Cushman & Wakefield Portugal has appointed Ana Luisa Cabrita as the new head of sustainability & ESG.
Cabrita will be responsible for designing, defining and implementing sustainability and ESG strategies for the consulting firm's clients, while ensuring the connection between the various areas of activity, identifying new opportunities and coordinating consulting projects in the various business areas.
She has a career of over 20 years in the sustainability sector and before joining C&W, she was head of environmental and sustainability advisory Services at Engexpor, where she defined and implemented multiple projects.
Previously, she worked for companies such as Sonae Sierra, or the Instituto Tecnológico de Galicia, and led several sustainability and certification projects in Spain, Germany, Italy, UK, and Brazil.
The appointment confirms the importance the real estate consultancy devotes to ESG practices in minimising the impact of its actions and the implementation of these standards in the real estate market.
The new Head of Sustainability & ESG at C&W Portugal, Ana Luisa Cabrita, commented: "Sustainability and ESG are not a fad, they came to transform the real estate market, transversally and irreversibly. We live in a time of great challenges. We have to learn to preserve the resources we need, reducing the impact of our activity, to survive in the long term, without compromising economic growth and social welfare, now and in the future. The real estate industry will have to contribute to this paradigm shift and make itself available for this transition phase. It is an honor to join a team like C&W, and it will be a pleasure to help clients, to walk this path that will certainly bring them additional value.’
Eric van Leuven, managing director of C&W Portugal, added: ‘After a year in which we have greatly strengthened our team, we could not end better than with the hiring of Ana Luisa. Ana Luisa is a reference in the market and this hiring is absolutely strategic for us to provide a holistic service to our clients. Buildings that do not meet ESG requirements will have a harder time attracting investors and occupants — both are looking for 'future-proof' properties, and this will be strongly determined by strict adherence to ESG criteria — not only on the environmental issue, but also in the social and governance spheres.’
