Photography by Aaina Sharma courtesy of Unsplash
Our highlights
- We partnered with the World Economic Forum on the creation of an Urban Transformation Taskforce.
- We created our own Impact Framework to help drive our own activity as well as shape client projects.
- People from over 80 offices participated in our Annual Day of Giving, resulting in over 5,200 hours of time towards charitable causes.
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.
Stories of impact
The rise of social value in real estate
Social value is a contextual and constantly moving target. Real estate has little value in an unhealthy economy and society, says Eime Tobari.
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People for place: partnerships for positive impact
We’re the people for place, using our unique skills, capabilities, alongside our public and private sector relationships. Hear from Nick Walkley and Jo Davis.
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Introducing a taskforce for good
Demand for collaboration to drive social value and urban regeneration spurs Avison Young and World Economic Forum to launch a taskforce for good. Let Eime Tobari and Emily Ives share more.
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Creating impact through action
In 2022, people from over 80 AY offices spent the day volunteering, contributing more than 5,200 hours of their time to community organizations.
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A vision for impact
If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is that our quality of life really matters. Arlene Dedier and her team are stepping up to solve some of Canada’s biggest challenges – an aging population and the housing crisis.
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A transformative ‘town square’
It’s Bootle’s time to shine, as The Strand Shopping Centre undergoes enormous urban transformation with a little help from Avison Young.
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Building a place of abundance, happiness and positivity
The Avison Young Project Management team and YWCA Edmonton came together to create a well-designed, hybrid workspace and instead built something so much more, a community.
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What to do with an abandoned power plant
For nearly 100 years, the coal-fired power plant on the shore of Lake Erie in the city of Avon Lake, Ohio has served as an economic backbone to the city, providing jobs to residents and significant tax revenues for city service and local schools. What happens now?
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