Joe Gomez , Head of Energy & Sustainability at CBRE , discusses sustainability in the facilities management space and the ways the company creates value for its clients

O ver 40 % of the world ’ s energy is consumed by commercial and industrial buildings . At a time when the need for climate action and sustainability reform is greater than ever before , global real estate services and investment firm CBRE ’ s Global Workplace Solutions ( GWS ) division is working to leverage new technology , alongside the combined experience of over 80,000 employees , to ensure the world ’ s leading companies are also sustainability leaders in the private sector . “ We work across a broad , diverse background of clients with different needs and specialisations around their energy and sustainability appetites . Our goal is to create value for them in that space ,” says Joe Gomez , Head of Energy & Sustainability , EMEA . We sat down with Gomez to find out how CBRE is delivering sustainability at a profit to its impressive roster of tier one clients .