From our CRE Service Delivery and Outsourcing Thought Leader Contributor, EY. Mars procurement had a unique blank canvas and birthed a new CRE function over three years ago. Since then, Mars’ procurement and CRE teams have developed symbiotic roles and responsibilities, and created a culture that leverages each function’s strengths to serve the business. This collaboration requires clarity, transparency and agility, with a focus on serving the end customer. Aligning both functions can result in faster decision-making, process excellence and subject-matter expertise that moves the needle on overall business results.

From Our CRE as a Strategy Leader Thought Leader Partner, Cushman & Wakefield. Sal Companieh, Chief Digital & Information Officer, talks to Richard Middleton, President, International Client Delivery (Global Occupier Services), about technology, data, and people— highlighting the pivotal role that data and technology play in shaping corporate real estate operations and organizational strategy.

"Walmart Inc announced on Tuesday that it plans to cut hundreds of jobs at its corporate headquarters and relocate a majority of its U.S. and Canada-based remote workforce to three offices, a shift in strategy after initially endorsing virtual work during the pandemic,” reported Yahoo!

It may be the subject of federal legislation in the U.S. that would force a sale of the company, but in the meantime Tik Tok is taking on more office space, reports Propmodo.

From our Sustainability Thought Leader Partner, JLL. Companies on the quest for sustainable office design often face a cost conundrum that throws a wrench in their green office plans. More than half of market leaders surveyed by JLL in Asia Pacific (APAC) are actively pursuing sustainability design criteria in their offices, though one-third of them say that the decision to embrace sustainable design ultimately hinges on the overall project costs.

From Our CRE Service Delivery and Outsourcing Thought Leader Partner, EY. Intelligent facilities management (iFM) can enhance operations and workplace experiences. Successfully implementing iFM may pose challenges.

From our Workplace Agility Thought Leader Partner, MRI Software Every action that takes place in and around a building has the potential to create data – and lots of it. Information comes from leases, work orders, energy usage alarms, sensors, and more. The people that set foot on your property generate data points, also – badge data for employees, visitors, contractors, footfall analytics – the list goes on and on.

Your requirements shouldn’t be treated like items on a production line.

From Our Thought Leader Partner, Colliers. This series has explored the macro shifts underway in the global economic landscape, with a particular focus on the resurgence of manufacturing and the evolving dynamics in commercial real estate. In this final installment, I’ll delve into the implications of reshoring and some critical considerations to help corporations and investors strategically position themselves for success in this era of deglobalization.

From our Thought Leader Partner, Colliers. The green transition taking place in the U.S. stands as a core pillar transforming the economy and commercial real estate at large, and it’s one of the five macro trends I’ve identified as shaping the future of the industry.

"The corporate headquarters relocation pipeline from California to Texas was a well-worn story during the pandemic’s early days,” reports Propmodo, "however, the complete picture of corporate headquarters relocations is a bit more nuanced."

From our Designing For The Ever-Changing Workplace Thought Leader Partner, Gensler. Workplace design has the power to give companies and organizations a competitive advantage. The office of the future should be a place that motivates workers and supports them in doing their best work. By improving the start-to-finish experience of being at work — from the flexibility and comfort of the spaces where team members spend their time, down to the very materials that make up a building — office design can set companies apart in this bold new era of prioritizing the human experience.