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Company
Emaar Properties PJSC
Framework
Group ESG Strategy Framework
Oversight
ESG Steering Committee, reporting to the Chairman of the Board
Areas
Seven
Reports
2025 · 2024 · 2023

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.

Explore the seven areas Reporting and transparency

01 — Structure

Three 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.

Pillar 01

Safeguarding the environment

Climate change mitigation · Resource management

Climate Change and Environment

Pillar 02

Maximizing social value

Health, safety and well-being · Human rights

Employees

Pillar 03

Ensuring strong governance and business ethics

Ethics and transparency · Anti-corruption and bribery · Data privacy · Legal compliance

Governance and Business Ethics

02 — The framework

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.

03 — Governance

Who answers for it.

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.

  1. Board of Directors

    The ESG Steering Committee reports directly to the Chairman.

  2. ESG Steering Committee

    Executive Management. Owns the strategy, the ESG risks and opportunities, and the annual KPIs.

  3. Group ESG Department

    Drives the strategy and agenda; supports ESG integration across all operations.

  4. Working groups and task forces

    Cross-departmental. Carry progress across the key focus areas.

04 — Policies

The rules underneath.

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.

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05 — The ecosystem

Seven areas of sustainability.

01 Employees An inclusive, equitable workplace, and the training that keeps it one. Maximising social value 02 Sustainable Marketing Marketing our brand, products and services with integrity and openness. Strong governance & business ethics 03 Our Stories Thirty-four accounts of sustainability already at work across Emaar. Across all three pillars 04 Sustainability Innovation Challenge A global competition for startups, run by Emaar since 2022. Safeguarding the environment 05 Climate Change and Environment The policy, the net zero journey and the decarbonisation strategy. Safeguarding the environment 06 Health & Safety A proactive approach to risk, across every operation and supplier. Maximising social value 07 Governance and Business Ethics The framework, and the four policies that carry it. Strong governance & business ethics

06 — The record

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:

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