We commit to doing all we can, using our collective power, to eliminate discrimination and promote equality in the workplace. Discrimination in any form 鈥� including due to race, skin color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or age 鈥� must be erased in the places we live and work.
乐竞体育官方入口 Global serves professionals from 50 countries around the world and recognizes the important role we can and should play in bringing a diverse and inclusive focus to all endeavors. We view this as a business imperative.
We believe in building an open community both within our association and within the many corporations in which our members are employed. We will do our part to identify conscious and unconscious bias and inequality 鈥� and work to define a role the built environment can play in fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. The effort goes far beyond words of support.
We will guide our members to lead by example and will partner with diversity and inclusion experts to provide a welcoming environment for candid conversations and change starting NOW. We will take the following tangible actions at all levels of our global association as follows:
We recognize that real change will require dedicated leadership from the business community. 乐竞体育官方入口 Global members are employed by some of the biggest companies in the world, and therefore, the association has enormous potential to promote human-centric workplaces where differences are celebrated, discrimination is eradicated, and diversity is a given. Place matters. Inclusive places matter even more.
As a member of 乐竞体育官方入口 Global, now is your opportunity to make an unwavering personal commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In your own words declare actions you will take to build equity and lasting change in the workplace.
Some example pledges from various organizations:
鈥� I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up and be a Champion of Change. (Pac-12 football coaches and student-athletes)
鈥� I commit to treat everyone鈥攔egardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age鈥攚ith respect, and without judgment or bias. (Airbnb)
鈥� I will respect your rights regardless of who you are. I will uphold your rights even when I disagree with you. When anyone鈥檚 human rights are denied, everyone's rights are undermined, so I will STAND UP. I will raise my voice. I will take action. I will use my rights to stand up for your rights. (Standup4humanrights.org)
鈥� EY is taking actions as a US firm to eradicate racism and discrimination against the Black community by leveraging our influence to drive strategic change in our firm, in the communities where we work, and through public policy. Click to read the full statement. (EY)
Liz Archer
FCA, New York City
I pledge to embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion with empathy and compassion 鈥� through action, such as joining FCA鈥檚 and other industry diversity initiatives 鈥� such as the SMPS-NYC Chapter. I applaud groups such as NAIOP-NYC who begin their events by reading their diversity statements, which is a great way to bring focus and awareness. I will speak up, be an ally and also examine and mitigate my own conscious and unconscious biases.
Ivan Baker
Crowe LLP, Chicago
I commit and pledge word and deed to promote fairness, equal rights, and respect for our entire diverse multi-racial, multi-ethnic family of human beings on this small planet. No tolerance will be provided for racism or discrimination of any kind. Encouraging empathy, education, and the defense of dignity will be a goal each and every day.
Ranjit Bakshi
Workplace Interior, Mumbai
We are a merit-based organization and we pledge to foster equal opportunity to all without any discrimination by Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Economic status, or by any other means.
Vik Bangia
Verum Consulting, LLC, Minneapolis
The words 鈥淚 wish. . .鈥� are meaningless without the words, 鈥淚 will. . ." Real change requires real action. To that end, I will commit to treat everyone with dignity and respect. I will use my platform to give voice to the voiceless and I will call out any injustice I see. I will be the change I wish to see.
Brian Banke
P&G, Cincinnati
I commit to encourage, embrace, and value everyone for being their authentic self; to tackle bias; to build empathy, and respect for all; enable access and opportunity for all, and solve problems and expand opportunities by harnessing our differences.
Angela Barwick
SpaceIQ, Australia
I promise to actively foster inclusivity in all my interactions, professionally and personally. I pledge to show respect and empathy for the journey/plight of others, and intentionally foster an environment where everyone feels safe to share and learn from each other.
I will make conscious actions to be a positive change, lead by example and become a pillar of hope so that collectively we can remove discrimination from our lives, and the lives of those around us.
Anoma Baste
Space Matrix, Singapore
I will in my personal capacity ensure that I encourage diversity within teams that I work in and am inclusive in my approach to incorporating thoughts and ideas from people regardless of race, gender, abled or disabled, and whom they wish to love, to the best of my ability. I will stand to educate people who are willing and be open to learn more myself. Ignorance leads to fear and only when we all know and empathize with people who are perceived as different will we be able to celebrate each other and resonate together through our commonality.
Keith Begley
WeWork, London
I choose to:
Treat others as they want to be treated,
Stop, listen and acknowledge their perspective,
Embrace the change which is for the better of everyone.
Brigitte Beltran
Saltmine, New York City
I pledge to continue treating everyone with respect and dignity. I will also not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up, and be a Champion of Change. I will also make sure to raise my voice and STAND UP!
Taylor Bredow
Balfour Beatty, Charlotte
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and be a voice to the marginalized. I pledge to be an active participant in supporting and encouraging diversity with an emphasis within my company.
Kendra Burch
FaciliCorp, San Jose
I will treat everyone with dignity and respect. I will uphold your rights and stand up against anyone who doesn鈥檛 do the same. I will work to create a world that our children will be proud of.
Sherry Carroll
RMW, San Jose
I commit to treat EVERYONE鈥攔egardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age鈥攚ith respect, and without judgement or bias. Moreover, I will use my rights to stand up for your rights.
Stacy Chambers
Strategic Spaces, Boston
I commit to treat EVERYONE 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias. Moreover, I will use my rights to stand up for your rights.
Erwin Chong
DBS Bank, Singapore
I pledge to treat everyone with respect, dignity and to act with integrity. I will not tolerate discrimination of any kind - racial, gender bias, cultural, disability, sexual orientation. I pledge to respect without judgement, and reduce unconscious bias, and to help others if they falter.
Nazanin Codd
HITT Contracting, Falls Church
I pledge to treat everyone fairly, with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination. I will stand up for what is right and help those using my platforms, resources, network and voice. I will continue to appreciate and celebrate diversity and be an ally to all.
Michael Connors
CORT Business Services, Chantilly
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up, and be a Champion of Change.
Kyle Cooper
Todd Cooper & Company, Dallas
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with the respect they deserve and will hold those who do not accountable for their choices.
John Costello
Firmenich, Dubai
There is no place for racism or discrimination in our world. I pledge to stand against bias and prejudice, and to lend my voice and my support to eradicate racism and discrimination.
Together we can make this a better world for all.
Mara Cummings
Warner Bros. Discovery, London
I pledge to increase my personal awareness of unconscious bias in the workplace so I can be a better ally, more inclusive and help foster a deeper appreciation for diversity throughout my organization.
Dirk Cyrener
Vorwerk Flooring, Wesel
I hate racism, discrimination and homophobia deeply.
I stand for a free world in which all people are equal, women and men, blacks and whites, homosexuals and heterosexuals, poor and rich people and
I get up when someone tramples on this equality.
Jon Dandurand
JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City
I will respect everyone, no matter our differences. I will go out of my way to make sure every team member feels valuable as a stakeholder in our team鈥檚 success. I will follow the Platinum Rule: 鈥淭reat others as they want to be treated.鈥�
Michael Davidson
乐竞体育官方入口 Global, New York City
I commit in thought, words and deeds to honor each person equally without exception, to do unto others as I would have them do unto me and actively support the steadfast provision, protection and realization of unbiased justice, fairness and human rights to enable and celebrate the dignity and respect that each person deserves with faithful exercise of empathy and compassion.
Edward del Monte
Standard Chartered Bank, London
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, cultural origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with equal respect, and without judgement or bias.
Nina Desrocher
IBM, Los Angeles
I pledge to embrace gender, race, religion, and sexual diversity with respect and dignity. I will do my best to remove bias, by learning more and applying what I learn to my actions and interactions with others. Specific to diversity, I also embrace IBM's pledge to:
- not remain silent
- better understand the Black experience
- fully embrace race and ethnicity with empathy
- demonstrate equality through action
- create safe spaces to speak out
- be an upstander in every environment
- be an Ally
Paul Donovan
EM Global Services Company, Spring
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect and dignity.
Amy Dreher
乐竞体育官方入口 Global, Atlanta
Without reservation or hesitation, I commit to the 乐竞体育官方入口 Global pledge of anti-discrimination. It clearly states values and beliefs I personally embrace and live daily.
Jennifer Eisner
JLL, Seattle
I pledge to empower my teams to support each other in meaningful ways. I commit 鈥� in the words of John Lewis 鈥� that when I see something that is not right, not fair, or not just, to speak up! To say something, to DO something.
Janice Eldredge
Bernhardt Design, Charlotte
To look at people with no built-in filter for race, color, gender. To treat all that I come in contact with equally and fairly. All lives matter, all people matter to me.
Amy English
HOK, Houston
I am committed to treat everyone, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Ignacio Errazuriz
Newmark Knight Frank, Santiago
I commit to always treating my colleagues and clients with respect without distinction of their ethnicity and sexual orientation. I commit to promoting the values of inclusion and non-discrimination in the workplace and throughout my professional career.
Lynn Fitzpatrick
Mastercard, London
I pledge to treat others the way I would expect to be treated.
Hunter Fleshood
Comfy, Charlotte
I pledge to make intentional, conscious actions, and effort to go beyond ensuring equality, and to promote, support, enable, understand, listen to, and learn from those who are different than me.
Matthew Goldberg
Avison Young, Washington
I pledge not to tolerate racism.
Rosario Gomez
乐竞体育官方入口 Global, Belgium
I pledge to embrace and celebrate the difference.
Taran Grigsby
Fidelity Investment, Boston
I pledge to strive to see that every person, regardless of their ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or ability is treated equitably and seen as a whole person in my connection with them.
Toby Hall
JLL, Dubai
All people are equal. Nothing else matters. Respect difference. Love and Respect.
Andrew Hallissey
Colliers, London
The CRE industry has a unique opportunity to enable positive change by making our individual and collective voices heard. I look forward to being part of the generation and movement that eliminates discrimination and drives the equality agenda in the workplace and beyond.
Sean Heckford
Impact Workplace Services, Dubai
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Kelsey Hirsch
Sodexo, Minneapolis
I commit to being fearless in discovering and learning, challenging those around me, and myself, to be better, speak up, and stand up to discrimination in every form. I pledge to be honest with myself about my own biases, and actively seek to remove them, thereby growing and improving.
Dean Jordan
乐竞体育官方入口 Global, Atlanta
I promise to focus on inclusion and foster a sense of belonging in all aspects of my life, to take action if I witness weakness in these areas, and to enlist help to ensure I am upholding my promise.
Abdul Khan
Cisco Systems, Morrisville
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up and be a Champion of Change.
Payal Sandhu Khurana
Adrianse, Bangalore
I pledge to treat everyone with respect irrespective of gender, nationality and age.
I will speak out when I face discrimination as a woman - I will speak truth to power.
I will use my influence to ensure that women in our industry can recognize gender discrimination for what it is and have the tools or forums to address it when it happens.
I will stand for equal rights and equitable prospects for everyone in the workplace.
Karen Kramer
Shaw Industries, Seattle
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Kristen Larkin
FitzGerald Associates, Chicago
Personally, I pledge to encourage, embrace, and value everyone for being their authentic self. I will act with empathy and respect for all. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind and speak out when I see it exhibited by others.
Furthermore, in my professional capacity within my organization and in the CRE community I will speak out, rise up and be a champion of change to tackle bias and enable access and opportunity for all.
Kristina Leighty
MGAC, Washington
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, be an example, and be a Champion of Change.
Steven Louie
Merx, Singapore
I am proud to offer my support to the 乐竞体育官方入口 Global Anti-Discrimination pledge, and to add my name to such an important cause.
Gloria Mamwa
Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai
I commit to being a voice for the underrepresented groups in the real estate industry and in the workplace as a whole, because we know "When we are all included, we all thrive," and without action, there cannot be real change.
鈥淯nity, not uniformity, must be our aim.鈥� 鈥� Mary Parker Follett
Jo-Anne Mann
Serraview, Robina
I commit to treat everyone, regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Krista Manna
KR Architecture & Interiors, Abington
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Charlene Masse
乐竞体育官方入口 Global, Atlanta
I pledge to lead by example.
Arlene McKinnon
乐竞体育官方入口 Global, Marietta
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and kindness.
Paul M鈥機RYSTL
Mace group, Singapore
I pledge to support all who strive to be better irrespective of race, colour, sexual orientation or any other differences we may have. We all deserve to bring our whole selves to work and to our everyday lives and to feel free to give our input as our shared different experiences make us stronger together.
Chris Meecham
Humanscale Asia Limited, Hong Kong
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up, and be a Champion of Change.
Stephen Monaco
Monaco and Company, Downers Grove
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up and be a Champion of Change.
Ayomide Moon
CBRE, Sydney
I pledge to be an ally to all. To speak up and fight against injustice and continue to make all people feel welcome and included.
Seth Moore-Brown
M Moser Associates, San Francisco
I pledge to make space at every table I sit at for those not given equal chances. I commit to learning from and respecting everyone in the room. I pledge to make my voice heard when someone is afraid to speak for themselves.
Amanda Morton
Broadspectrum Property, Canberra
I pledge to do whatever I can to make diversity and inclusion a priority across the CRE industry!
Mark Nisbett
People Places and Spaces, Hartford
I pledge to continue treating everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind, speaking out, rising up, and be a true champion of change.
Rebecca Nolan
MetroHartford Alliance, Hartford
I pledge to raise awareness by committing to stand up for ALL human rights and treat everyone with respect and understanding.
Rey Nunez
Greyhound Lines, Inc., Dallas
I pledge to treat every individual with kindness, respect, and dignity regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age. Furthermore, I will actively seek to engage people from diverse backgrounds and solicit their viewpoints. I will not tolerate racism, discrimination, or exclusion of any kind, shape, or form.
Susan Ossmann
Endurance International Group, Burlington
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias. Our differences are our strength, and I will encourage those to shine through and be heard.
Jennifer Pete
CBRE, Sunnyvale
I pledge to be an ally to all. To listen to gain understanding. To speak out when it is to support someone. To embrace CBRE's RISE Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence. To inspire change through example.
Denise Pied
STV|DPM, Newton
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Sholem Prasow
Bayview Insight Management Inc., Thornhill
- I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up, and be a Champion of Change.
- I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
- I will respect your rights regardless of who you are. I will uphold your rights even when I disagree with you. When anyone鈥檚 human rights are denied, everyone's rights are undermined, so I will STAND UP. I will raise my voice. I will take action. I will use my rights to stand up for your rights.
John Raczkowski
Kastle Systems, Corona
I pledge to treat everyone regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age- with respect and dignity and without judgment or bias.
Sathish Rajendren
Knight Frank, Bangalore
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity and will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up, and be a Champion of Change.
Katrina "Katy" Redmond
JLL, Washington, DC
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up and be a Champion of Change.
Yerushalmi Rosenbaum
Microsoft, Netanya
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Sajit Sankar
Mastercard Inc., New York
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up, and BE the Change I want to see in our world!
Kay Sargent
HOK, Washington, D.C.
I commit to go forward with an open mind and an open heart and to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgment or bias.
Lisa Scala (She/Her)
DIRTT, Washington, D.C.
I commit to treat everyone - regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age - with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Juliet Schwalbach
Milliken, Seattle
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
John Jay Schwartz
Have Site Will Travel, Ltd, Henrico
From an humble upbringing as the minority, white and Jewish, in my neighborhood the first 12 years of my life living in my Dad鈥檚 grocery store, Manny鈥檚 Market, I grew up color blind to all forms of people which gives me the most positive feeling towards all people. I continue to pledge, commit, respect, and take any and all actions in being a positive voice against any and all forms of discrimination. Count me in!!
Richa Singh
Ericsson, Dubai
I pledge to treat one and all with equal respect. I will not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or social strata. I will actively work to remove any conscious or unconscious bias I, as well as those around me, may have.
Chrissy Smith
Dekalb Office, Alpharetta
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias.
Susan Spiers
Trimble, Lilydale
I commit to treat everyone 鈥� regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or age 鈥� with respect, and without judgement or bias. I will respect your rights regardless of who you are. I will uphold your rights even when I disagree with you. When anyone鈥檚 rights are being challenged or taken away, I pledge to raise my voice and take action.
Bryon Sutherly
Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors, Inc., Cincinnati
In everything, I will treat everyone the way I expect to be treated 鈥� with love, kindness, and respect.
Robert Teed
ServiceNow, Pleasanton
I commit to diversity, inclusion and belonging as foundational in all aspects of my life. I commit to lend my voice to the silenced or unheard and to not be silent or passive. I commit to allyship where my allyship is needed. I commit to helping to the very best of my ability and influence to end systemic racism against the Black community. And, I commit to continue to listen, to learn and to grow my heart and my compassion with every passing day.
Kim Thelen
CBRE, Tempe
I pledge to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up, and be a Champion of Change.
Kieran Thompson
Cundall
Cundall is committed to proactively removing barriers that keep people from participating equally based on their ethnicity, gender, culture, class, sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability.
We are an anti-racist organization, and support the calls for a review of all national education systems that exclude the representation of black history, colonialism, imperialism and a truthful representation of our shared past.
Lizzi Whaley
Spaceworks Interior Architecture, Auckland
I commit to lead my organisation, Spaceworks Interior Architecture, with a focus on acceptance and inclusion for all. I pledge to provide a workplace focused on supporting continued awareness, improvement, and education in the area of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. We have zero tolerance for separateness and embrace a culture of inclusivity for all, within our business, within our clients/projects, within our industry, and within the community.
Craig Wiseman
Salesforce, Sydney
To treat everyone with dignity and respect and to speak out when this doesn't occur.
Patrick Wong
LinkedIn, San Francisco
I pledge to speak out against racism and social injustice. I will continue to learn best practices for diversity, inclusion, and belonging within my professional and personal self. I commit to providing opportunities for under-represented groups in my industry.
Mark Watkins
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Boston
I pledge to not only embrace diversity, equity and inclusion but to be a champion of these efforts and lead with these values. I will continue to treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will not tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind. I will speak out, rise up and be proud of the impact we are having on our society and our future.