At Dubai Holding, we're deeply committed to sustainable growth beyond Dubai's borders. We actively monitor our carbon emissions, water use, and waste, and work tirelessly to reduce our environmental footprint.

Solar rooftops installations are an innovative way to harness the abundant solar energy in Dubai and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Solar panels on the parking rooftops can generate clean electricity for the buildings and vehicles, contributing to Dubai's vision of becoming a global leader in sustainable development. We have several such projects across the Group such as at the Dubai Holding Corporate office, Khawaneej Mall, Outlet Village, and others, with many more in the pipeline.

As part of our commitment to sustainability, we have implemented many initiatives across our assets to reduce our demand for energy. For example, across Madinat Jumeirah’s 40-hectare resort, we implemented initiatives such as retrofitting the ventilation system, using a cloud-based building management system (BMS), enabling savings of over 600,000 kwh of energy since 2008. Similarly, Dubai Holding Asset Management relies on BMS to manage its assets across the portfolio and is continuously investing in energy retrofits to improve our carbon footprint.

Jumeirah Group is committed to reducing food waste and its environmental impact. That's why we have adopted the Winnow system – an AI solution that tracks and analyses food waste at our hotels. The system helps our chefs optimize their procurement, preparation, and menu design, while saving costs and resources. We also use composting systems to turn our food waste into organic fertilizer. Thanks to this initiative, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray alone saved 20,000Kg of food waste in 2022, which translates into 85 tonnes of CO2 emissions or 50,000 meals.

In light of the global surge in plastic consumption, Jumeirah Group is doubling down on its commitment to eliminating single-use plastics across its operations. Building on our pioneering work at the Saadiyat Island property - the first hotel in the UAE to offer reusable plastic bottles to guests, Jumeirah have now implemented a state-of-the-art Nordaq water bottling system at most of our UAE properties. In total, over 70% of the Jumeirah Group’s UAE portfolio have removed single use plastic bottles from their operations. 

Dubai Holding supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and joins the Dubai Can campaign, a city-wide initiative by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to reduce plastic waste and promote a refill culture. Dubai Can refill stations are available at leading destinations such as Bluewaters, La Mer, and City Walk.

Dubai Holding Asset Management, Dubai Holding Entertainment and Jumeirah Group are committed to water stewardship by using treated sewage effluent (TSE) for their landscaping and watering needs. This saves freshwater resources and supports water circularity in Dubai and other regions where they operate. They are also investing in water efficiency technology to reduce their water footprint and enhance their environmental performance. In 2022 alone, Dubai Holding saved around 3.5 million litres of freshwater by using TSE in landscaping activities in the UAE. Dubai Holding also adopts innovative water efficiency technologies, such as on-site water treatment plants and lagoon re-circulation systems, to reduce its water footprint in destinations such as MotionGate, RiverLand, Outlet Village, Lapita Hotel.

Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project, the first project of its kind in the region, the Group has been successfully tending to sick and injured sea turtles since its inception in 2004. Aligned with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment’s initiatives to further protect these creatures that are essential to the local natural ecosystem, the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP) was established in order to rescue, rehabilitate and release back into the wild any sea turtles found sick or injured in the region and to research turtle movements throughout the region and beyond via a satellite tracking initiative.

The project also runs an educational programme for school groups - over 1,700 school children from all seven emirates have participated in 2022-23. To date over 2,100 turtles have been returned safely to the Arabian Gulf, with annual rescue figures averaging over 100 animals.

As a leading masterplan developer in Dubai, Dubai Holding is committed to durable, sustainable, and environmentally conscious development. Through our Sustainable Design Principles, we emphasize resource efficiency, improved indoor environments, and the use of advanced digital tools to reduce waste and environmental impact in our construction and operations.