Industry Events - The World Environment, Social & Governance Summit - Leading the Future through Environmentally Sustainable Growth

Today businesses are dedicating most of their Research & Development (R&D) to creating ways of introducing perpetuity perfectly in alignment with Sustainability. The subject promises a balance between the right approach to investing in ways reflecting industry-related socio- economic growth. But practicality is way beyond the perspective, filled with complexities and rough patches.

The World ESG Summit will magnify the ground reality and allow all stakeholders to urge for methodologies to minimize or evade carbon emissions through a practical approach. Focusing on insightful sessions, valuable discussions, and fruitful networking to redefine the current approach and adopt the most impactful ways of incorporating ESG on priority. ESG has become a game changer for many companies as the world of business pivots towards sustainability for their survival. Managing ESG issues is critical for public and private sector globally. Not only are investors, customers, and other stakeholders demanding lower carbon emissions, but organization’s that are not taking a holistic approach to sustainability will also fall behind. In this summit, best practices to identify, measure, report on and manage ESG and climate-related risks will be discussed and those attending will hear practical lessons which can immediately be applied in their organizations. Our high-level speakers will engage in insightful keynotes, panel discussions and interactive networking sessions with a focus on defining opportunities and commitments for supporting ESG through business, investment, and cross-sector collaboration.

This three-day Summit will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on February 21st to 23rd a dedicated attempt to one-roof for investors, stakeholders, customers, and green economy enthusiasts from all over the globe.

🌏 SUMMIT OBJECTIVES

Increase knowledge and awareness of all the ESG dimensions and their practical applications to business and society globally with the main focus in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council region.

Create a platform that brings together the world ESG leaders from governments, businesses, and non-governmental organizations under one umbrella to discuss challenges and potential solutions.

Position UAE as a world leader in the EGS domain.

Latest green Innovations - Uncover trends, learn unique perspectives, and engage in discussions on climate change

Advance Dubai’s vision to become the Global Capital of the Green Economy

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Energy

🌏 The World Environment, Social & Governance Summit takes place on 21st – 23rd February 2023 in Dubai, UAE.

For enquiries related to this event, please contact Gulf Xellence
Email: info@gulfxellence.com, waqar.andrabi@gulfxellence.com

Event URL: https://worldesgsummit.com

Key Themes & Topics

ESG Overview - Road to Net-Zero 2050 Opportunity &challenges
ESG regulations around the world
Impact Investing
ESG for all-Sustainable built environment
Circular Economy Goals
Sustainable finance: The next big step
Blue and Green hydrogen
The role of Oil & Gas in cross sector CCS Success
ESG factors and business drivers: Separating out Environmental, Social and Governance factors
ESG Governance Challenges
Climate Policy and green Agendas
The Reliable Journey Toward Decarbonization
Why the World need Sustainable Development Leaders
Accelerating the growth of the global green economy
ESG Reporting
How to scale up the World's circular economy?
The Net-Zero Standard Development Process

Who Should Attend

We welcome future-driven industry constituents to become attendees. The Summit's objectives are to spread awareness about the subject and evaluate the quantum worth of emphasizing environmental, sustainability, and governance.

Government
Energy
Automotive Industry
Chemical Industry
Construction Industry
Circular Economy
Academia
Environmental Management
Media Companies
Venture Capital
Health Care & Cosmetics
Financial Firms & Banks

🌏 SUPPORTING PARTNERS

1. UN GLOBAL COMPACT

As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 12,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.

2. WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) catalyzes the uptake of sustainable built environments for everyone, everywhere. Transforming the building and construction sector across three strategic areas—climate action, health & wellbeing, and resources & circularity—we are a global action network of over 70 Green Building Councils around the world. As members of the UN Global Compact, we work with businesses, organizations, and governments to drive the ambitions of the Paris Agreement and UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Through systems change approach, our network is leading the industry towards a net zero carbon, healthy, equitable and resilient built environment.

3. KUWAIT SOCIETY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

KUWAIT SOCIETY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY’S mission is to enable ecosystems for responsible energy adoption with innovations and market creation approaches.

4. CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR MENA

A platform to drive clean energy policy and further dialogue between the public and private sectors across the MENA region. Registered as a Not-for-Profit Company in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the CEBC is the pre-eminent organization representing the private sector involved in the clean energy sector across the MENA region.

5. AJMAN UNIVERSITY

Ajman University is a socially responsible institution that promotes community engagement, environmental sustainability and global citizenship while supporting the needs and challenges of the local and global community.

6. SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH

SOSH is a cooperative Occupational Safety and Health Society under the Supervision of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia. Through continuous development, society of occupational safety and health (SOSH) is seeking to achieve its vision in being the leading service provider in occupational safety and health field according to international standards and achieving sustainable development in workplaces.

7. ESG FOUNDATION

Founded in 2020 the ESG Foundation exists to focus the attention of all organizations that positive Environmental, Social impact and corporate Governance behaviors are vital to the wellbeing of the stakeholders they serve. The ESG Foundation is a community interest company, a social enterprise in which all the profits of the Foundation are reinvested to promote ESG in the future.

8. ARAB - AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT- AACID

One of the leading civil society organizations in the field of comprehensive development and its main headquarters in the Arab Republic of Egypt according to Notices No. (5337) for the year 2014 and registered with the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations and accredited by ISEA, the special advisor at UN DESA for support and development of projects in Arab and African countries.

9. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE

Sustainable Development Research and Training Institute was founded by Dr. Rashed Karkain with an aim to offer an inclusive, comprehensive and Sustainable Consultancy to professionals, private and public sectors. Additionally, Sustainable Development Organization (SD) offers quality all-round education & Knowledge via training programs both as synchronous and asynchronous, as well as workshops to individuals and employees of both private as well as public sector in addition to scholars, researchers, and students from varied backgrounds.

10. GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC. (GBCI)

The Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) was founded in January 2008 with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide independent oversight of professional credentialing and project certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system. Today, GBCI is the only certification and credentialing body within the green business and sustainability industry to exclusively administer project certifications and professional credentials of LEED, EDGE, PEER, WELL, SITES, Sustainability Excellence, Parksmart and TRUE.

11. U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC)

The U.S. Green Building Council is committed to a sustainable, prosperous future through LEED, the leading program for green buildings and communities worldwide. Our vision is that buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. Their mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. They are a diverse group of builders and environmentalists, corporations and nonprofits, teachers and students, lawmakers, and citizens. Today they are represented by thousands of member organizations and more than 200,000 LEED professionals that share the vision of a sustainable built environment for all within the next generation.

The World Environment, Social & Governance Summit - Leading the Future through Environmentally Sustainable Growth

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Speakers

Abdullah Al-Ghamdi

Ahmed Khalil

Ahmed Samir Elbermbali

Catriona Brady

Deepthy K B

Dr. Rashed Mohamed Karkain

Dr Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi

Dr. Wesam Al Madhoun

Ivano Iannelli

Majd Fayyad

Maryam Telmesani

Nadia Ibrahim

Rana Hajirasouli

Sara Al Ameri

Suad Al Hussain

Taher Diab