Exec: Firms need to cut energy costs in dual-carbon era

Touching on topics related to ESG (environmental social governance), Zhu Baoquan, chairman of Onewo, noted that ESG is the biggest investment for Onewo. On Dec 11, it released an edge server — Lingshi, which will be integrated into real estate operations in the future to address all information flows such as video, audio and energy.

Zhu added that as the brain in space, Onewo's Lingshi is both the command and dispatch center, as well as the energy management center, security guard center and remote service center, intelligently supervising the entire property management process, outputting digital property service reports, thereby allowing real estate managers to conduct quality supervision and performance assessment of property service providers.

Applying Lingshi of Onewo, CWVS can help more clients achieve energy saving and cost savings, while Cushman & Wakefield can provide professional services such as green building certification, green valuation and ESG consulting for real estate clients, Zhu said, adding that therefore, the three parties form a joint force to promote the green upgrade of real estate, which is a very interesting and valuable linkage.

Nathaniel Robinson, global chief investment & strategy officer of Cushman & Wakefield — a global firm with over 100 years of history — noted that in the new year, large multinational corporations (MNCs) are consolidating procurement into a single supplier/provider across many different categories of spend, with real estate services being one of them.

In order to capture these opportunities, companies need to position themselves in terms of service offerings and geographic coverage, he said, adding that it applies to both western MNCs as well as Chinese enterprises going abroad.

Meanwhile, the celebration event also drew Francis Li, global director and head of capital markets of Cushman & Wakefiled Greater China, Lu Bing, general manager of the office business department of Vanke Group, and representatives from well-known financial institutions and authoritative organizations such as RICS, BOMA, COMIN, discussing real estate investment and operation, and helping promote the sustainable and healthy development of the industry.

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