Impact 

At Focus, our goal of creating places for people to experience a better life means aspiring to generate a positive impact.

Impact 

At Focus, our goal of creating places for people to experience a better life means aspiring to generate a positive impact.

Community

We’ve always strived to create places and spaces that will positively shape the experience of those who live and work in our buildings. This concept extends beyond real estate, to how we enhance the communities within our industry and the cities in which we work. 

Partners

  • Revolution Workshop

    Mission: To build skills, hope and resilience in Chicago’s underserved communities through construction job training and job creation.

  • Professional Women in Construction, Chicago

    Mission: Support, advance, and connect women and promote diversity in the architecture, engineering, construction, and related fields.

  • Chicago Scholars

    Mission: To select, train and mentor academically ambitious students from under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders who will transform their neighborhoods and our city.

  • Project REAP

    Mission: To advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the commercial real estate industry.

  • Polished Pebbles

    Mission: To help girls and young women become effective communicators at home, school, and the future workplace.

Continuing Actions

  • Annually report and measure the Focus staff’s diversity against industry and local benchmarks as we strive to create a company that reflects the diversity of our local community.
  • Annual employee training for implicit bias and microaggressions/subtle acts of exclusion
  • Added “Awareness and Acceptance” to the company’s Values. This new value statement communicates Focus’s commitment to a culture of inclusion where everyone has an opportunity to contribute and be heard.
  • Enhanced Focus’s process of reviewing and adjusting compensation and promotion decisions to ensure no individuals are left behind their peers as a result of bias or discrimination.
  • Increased involvement and support of organizations working in the construction and real estate industry.

Sustainability

Focus is committed to a healthy future for our planet. As methods and technologies to address climate change are rapidly developing, our dedicated Sustainability Committee adapts strategies to position Focus at the forefront of this effort. 

Partners

  • US Green Building Council

    Mission: USGBC accelerates and scales transformation of the built environment to minimize climate impacts and enhance the well-being of people, the environment and communities worldwide.

Continuing Actions

  • Focus will achieve a minimum LEED Silver certification from the USGBC on all future development projects.
  • Focus will explore the pathway to a NetZero future.

Stewardship

Governance at Focus begins with trust. We hold ourselves, our team, and our partners to standards that reflect how we do business: honestly, transparently, and with accountability to the people, clients, investors, and communities our work touches. 

Below are just a few of our policies and practices that help us maintain accountability, integrity, and transparency:

Continuing Actions

  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Semi-annual employee feedback
  • Clear policies for ethical conduct and compliance
  • Whistleblower protections and reporting procedures
  • Open-book contracts and transparent project reporting
  • Stakeholder key performance indicators and project milestones
  • Annual fiscal audits of all project entities by third-party accounting firm
  • Ongoing risk reviews
  • Workplace safety protocols
  • Cyber and data security controls
  • Media relations and social media policies
  • Conflict of interest policies
  • Drug and alcohol policies
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