Together Towards Tomorrow
At Dubai Holding, sustainability is a fundamental principle that informs our strategic direction and operational excellence.
We are committed to delivering sustainable value for our stakeholders, while enhancing our social and environmental performance.
Our Sustainability Commitment
We value our diverse and inclusive workforce, and we uphold high standards of ethics and safety in everything we do. We collaborate with our suppliers to enhance their sustainability performance, and we create resilient infrastructure that reduces our environmental impact. We also use our natural resources and energy efficiently to cut down our carbon emissions and support a greener future for all. Our public commitment to support the UAE leadership’s efforts to deliver on its Net Zero 2050 goals was further solidified by signing the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) Climate Responsible Companies Pledge.
Our Sustainability Strategy
At Dubai Holding, we are committed to creating a sustainable future and a positive impact for all our stakeholders, and across our diverse portfolio of companies operating in 10 different sectors. Launched in 2022, our first Group-wide Sustainability Strategy places sustainability at the heart of our business operations. Developed after an extensive materiality assessment and following global best practices, our strategy supports Dubai and the UAE in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This strategy supports 10 UN SDGs and is centred around four pillars: Planet, People and Culture, Responsible Supply Chain and Philanthropy, underpinned by Governance.
Our Sustainability Report
Dubai Holding’s Group-wide Sustainability Report 2024 highlights our commitment to embedding sustainability into every aspect of our business. The report outlines the goals we are striving toward, the progress we have made and the milestones we have achieved. In alignment with the UAE’s second Year of Sustainability and Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, 2024 marked a year of meaningful action and collaboration with our people, partners and communities. Learn more about our sustainability journey and view the 2024 report here.
COP28
Dubai Holding was a Principal Pathway Partner of COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference in the UAE. Running over 14 days with more than 100,000 attendees from government, business and civil society, COP28 was an opportunity for us to showcase our commitment to sustainability. At our showcase space, we successfully hosted over 50 presentations by more than 30 experts from across the Group and our partner organisations, as well as two high-level panel events.
Partnerships
Dubai Holding believes in the power of partnership and works with a range of partners to ensure our goals achieve the largest impact possible. Some of our strategic partners include UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), UAE Gender Balance Council, EcoVadis, Sphera, Community Development Authority (CDA), Enviroserve, the National Food Loss and Waste Initiative, Emirates Nature-WWF’s UAE Alliance for Climate Action (UACA) and many others. We are also the founders of the Women in Climate Community and Supplier’s Engagement Forum.
Internal Governance and Reporting
Dubai Holding has integrated sustainability into our Governance Framework, aligning operations with our core sustainability goals. We present our major environmental and social initiatives during quarterly reviews at the CEOs Sustainability Forum. Our reporting adheres to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, and to optimise our reporting process, we've adopted the cloud-based Sphera Corporate Sustainability Solution across the Group.
