Sets Out Progress and Performance in Sustainability; Launches Refreshed Global Program -- Building a Better Tomorrow

/EINPresswire.com/ -- CHICAGO, IL and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and SINGAPORE -- (Marketwired) -- 07/28/16 -- JLL (NYSE: JLL) has outlined its renewed global commitment to sustainability in its recently released 2015 Global Sustainability Report, "Building a Better Tomorrow."

The report reaffirms JLL's commitment to sustainability and the tangible ways the firm is delivering positive financial, environmental and social results. These include:

• Being named one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" for the ninth straight year in 2016.
• Working with clients to achieve 121 green building certifications.
• Investing a total of US$16.2 million on training across the globe.
• Deploying alternative workplace strategies, such as hot-desking and flexible time, in 73 percent of JLL's own offices.
• Giving a total of more than US$5.3 million in corporate and employee donations to charity.

The report also reinforces JLL's dedication to adding lasting value to its clients, employees, shareholders and communities through its Building a Better Tomorrow program. Building a Better Tomorrow embeds environmental, social and financial responsibilities across JLL's services and operations through these four pillars:

• Generating lasting value for our Clients
• Engaging our People
• Transforming our Workplaces
• Supporting our Communities

"Building a Better Tomorrow is the next step on our sustainability journey," said Colin Dyer, JLL CEO. "It is the right approach as a corporate citizen, and will also deliver increased value to clients, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders."

Download the 2015 Global Sustainability Report, "Building a Better Tomorrow."

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About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate. A Fortune 500 company with annual fee revenue of $5.2 billion and gross revenue of $6.0 billion, JLL has more than 280 corporate offices, operates in more than 80 countries and has a global workforce of more than 60,000. On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 4.0 billion square feet, or 372 million square meters, and completed $138 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2015. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $58.3 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.

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