UAE sustainability leaders make Forbes top 100 list

Forbes Middle East

Four UAE government figureheads have been featured on Forbes Middle East’s inaugural list of sustainability leaders.

The list celebrates the top 100 companies making an impact and taking steps forward to achieve sustainability goals. The businesses were judged on their positive environmental impact, ESG commitments, levels of transparency and collaboration, sustainability initiatives in the past year, and their roadmap to Net Zero. 

Of the 100 companies, 44 leaders are from the UAE, 22 from Saudi Arabia, 10 from Qatar, and 12 global companies with 11 regional offices in the UAE. Five entries are from Egypt, three are from Kuwait, and two each are from Bahrain and Oman.

Ten leaders in government in the Middle East have been highlighted, who are using their influence to create positive change, four of which are from the UAE - including Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology; Razan Al Mubarak, Managing Director of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD); Mariam Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment; and Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade.

The Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders’ Summit 2023 is due to be held in Abu Dhabi from November 1-3.

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