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JLL Becomes Founding Company for iMasons Climate Accord

JLL said Monday it has become an Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) Climate Accord (ICA) founding company and an iMasons Advisory Council member. The ICA represents an historic cooperative of companies committed to reducing carbon in digital infrastructure materials, products and power. 

The ICA was formed by leaders in the iMasons Advisory Council and includes companies that represent some of the largest digital infrastructure portfolios in the world and more than 150 colocation data center providers, product, service and investment firms. 

“JLL at its heart is a sustainability company, and the ICA aligns with our corporate mission and what we do as a company for our clients around the world,” said Brian Kortendick, executive director, Work Dynamics, JLL. “We manage over 200 million square feet of mission-critical facilities and understand the importance of the first ever intracompany effort to standardize measuring and reporting to reduce carbon impacts and footprints.” 

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