Application call for 2021-22 CoreNet Global Academic Challenge (US$5,000). The challenge is open to all nationalities and the deadline is 22nd September 2021.

The goal of this global competition is to raise awareness of corporate real estate as a viable career opportunity amongst college students of all academic disciplines, to connect local chapters and members of the association with future talent, and encourage more universities to include corporate real estate in their curricula.

Student teams from universities and academic institutions around the world are invited to compete in an academic challenge wherein students are asked to play the role of an internal corporate real estate team in order to address a real-world issue facing companies around the globe: Your team is charged to develop an Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy for the corporate real estate portfolio that addresses: post-pandemic health and safety concerns and employee well-being; the corporate commitment to being a better steward of the environment; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DE&I”).

How can corporate real estate professionals take a leadership role in helping their companies develop an agile ESG strategy that permits the board and management to shift back and forth among short-, medium-, and long-term issues as the changing business environment may require? What will be the lasting impact of the COVID-19 lockdown and the resulting health and safety protocols and practices on the environment and climate change? How will the company turn the conversation about DE&I into measurable actions?

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Benefits of 2021-22 CoreNet Global Academic Challenge (US$5,000)

The winning team will be awarded US$5,000.

Teams

Student teams from universities and academic institutions around the world are invited to compete in an academic challenge in which students will be asked to play the role of an internal corporate real estate team in order to address a real-world issue facing companies around the globe:

Create strategies that align their company’s global real estate portfolio with a focus on environmental stewardship in a post-pandemic culture. Specifically, your team must develop a proactive strategy that identifies the aspects of the company’s global real estate portfolio which contribute to climate change and prepare strategies to mitigate and replace them.

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Eligibility for 2021-22 CoreNet Global Academic Challenge (US$5,000)

• The competition is open  to all students (undergraduate/graduate, full-time/part-time) who are current students at a recognized university.
• The team should have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 students.
• There is no registration fee.

Submission

To participate in this competition, student teams must register on the competition website; teams must register by 30 November 2020. Upon receipt of the completed registration, CoreNet Global will confirm your registration and assign you a corporation in either the financial services or high tech industry on which you must base your submission. As part of the registration process, each team must respond to the questions below and provide all requested contact information. Candidates should limit your responses to no more than 350 words each.

• Based on the challenge described above, how will your team prepare to compete? What are your plans to research corporate environmental impact and the impact of the pandemic?
• Submit 5-10 questions that you would like answered to better understand the challenges and opportunities of this project.
• What unique strengths does your team possess that will enable you to deliver a sound strategy to the CEO? What makes you a winning team and why should you be selected to compete?
• In your team’s opinion, what is the single greatest challenge facing multinational corporations today? What is the single greatest opportunity facing multinational corporations today?

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