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Market Characteristics & Cost Drivers

Risks & Constraints

Deliver World Class Waste Services solutions that utilize CBRE Preferred and Contracted suppliers providing for sustainable outcomes and long-term supplier relationships in line with CBRE ESG policies
Ensure best-in-class financial operating models that leverage CBRE’s buying power
Align global KPI’s and SLA’s to take into consideration mandatory regulations and requirements, in addition to Waste Services reporting including monthly recycling and recovery rates
Demonstratable value to our clients on optimization of existing services, with a commitment to growing the Circular Economy commensurate with CBRE’s Zero Waste policies

Adoption of technology (look for service providers who can adopt such innovations to reduce the final volume of waste disposed into landfills - $115 per tonne average)
Supplier Competition (competitive bidding based on experience, expertise, value-adds, and transparency in pricing)
Optimsation of Services strategies (engage with suppliers who can provide training and consultation on effective waste minimization techniques)
Bundling of services (expert consulting, waste tracking and reporting along with traditional waste management services)
Rebates (from specialist recycling suppliers )

Global waste is expected to grow to over 3.50 billion tonnes by 2050, more than double population growth over the same period (The World Bank)
The market is fragmented and regionally localized (CBRE has over 1500 global suppliers)
Fastest growing regions are Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (The World Bank)
New regulation in EMEA, AMS and APAC regions combined with labour shortages are increasing costs. Despite these constraints there is a growing trend to implement ESG initiatives
Cost of transport – average fuel surcharge 12-15%
Real estate Nearly 40% of global carbon dioxide emissions come from the real estate sector. Of these emissions, approximately 70% are produced by building operations (Forbes)

Inability to collect credible waste data from CBRE systems and suppliers will impact reporting requirements for clients and corporate reporting’ –need to agree new spend cube sub-categories to enable accurate service / spend reporting
Regional goals and objectives differ depending upon legislation and maturity of ESG initiatives – no global solution which CBRE can cherry-pick – it will need to solution on a localized level
As global waste increases so will the costs of traditional disposal due to labour shortages and increases in transportation costs etc