Go Green

For much of the last decade, a green building certificate has been treated as the finish line for sustainable development in the UAE. A project reached its target Pearl rating, or hit its LEED tier, and the story largely ended there, filed away as a marketing point at handover. That story is changing. As buyers, regulators, insurers and environmental groups ask harder questions about long-term performance, UAE developers are increasingly moving past the one-time badge and building systems that track environmental impact continuously, long after the ribbon has been cut.

Dubai has emerged as one of the world’s leading cities in sustainable urban development. While it is known globally for its impressive skyline and rapid economic growth, the [...] 

Al Tayer Motors, one of the UAE’s premier automotive dealerships, has opened its fourth showroom for the DEEPAL Electric Vehicle (EV) brand, on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, in Sharjah.

Drydocks World has completed a major ship recycling project for APT Global Marine that recovered more than 20,000 tonnes of steel, machinery and other materials for sustainable reuse at Drydocks World’s facility in Dubai.

The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has opened submissions for the 10th Anniversary Edition of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Business Leadership Awards.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received Loïc Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, to discuss a shared vision for the future of water governance.

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has completed a landmark multi-year oyster bed mapping survey, delivering the most comprehensive scientific understanding to date of oyster bed distribution across the emirate’s marine waters.

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The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, has officially closed submissions for its 2027 awards cycle, receiving an unprecedented 10,233 entries from 177 countries across its six categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action and Global High Schools.

There is a growing recognition of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) as one of the most effective approaches to addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and community resilience. A study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that ecosystem conservation and restoration could deliver up to 37[MA1] % of the climate mitigation needed by 2030. Yet, despite this significant potential, investment in NbS remains well below the level required to achieve global climate, biodiversity and land restoration goals. In addition, many promising community led initiatives lack access to the technical expertise, strategic partnerships, and funding pathways required to scale their impact.

The United Arab Emirates has ranked first among Arab countries in the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), underscoring the success of the nation's proactive, whole-of-society, and integrated government approach to climate action, ecosystem vitality, and environmental health.