CBRE expands ESG team in continental Europe

08
Sep
2023
News - CBRE expands ESG team in continental Europe #career #CBRE #Czech Republic #ESG

by Property Forum | Career

CBRE announced that sustainability expert Steffen Walvius has joined the company. Steffen will lead the Energy & Carbon service offerings across Continental Europe, expanding the suite of ESG & Sustainability services the company delivers to clients.


CBRE also welcomes Martin Vejrazka, who will be working closely with Steffen as Energy & Carbon Modelling Director, Continental Europe, and Head of ESG & Sustainability, Czech. Steffen and Martin will be part of the Continental Europe ESG & Sustainability team led by Ludovic Chambe.

Steffen and Martin join CBRE’s 250 experts, operating across 22 European countries, delivering transformational strategy and implementation to fulfil our client's environmental and social ambitions.

Steffen Walvius has over ten years of international experience in the construction, energy, and real estate sectors. He has worked with investors, developers, owners, and managers to improve corporate ESG, portfolio sustainability and advisory on green buildings. Steffen is an active member of the RICS Europe Sustainability Working Group and part of the CRREM (Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor) committee.




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  • Colliers has appointed Kata Mazsaroff, Tamás Beck, and Miklós Ecsődi as Equity Partners in Hungary, effective 30 April 2026. Mazsaroff, who joined in 2007, rises to Managing Partner after overseeing a 200 per cent revenue increase since her 2022 appointment as Managing Director. Beck, with Colliers since 1994, has led the Industrial & Logistics division since 2005, facilitating transactions covering 1.9 million sqm of built space and 9.8 million sqm of land. Ecsődi, Head of Occupier Services and Office Agency since joining in 2011, has secured over 450,000 sqm in leases valued above €600 million.


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