HQ.

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London Theatres: setting the stage for circularity

The pandemic was almost curtains for theatres worldwide. Rising to the challenge, the creative industries are looking to circularity to ensure a sustainable future.

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The bus stops here: EV manufacturing facilities

There’s more to resilient investment portfolios than governance and benchmarking. Supporting businesses with real social and environmental impact can be good for your portfolio too.

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This article is part of our 2022 Impact Report

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