C&W Launches Asian and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group

From left, Cushman & Wakefield’s West Region president Andrew McDonald, C&W’s Global president John Forrester, ASPIRE co-chair Hanna Kim Yoon and ASPIRE co-chair Annie Canada.

CHICAGO—Locally-based national commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield reports it has launched the company’s Asian and Pacific Islander employee resource group.

The new employee resource group— Asians and Pacific Islanders in Real Estate (ASPIRE)—is geared at recruiting, developing and retaining Asian and Pacific Islander employees. The new group is one of seven such groups at Cushman & Wakefield that are comprised of employees linked by social factors such as culture, gender, sexual orientation, or by a common interest or goal within an organization. These employee-led groups foster diverse and inclusive workplaces aligned with the firm’s values, objectives, and business practices, the company states.