The return to office movement is "gaining traction" across the US, Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions as occupiers anticipate greater attendance for the latter half of 2022. 

CBRE's spring 2022 occupier sentiment survey reveals that more than 75% of respondents across those regions expect a "more regular return" to the office this year, with more than half currently establishing policies and communicating expectations to their respective workforces.  But the pace of the return runs the gamut: while attendance in the Americas and EMEA is relatively low, office attendance in the Asia-Pacific region is "essentially back to pre-pandemic levels."

"Asia-Pacific was the quickest to return to the office since workers never left in the same numbers as in other parts of the world," the report states. "Companies in the region were also more likely to require a return than leave the decision up to their employees…In the U.S., many companies have taken a voluntary approach, often leaving the decision to return up to their employees and their managers, resulting in lower attendance."