Our ESG Strategy
Emaar’s purpose is to create and sustain exceptional places to live, work and visit, with a commitment to sustainability at the forefront. Our ESG initiatives are designed to enhance community well-being, safeguard the environment, and create long-term value for all stakeholders.
Our ESG Pillars
As part of our ESG strategy framework, high priority material topics are categorized in accordance with the three fundamental pillars: safeguarding the environment, maximizing social value, and ensuring strong governance and business ethics. These pillars shape our practices, ensuring an approach aligned with UAE sustainability and global practices.
OUR ESG STRATEGY FRAMEWORK
Our Group ESG Strategy Framework outlines key material topics, aligning with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The strategy focuses on three pillars: safeguarding the environment, maximising social value and ensuring strong governance and business ethics.
Key focus areas include climate change mitigation, resource management, health, safety and well-being, ethics and transparency, anti-corruption and bribery, data privacy, legal compliance and human rights. With customer satisfaction as the end-goal, we are implementing several environmental initiatives such as optimising energy efficiency and obtaining green building certifications. Additionally, our Standards of Conduct policy protects employee rights, promotes workplace inclusivity, and addresses discrimination or harassment.
Find out more about our ESG Strategy Framework here.
Governance & Oversight
Our ESG Steering Committee, comprising the Executive Management team, reports directly to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Group ESG Steering Committee is responsible for overseeing the ESG strategy, managing ESG- related risks and opportunities, and ensuring effective assessment. The Committee also sets annual ESG key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure progress as part of employee performance management.
- The Group ESG Department drives the ESG strategy and agenda and supports ESG integration across all operations.
- Emaar’s cross-departmental working groups and task forces facilitate progress across key focus areas.
Policies
To ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment with our ESG commitments, we adhere to a set of key policies that guide our governance framework. These policies outline our approach to ethical business conduct, regulatory compliance, and sustainable operations. You can explore the full details of our policies here.
Reporting and Transparency
Explore our annual Integrated Reports, which provide valuable insights into our sustainability efforts, ESG initiatives, and overall corporate performance. These reports reflect our ongoing commitment to transparency, accountability, and the continuous improvement of our business practices.
You can access our recent reports below: