BGREEN UAE EXCLUSIVE 21

21 exclusive sustainable companies in the uae

Foreword

by Praseeda Nair Editor, BGreen

2013 Edition

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Sustainability as a core business value separates the visionaries from the herd. Going beyond buzzwords and catchphrases, BGreen UAE Exclusive 21 is the quintessential annual resource for key stakeholders in the private and public sector. This first edition examines sustainability as a nucleus in products, services and operations in the top 21 organisations across the GCC. Setting the benchmark for innovation, leadership, and followthrough in economic and environmental initiatives across industries, BGreen UAE Exclusive 21 is the goto guide for top decision makers and thought leaders.

Following BGreen Magazine, the region’s first and leading green business publication, we believe that pioneers and champions of sustainability—from suppliers of greens solutions to sustainability consultants— should be identified, honoured and supported. As a platform for dialogue between sectors, BGreen UAE Exclusive 21 is the ultimate corporate companion, setting the tone for best practices and sustainable solutions in the region. The inaugural issue is the ideal platform for future marketing and branding, a celebration of achievement and a solid contribution to corporate social responsibility.

CONTENTS

Exclusive Profile Number

FOREWORD

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MASDAR

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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

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FARNEK

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AKZONOBEL

30 - 35

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DOLPHIN ENERGY LIMITED

36 - 41

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DUBAL ALUMINIUM

42 - 47

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MICCGREEN TEC SOLARSYSTEMS

48 - 53

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BELIMO AUTOMATION FZE

54 - 59

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RW ARMSTRONG

60 - 65

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JOTUN

66 - 73

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SAP MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

74 - 79

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SIEMENS

80 - 85

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BASF FZE

86 - 91

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FAGERHULT

92 - 97

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OKI

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BEE’AH

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND COMMERCE MARKETING

110 - 115

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CEMEX

116 - 121

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DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

122 - 127

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DHOFAR GLOBAL TRADING

128 - 133

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ECO GREEN FACILITY MANAGEMENT

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CONTACTS

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INDEX

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Abu Dhabi has effectively become the capital of the world when it comes to sustainable development and renewable energy.�

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer, Masdar

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Established in 2006, Masdar is a commercially driven enterprise that operates to reach the broad boundaries of the renewable energy and sustainable technologies industry. Operating through five integrated units, Masdar seeks to become a leader in making renewable energy a real, viable business, evolving Abu Dhabi into a global centre of excellence in these fields.

This holistic approach keeps Masdar at the forefront of the global industry, while ensuring it remains grounded in the pursuit of pioneering technologies and systems that are feasible. As a result, it delivers innovation to the market while deriving profits for its shareholders.

Masdar is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Government-owned Mubadala Development Company, a catalyst for the economic diversification of the emirate.

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Masdar Institute As a leader of innovation, Masdar institute supports the core objectives of developing Abu Dhabi’s knowledge economy and to find solutions to humanity’s toughest environmental challenges.

With the collaboration of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Masdar Institute) incorporates theory and practice to develop a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, working to put together and educate critical thinkers and leaders of tomorrow. Masdar Institute began as a non-for-profit, private graduate university by the government of Abu Dhabi for research and development capacity, addressing important issues in the region such as climate change and renewable energy.

This multi-interdisciplinary and integrated approach is supported by the structure of its academic programmes and by the emphasis placed on engaging external partners from industry, government, and other academic institutions in collaborative activities.

Investment In support of the new technologies and the developments of projects to generate positive returns for Abu Dhabi, Masdar Capital is investing in the technologies that will be used to generate the future of a greener economy. The investments will go through two clean tech funds of US$540 million under management. Both funds follow an active management investment strategy and seek to realise strong risk-adjusted returns.

With the funding provided, Masdar Capital also wishes to display, commercialise and promote renewable technologies in the UAE and to identify synergies between its investments and other Masdar activities alongside long term energy and

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development programmes of the UAE. Masdar Capital has continuously provided investments for a clean tech marketplace for five years and will continue to launch and raise new funds to take advantage of profitable sectors while growing its assets under management.

Energy Masdar Clean Energy invests in developing comprehensive developments from utility-scale wind and solar projects,

Masdar City • • • • • • • •

to energy efficient and carbon capture and storage (CCS). Masdar Clean Energy is involved with projects around the world to diversify Abu Dhabi’s energy mix and expand the emirate’s range of commercial energy expertise.

In the UAE Masdar Clean Energy projects include: Shams 1, a 100 MW concentrated solar power project with Abengoa Solar and Total in the western region of Abu Dhabi; Masdar City’s 10 MW solar PV array in Abu Dhabi. Masdar Clean Energy strategically invests in the development of carbon capture and sequestration projects in the UAE that seek to simultaneously add value to the national economy while reducing industrial carbon emissions.

Masdar Khalifa City A, Abu Dhabi, UAE P.O. Box 54115 T: +97126533333 F: +97126536002

Total Site Area: 700 hectares 3.7 million sqm GFA Residential: 52% Commercial: 38% Retail: 2% Community: 8% Projected resident population: 40,000 Projected commuters: 50,000 Residential density: 140 people/hectare

Masdar has also taken the role of spreading its clean energy vision to projects in the Seychelles, Tonga and Afghanistan, that are being developed in response to the United Nation’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative; a 15MW Solar PV farm in Mauritania as well as several other regional projects currently in the development pipeline.

Masdar Clean Energy has invested in international developments of some of the high profile utility scale renewable energy projects which include Torresol, a joint venture with SENER that operates 120 MW worth of CSP plants in Spain; and the 630 MW London Array offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary, a joint venture with DONG Energy and E.ON.

Masdar City Masdar City is a high density, pedestrian friendly, sustainable development that not only represents Abu Dhabi’s dedication to an eco-friendly future, but also is producing modern practices in sustainable urban planning, design, development and operation.

Masdar Institute became the first official residents of Masdar city. Masdar Institute is still a growing campus that is going through several developments. Once the city has been completed, an expected 40,000 residents and 50,000 commuters are anticipated.

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The talk about Sustainable Development now corresponds to concrete, provable data. Walking the talk will make the difference.�

Gilles Vermot Desroches, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development, Schneider Electric

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From steel in the 19th century, to electrical distribution and automation in the 20th and energy management in the 21st, Schneider Electric has always been driven by an international, innovative and responsible mindset to shape the transformation of the industry it was evolving in.

At Schneider Electric, sustainable development is a mix of green business, responsible practices, innovative programmes and measured commitments. The initiatives behind its global efforts in sustainable development are to waste less energy and practise environmentally friendly production and consumption; and help the poorest nations access energy and assist their development.

In order to position itself as a responsible company, Schneider Electric identified actions and main areas of progress, with regard to protecting the planet, to the way it makes profit, and to the company’s interactions with people. As an energy management specialist, Schneider Electric focuses on sustainable development as a major priority and a tremendous opportunity.

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Sustainability strategy Schneider Electric measures its sustainability commitment with a unique tool: the Planet & Society Barometer. The company set accurate goals for itself, and each quarter measures results using the Planet & Society Barometer.

Then it takes course-corrective actions where deemed necessary on an international scale, lead by global and local initiatives. The Planet and Society Barometer receives a grade out of 10 representing the status of Schneider Electric’s 13 sustainable development progress plans: zz 30,000 tonne annual reduction of its CO2 emissions zz 2/3 of its products’ revenues gained with Green Premium products zz 2/3 of its employees work in ISO 14001 certified sites zz 7 points above the company’s annual growth gained by its Energy Efficiency business zz 10 countries implement a recovery process for SF6 gas zz 1,000,000 households from the Bop* have access to energy with SE solutions zz 60% of its total purchases from suppliers who support Global Compact zz 4 SRI indexes select Schneider Electric zz 10% annual decrease in the frequency rate of accidents zz More employees recommend the company as a great place to work zz 2,000 employees trained on energy management solutions zz 10,000 young people from the Bop* trained in electricity zz 500 new entrepreneurs from the Bop* start their own business in the electricity market

*BipBop programme: an acronym for Business, Investment and People at the Bottom of the Pyramid.

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Energy and infrastructure Electric Utilities Marine Oil & Gas Transportation Industry Food & Beverage Water Mining, Minerals, Metals Buildings Life Sciences Hotels Office Buildings Education / Government Healthcare Data centres and networks Residential

Supply-side management

Schneider Electric SA 35 rue Joseph Monier 92500 Rueil Malmaison France T: +33141297000 www.schneider-electric.com

As a Global Compact signatory, Schneider Electric has been involved in an ambitious approach to include sustainable development challenges in the supplier selection and working processes.

Since 2004, the Group has been supporting its suppliers so that they can publically commit and directly adhere to the Global Compact.

A key performance indicator was defined in the Planet & Society Barometer between 2009 and 2011: at the end of 2011, more than 50% of Schneider Electric purchases were from suppliers who had signed the 10 Principles of the Global Compact or the EICC. For the 2012-2014 period, Schneider Electric wants to go even further by motivating its suppliers to be in-line with the ISO 26000 standard. The action will be supported by placing the sustainable development dimension at the heart of the activity and on an external evaluation process for suppliers’ performance.

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As utility costs rise and the environmental lobby becomes ever more vocal, water and energy-saving will be critical to reducing not only the operating costs of buildings, but improving the image of its owners and management.�

Markus Oberlin, Chief Executive Officer, FARNEK

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FARNEK was established in the UAE in 1980 and is a part of the Zurich-based, Priora Group, an international full service property management company.

FARNEK has offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah, employing over 1,700 staff and managing over 1,000 properties with a surface area covering millions of square metres.

FARNEK is also a leader in sustainability and is a member of the US Green Building Council, has associations with international organisations such as Green Globe Certification and myclimate and has already been presented with the prestigious Emirates Energy Award in 2007 for producing the Middle East’s first hotel energy consumption benchmark survey, and more recently FARNEK was honoured with the Green FM Company of the year award 2012.

Vision and mission FARNEK’s vision is to become the undisputed market-leader for total sustainable facilities management not only in the UAE, but across the wider Middle East.

FARNEK aims to develop a progressive and responsible workforce to deliver cuttingedge sustainable technology through a

comprehensive range of products, services and solutions, offering exceptional value to all of our business partners, whether industrial, commercial or residential.

Total Facilities Management FARNEK is a total facilities management company, providing a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to the administration and maintenance of buildings and real estate throughout their entire life cycle. With over 30 years of experience in the UAE, each year FARNEK: Cleans more than one million square metres of commercial and residential space Manages over 1,000 properties in the UAE with maintenance, cleaning and security services Consults more than 120 hotels in Middle East and Africa on their sustainability and energy savings strategies. These include: zz Colour-coded products for different areas zz Simple and effective onsite training zz Easy-to-use management and monitoring system zz Cross-contamination prevention techniques zz Time and cost saving procedures

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ASHRAE standards are integrated in the process Use of the latest technologies in energy audits Recommendation of the most efficient and tailored solutions LEED Audits following US Green Building design guidelines ESTIDAMA audits following Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council guidelines • Household energy checks

Sustainable products: Sustainability consultancy FARNEK’s sustainability strategy encompasses all areas of energy and water saving, carbon reduction and carbon offset programmes for building developers, owners and operators.

Being a Swiss-based company, FARNEK naturally cares about the environment, as this is in its DNA. FARNEK is in the process of revisiting its supply-chain selection standards to match its ever evolving environmental and ethical criteria. The company plans to engage its current suppliers to join its engagement towards eco-friendly practices and social responsibility.

The FARNEK ‘green team’ is dedicated to energy management and sustainability consultancy. The team consists of experienced sustainability consultants, energy consultants and energy engineers.

FARNEK supports its customers in their journey towards achieving sustainability by using in-house energy management tools, developed over the last 10 years; FARNEK also use the most efficient auditing techniques and latest technologies available.

Energy Audit services include: • energy optimiser software set up and data collection for existing buildings • Full or partial facility energy audits to uncover any inefficiency in energy and water consumption followed by 3 tier-recommendations

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FARNEK can recommend or provide a wide range of energy saving products with attractive pay back periods aiming at supporting our clients in running optimised operations in their facilities: Energy saving products include: • Air-conditioning energy saving modules and comfort conditioning • Lighting solutions (LEDs, sensors) • Water saving devices • Waterless Urinals • Water treatment plants • Pool covering • Thermal coating • Window insulation • Recyclable artificial grass • Solar technology

Carbon Management FARNEK has signed a partnership agreement with myclimate, an organisation which helps private sector companies reduce their environmental impact by offsetting carbon emissions and reducing or, where possible, replacing their use of fossil fuels.

Services: • Carbon offsetting solutions • ‘Carbon Neutral’ certification • User-friendly CO2 calculators • Carbon assessment (CO2 consumption calculation) • Lifecycle assessment • Project certification facilitation

Accreditation and awards FARNEK is proud to have achieved ISO 14000 Accreditation, a framework to assist organisations in developing their own environmental management system for the environment.

Accreditation: SO 14001: 2004 Certificate Number: CH10/2163.01 Certification Body: SGS Scope of Activities: Total Facilities Management such as MEP Maintenance, Internal and External Cleaning Services, Water Tank Cleaning Services and Security Services.

FARNEK is also the winner of the Emirates Energy Award in 2007 for producing the Middle East’s first hotel energy consumption benchmark survey; and the ‘Green FM Company of the Year Award’ in June 2012.

Green Globe Certification FARNEK has an exclusive five-year licensing agreement with Green Globe Certification, to utilise the Green Globe brand, the only recognised certification label in the tourism and hospitality industry, covering tourism properties and companies throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Operating in over 80 countries, Green Globe is the premier worldwide certification and performance improvement programme developed specifically for the travel and tourism industry. It provides organisations with a framework of 339 compliance indicators applied to 41 individual certification criteria.

The standards based on internationally accepted guidelines developed over the past 15 years cover sustainable management, the

environment, social economics and cultural heritage.

FARNEK provides expert consultancy, auditing and certification for Green Globe Certification covering tourism properties within 20 different countries throughout the Middle East.

Services: • Sustainability Consultancy • Certification and re-certification audits • Web solutions center • Public relations campaigns • www.greenglobe.travel

myclimate FARNEK, in partnership with the myclimate non-profit foundation of Switzerland, provides consultancy, advisory and carbon management services to help UAE companies reduce their environmental impact by offsetting carbon emissions and reducing or, where possible, replacing their use of fossil fuels.

FARNEK P.O Box: 5423 Dubai, UAE T: 800 FARNEK (327635) info@farnek.com

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For us, business is sustainability and sustainability is business.�

Andre Veneman, Corporate Director Sustainability HSE, AkzoNobel

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AkzoNobel is a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. The company supplies industries and consumers worldwide with innovative products and are passionate about developing sustainable answers for customers. AkzoNobel’s portfolio includes well known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, International and Eka. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company is consistently ranked as one of the leaders in the area of sustainability. With operations in more than 80 countries, the company’s 55,000 people around the world are committed to excellence and delivering Tomorrow’s Answers Today™.

Areas of expertise Decorative Paints Performance Coatings Industrial Coatings Powder Coatings Marine and Protective Coatings Automotive and Aerospace Coatings Wood Finishes and Adhesive

Specialty Chemicals Functional Chemicals Pulp and Performance Chemicals Industrial Chemicals Surface Chemistry

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Sustainability strategy The importance of sustainability is firmly integrated into the AkzoNobel strategy. In 2010, AkzoNobel updated its ambitions for 2015 for sustainable, accelerated growth in order to support the company’s overall goals: • Top quartile safety performance • Top three position in sustainability • Top quartile performance in diversity, employee engagement and talent development • Top quartile eco-efficiency improvement rate The Executive Committee monitors the company’s financial and sustainability performance using a strategy dashboard, which specifies indicators – both leading and lagging – against each objective. For most key performance indicators, the company has announced 2015 ambitions; other short and long-term ambitions are set at a business level.

In addition, the AkzoNobel sustainability framework maps out a progression towards sustainability. It has three levels, which include environmental, economic and social aspects.

• Invent: integrate sustainable value propositions • Manage: include sustainability in all aspects of the value chain • Improve: continue to comply and ensure our license to operate The focus has shifted away from an emphasis purely on risks – working on integrity, governance and compliance, which are now integrated in the compliance framework – towards creating opportunities for value creation through process excellence, innovation and talent development.

Accreditation AkzoNobel has won the European Responsible Care award in 2012. Awarded by the European Chemical Industry Council

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(CEFIC), the latest honor recognises the introduction of new technology, which is helping to revolutionise the leather and protein industries.

AkzoNobel was also ranked top of the Chemicals supersector in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

Advocating sustainability The company’s Sustainability Council advises the Executive Committee on strategy developments, monitors the integration of sustainability into management processes and oversees the company’s sustainability targets and overall performance. The Council, which meets quarterly, is chaired by the CEO and includes representatives from the Executive Committee (Supply Chain, HR and RD&I), Managing Directors from businesses, a Country Manager, and the Corporate Directors of Strategy, Sustainability & HSE, Sourcing and Communications.

The Corporate Director for Sustainability and HSE reports directly to the CEO and has an expertise team for HSE and Sustainability, including a group focusing on lifecycle and sustainability assessments.

The Managing Director of each business defines their respective non-financial targets and reports on progress every quarter. All businesses also have a sustainability focal point to support the embedding of sustainability throughout its operations. AkzoNobel bring together an appropriate team to develop and implement the sustainability agenda for the business. Focal points from across the company have regular meetings to exchange best practices and identify opportunities for further development.

Meanwhile, each function in the value chain has identified focus areas for sustainability, with targets where appropriate.

Functional management teams, such as HR, Supply Chain and RD&I, which are made up of both corporate and business representatives, are in place to support the implementation of functional strategy, including the sustainability elements.

Core products Decorative Paint, Performance Coatings and Specialty Chemicals

Supply-side management AkzoNobel has a clear Vendor Policy that states its interest in doing business with trading partners who endorse ethical values and the company’s social and environmental standards.

Suppliers are required to sign a Vendor Policy Declaration, which is based on the AkzoNobel Code of Conduct. In a gradual process of enhancing assurance that its business partners comply with the Vendor Policy, the socially responsible performance of the partners are verified to create a sustainable supplier base, supporting its license to operate.

Currently, 95% of product-related spend is from suppliers who adhere and nearly 77% for nonproduct related (NPR) spend. AkzoNobel also aims for 96% product-related supplier compliance and 80% non-product related compliance in the coming year.

The Supplier support visits (SSV) programme was established to verify that the business principles and practices of critical suppliers in high growth markets comply with the company’s Vendor Policy. It also helps suppliers to improve their health, safety and environmental standards.

To ensure in-depth cooperation with its key suppliers on value creation, innovation and sustainability, the company has further developed its key supplier management programme. As a 2015 goal, the company plans to reduce its cradle-to-gate carbon footprint by 10% by 2015 with selected key suppliers.

AkzoNobel P.O. Box 290 Dubai , UAE tenders.me@akzonobel.com www.akzonobel.com

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Our goal is to ensure that wherever Dolphin Energy conducts its activities, we are the partner of choice, the employer of choice and the neighbor of choice.�

Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chief Executive Officer, Dolphin Energy Limited

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Taweelah Dolphin Energy receives gas from Qatar at the Taweelah Receiving Facilities. From here, gas is monitored, metered and distributed across the UAE and to Oman, meeting 30% of the UAE’s energy requirements.

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The Dolphin Gas Project of Dolphin Energy Limited is a major regional strategic energy initiative. Since July 2007, the company has been producing, processing and supplying substantial quantities of natural gas from offshore Qatar to the United Arab Emirates via its dedicated sub-sea export pipeline.

Production reached throughput of 2 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (bscf/day) in February, 2008.

The overall investment in constructing the entire Dolphin Gas Project – wells, sea lines, processing plant, export pipeline and receiving facilities – has made it one of the largest energy-related ventures ever undertaken in the Middle East at a cost of US$5.8 billion.

Dolphin Energy is committed to strategically managing its economic, environmental and social performance.

The company puts its employees’ well being and safety first, supports the development of local communities, tackles climate change and protects the environment, while creating long-term wealth for local economies. The company will continue to prioritise sustainable development, advocate for transparency, and report regularly on its sustainability performance.

Dolphin Energy’s vision is to be a leading and reliable supplier of clean energy in a socially responsible manner. Dolphin Energy will support the development of substantial long-term new industries throughout the region, creating sustainable wealth, economic growth and employment opportunities for the citizens of the region far into the future.

The company’s mission is to produce, process and supply substantial quantities of natural gas from offshore Qatar to the United Arab Emirates and Oman over 25 years. Dolphin Energy Limited is owned 51% by Mubadala Development Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi – and 24.5% each by Total of France and Occidental Petroleum of the USA.

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Sustainability Report 2011 Dolphin Energy has embedded the principles of sustainability across its business and its performance is measured using recognised international criteria and standards.

The company is in the process of developing its 2012 report but details of the 2011 sustainability report can be found on www.dolphinenergy.com

Company. Short term Interruptible Gas Sales Agreements are also currently in place with the Federal Electricity & Water Authority, Ras Al Khaimah Natural Gas Commission, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority as well as ADWEC and DUSUP. It also handles sales of condensate, LPG, Sulfur and Ethane, which are the valuable by-products of the company’s Gas Processing Plant in Qatar.

Low Sulfur Condensate (LSC) is an ultra-light form of oil. The condensate is sold on international term or spot markets and Dolphin Energy has raised market recognition globally, based on its high quality condensate. The average daily production of condensate is between 87,000 and 110,000 barrels.

Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) – propane and butane – are used as fuels by industrial, commercial, residential, automotive and agriculture sectors worldwide. The average daily production of LPG is: propane 2,100-2,800 tonnes, butane 1,300-1,800 tonnes.

Sulfur has to be extracted from natural gas during processing to comply with international health, safety and environmental standards. Sulfur is sold on world markets, where it is widely used as raw material in the production of fertiliser and chemicals. The average daily production of sulfur is 500-1,100 tonnes.

Ethane is extracted at an early stage during gas processing.

Dolphin Energy’s entire production of ethane is sold and utilised as feedstock for an ethane cracker within Qatar. The average daily production of ethane is 3,500-4,400 tonnes.

Areas of expertise

Sustainability strategy

Dolphin Energy supplies natural gas to the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman. Two billion standard cubic feet of natural gas per day is exported to the UAE where it is distributed. In addition, Dolphin Energy is receiving significant quantities of Interruptible Third Party Supply from Qatar Petroleum, which is helping to meet the increase of customers’ demand.

The company manages the sale of its natural Gas under Long-Term Contracts to its customers: Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Company, Dubai Supply Authority and Oman Oil

Dolphin Energy is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and numerous initiatives have been launched in pursuit of this commitment. In 2011, the company was successful in significantly reducing its flaring, venting, and overall GHG. The company also completed implementation of a Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program in the same year.

LDAR consists of annual leak monitoring of process pumps, compressors, valves and connectors and identified leaking components are then repaired and re-monitored. The long-

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Core products and services Natural Gas By-products stripped from gas processing (condensate, LPGs, ethane and sulfur)

Ras Laffan Gas produced in the North Field is sent to the Ras Laffan gas processing plant before export to the UAE. The company has invested heavily to ensure quality, health, safety, environment and security excellence so that impacts to the natural and social environment are minimised.

Production Platform One of two production platforms used by Dolphin Energy, these are located offshore Ras Laffan off the northeast coast of Qatar.

term goal of the program is to reduce overall emissions by reducing the frequency and magnitude of leaks in equipment.

As part of its efforts to monitor the company’s carbon footprint, Dolphin Energy implemented a program to follow EU Guidelines for accounting and reporting GHG emissions. Additionally, Dolphin Energy joined the Qatar Petroleum Global Gas Flaring Reduction Initiative, formed to develop and implement methods to reduce flaring and venting of hydrocarbons to the atmosphere.

Resource optimisation is key for Dolphin Energy. Optimisation goals include the active reduction of consumption of energy, water, and other materials used in its operations. Effective waste management, including reuse and recycling is also an important factor in resource optimisation.

Since 2010, Dolphin Energy has developed a set of proactive measures to optimise the energy consumption of its IT systems and provide solutions for wider energy savings across the company. In 2011, the total energy consumption of Dolphin Energy’s IT equipment would have totaled 1.36 GWh without any controls in place. A total of 256 MWh was saved; an 18% reduction in energy usage to support IT needs.

More details about Dolphin Energy’s performance in these areas and its overall sustainability performance to optimise positive social, environmental and economic impacts can be seen in the company’s latest sustainability report on www. dolphinenergy.com

Accreditation Dolphin Energy will be moving its HQ into a LEED certified facility in 2013.

Advocating sustainability Coral Mapping Dolphin Energy has engaged with government ministries and environmental groups to conduct mapping and inventory studies of coral reefs in Abu Dhabi and Eastern Qatar.

Dolphin Energy has a full time sustainability engineer who oversees the company’s sustainability commitments. In addition, the company uses sustainability consultants who provide support in collating and driving Dolphin Energy’s annual sustainability report.

Supply-side management Ali Al Rahbi VP, QHSE&S

Dolphin Energy Limited Abu Dhabi Trade Centre Building East Tower, 2nd and 3rd Floor P.O. Box 33777

The market is still nascent in this area. Dolphin Energy is delivering low emissions energy to the UAE and Oman and helping contribute to a low carbon economy.

As part of its continuous improvement efforts, the company is working hard to ensure maximised efficiencies in other areas. Dolphin Energy recently developed energy conservation guidelines for its offices as an initial step to developing increased efficiencies.

Abu Dhabi, UAE www.dolphinenergy.com

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By placing environmental, health and safety issues at the forefront at all times, DUBAL will play a prominent role in supporting Dubai’s quest to achieve sustainable development.�

Abdulla J M Kalban , President and Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Aluminium

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An entirely government-owned corporation, Dubai Aluminium (“DUBAL”) operates the world’s largest single-site primary aluminium smelter using pre-bake anode technology. Its 480-hectare site in Jebel Ali, Dubai, is home to a 1.04 million tonnes per annum smelter, a 2,350 megawatt power station (at 30°C), a large carbon plant, 1.2 million tonnes per annum casting operations, a 30 million imperial gallon per day water desalination plant, laboratories, port and storage facilities. Every year, DUBAL produces in excess of one million tonnes of molten metal, which is transformed into high quality, premium purity cast aluminium products – foundry alloy for automotive applications; extrusion billet for construction, industrial and transportation purposes; billets for forging purposes in automotive industries; and high purity aluminium for the electronics and aerospace industries. Its entire annual production is manufactured to order for over 300 customers in more than 50 countries worldwide, predominantly in the Far East, Europe, the MENA region, and the Americas.

DUBAL also owns a 50% share in Emirates Aluminium (“EMAL”), Abu Dhabi. Fully commissioned at the end of December 2010, EMAL Phase I has a molten metal production capacity of 800,000 tonnes per annum. EMAL Phase II, currently under construction, will increase EMAL’s total production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes per annum by the end of 2014. With a view to securing part of its alumina requirements, DUBAL has investments in green-field joint venture bauxite/alumina projects in Brazil, Republic of Guinea, and Cameroon, which are in various stages of development.

The DUBAL vision formulated in 2005 was to become one of the world’s top five aluminium producers by 2015. With EMAL Phase II firmly on track, giving DUBAL a capacity of almost 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum, DUBAL is confident of achieving this vision. Accordingly, a new, qualitative vision for DUBAL was formulated in 2012, namely “to be one of the best companies in the global aluminium industry in production, markets, people and results by 2020”.

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smelter complex; and has been installed at industrial scale at EMAL Phase I (756 cells). DX+ Technology, an enhanced version of DX Technology, has been successfully piloted at the Jebel Ali site and is being installed in EMAL Phase II (444 cells).

Since the corporation’s establishment by official decree in 1975, excellence-based, mutually successful partnerships with all stakeholders have been the cornerstone and foundation of DUBAL’s enduring success and sustainability. This is encapsulated in its corporate slogan “Together we shine.” It is also embodied in the high operating standards to which it adheres: DUBAL, as an industrial enterprise, holds ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 certification; and has twice won the Dubai Quality Award in the Production and Manufacturing sector (1996 and 2000).

Sustainability strategy

Driven by a quest for continuous improvement and ongoing innovation, DUBAL has invested substantially in developing advanced reduction cell technologies that not only improve productivity but also reduce its operations’ impact on the environment through improved energy efficiency and minimised emission levels. This has culminated in the proprietary DUBAL DX and DX+ Technologies — UAE flagship technologies that operate at high amperage and rank among the best reduction technologies available. Developed in 2006, DX Technology has been implemented in a dedicated 40-cell potline at DUBAL’s Jebel Ali

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A firm adherent to the three pillars of sustainability, DUBAL endeavours to remain economically robust while protecting the environment and contributing to society. These aspirations are not only interwoven into its vision, strategic goals and day-to-day operations, but also enable continual improvement in its performance across all categories, despite any challenges it may face.

DUBAL’s core business is primary aluminium smelting, whereby an electrolytic process reduces ore directly to metal. The major impacts of its operations are thus environmental, specifically consumption of raw materials, combustion of fossil fuels and water, gaseous and particular emissions to the atmosphere, effluent discharge and generation of waste (both hazardous and non-hazardous). To minimise these impacts on the environment and the surrounding community, DUBAL strives to comply with regional and/or international standards – whichever is the more stringent. The safety and health of its employees and neighbours takes precedence in all decision-making.

DUBAL’s sustainable development strategy comprises two distinct dimensions, which together contribute to its Triple Bottom Line (“TBL”) performance:

zz Business dimensions – DUBAL’s main objectives are to deliver high quality value-added products in a consistent and sustainable manner to its customers; and to generate acceptable returns to its shareholder. DUBAL strives for financial success as, without a profitable business model, it is unable to contribute to the broader goals of sustainability. Areas of focus include business excellence and reliability; customer focus; expansion and growth projects, as well as partnership ventures; and developing high quality, long-life assets.

Evidencing its success in this area, DUBAL is consistently one of the most profitable business in the government of Dubai’s portfolio. zz Sustainability dimensions – TBL performance also depends upon ensuring access to resources while remaining a good corporate citizen. Accordingly, DUBAL consciously strives to perform well in value-adding nonfinancial sustainability dimensions. It aspires towards zero harm to the people, to the environment, and the local community; and its in-house developed technologies boast benchmark emission standards. DUBAL has effective governance and risk management processes in place to ensure a precautionary approach is taken to sustainability issues

Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) P. O. Box 3627 Dubai, UAE T: +97148846666 www.dubal.ae

whilst achieving business outcomes. DUBAL acknowledges the need to be socially responsible and contribute to sustainable community development, including respecting the rights of all its stakeholders, complying with international laws and responsible supply chain management; and ensuring that the broader economic contributions of its operations are effectively injected into the local economy. DUBAL’s corporate social investment focuses on projects that support the social and economic goals of the Dubai government; and a well-established Emiratisation policy designed to attract and develop Emirati talent. At present, some 16% of DUBAL’s 3,800 employees are UAE Nationals (65% at Senior Management level).

Accreditation Importantly, DUBAL has received third-party endorsement of its sustainability practices, the most recent being: zz 2nd Runner-up in the Arabia Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2011 (Large Category), the forum being designed to recognise companies for their policies and actions towards the three dimensions of sustainability; zz Achieving Dubal Chamber CSR Label in 2012 – a voluntary standard on corporate social responsibility and sustainability tailored to the Middle East, specifically Dubai; zz Green Idea of the Year in the 2012 Ideas America competition; and zz First place in the Environment category and second place in the Health & Safety category of the inaugural 2012 Gulf Aluminium Council Awards.

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MiccGreen Tec is changing the way the world generates Solar energy.�

Waseem Ashraf Qureshi, Director and Chief Technical Officer, MICCGreen Tec

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MICCGreen Tec is a Dubai-based company offering a unique technology that boosts the efficiency of solar photovoltaic systems to overcome the global issue of energy shortage in an economical way. MICCGreen Tec hopes to design, develop and manufacture the entire system which can recover their capital cost within the next couple of years and can produce clean and green energy for at least 20 to 25 years.

MICCGreen Tec is changing the way the world generates solar energy to making it more economical, reliable and efficient. The basic solar photovoltaic technology uses solar panels, charge controllers, inverters, and batteries for storage.

MICCgreenTec’s system has integrated all these components into a single standalone unit which streamlines the process.

In the duration of one year, MICCGreen Tec has installed a total of 45 kilowatt (KW) capacity of solar power systems and generated over 6 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity.

MICCGreen Tec is currently the only solar power system manufacturer in the United Arab Emirates.

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Areas of expertise MICCGreen Tec’s solar power systems are modern generators that use photovoltaic panels to operate.

The systems are available in wide range varying from 5KW to 50MW. These systems are capable of providing power stored in batteries during the sunny period of the day. The systems are automated by microcontrollers installed in the unit, while the specifically designed software ensures instant feedback on each of the processes.

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Core products/services Core products MICC inverter/converter PV modules Eco solar batteries Integration services

The output power delivered by these generators are pure sine waves and are fully regulated to protect against all types of electrical hazards.

The unit, MICC, contains four major functions in one box with three main microcontrollers running in a synchronised operation according to their specific firmware. One independent Pentium microprocessor with associated hardware monitors all the operations, logging them on the remotely accessible hard disk. The major functions of the MICC are as follows: 1.

Inverter 2.

Converter 3. Charger 4. Monitoring All four major functions of MICC are exclusive in their technical performance, relative to other products in the market. Extremely high efficiency inverters, proton exchange charging technologies

and high profile monitoring software management are what separates MICC.

Sustainability strategy As a newly setup outlet, MICCGreen Tec is currently in talks with the relevant authorities in order to make their factory 100% solar powered and sustainable. The eventual goal is to have an off-grid solar source to power the manufacturing of their sustainable MICC units.

MICCGreen Tec Solar Systems LLC Warehouse 30 Al Habtoor complex Al-Qusais Industrial Area no 3, P.O. Box 117169 Dubai, UAE T: +97142510405 www.miccgreentec.com

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“Being market leader is an obligation and is a source of motivation.�

H.P. Wehrli, Chairman, Belimo

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Belimo is the global market leader in the development, production and marketing of actuator solutions for controlling heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Actuators and control valves make up the company’s core business. Belimo’s aim is to be a trusted partner across the globe for its customers, offering them the added value they expect.

The product range includes standard and spring-return actuators for air control dampers, safety actuators for fire and smoke control, VAV systems for room air control, motorised control and shut-off valves and innovative pressure independent control valves.

Sustainability strategy Research and market-relevant innovation as well as rapid and customised execution are key factors.

Commitment, credibility and reliability characterise its behavior. Belimo delivers more than just products; it supports customers with innovative, efficient and energy-optimising solutions and bring success to both the customers and the company. Belimo is close to its customers throughout the world. Specialised know-how and the legendary Swiss quality make it possible to provide a five-year warranty on the entire product range.

Striving for mutual success, Belimo’s mission statement and Belimo values guide ensure that its customers are involved early in the development phase with a view to finding innovative approaches

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together and verifying promising ideas. Belimo aims to secure an edge for its customers by providing them solutions that offer more comfort, greater energy efficiency and safety and require simpler installation and maintenance.

Belimo Automation FZE, based in Dubai, serves customers throughout the Middle East and is an integral part of the worldwide acting Belimo Holding AG, located at Hinwil, Switzerland with 1,500 employees, founded in 1975.

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Sustainable innovations Each year owners invest in high efficiency HVAC equipment all for the sake of being green. All too often these investments fall short of expectations.

Product innovations like the ENERGY VALVETM and FAN OPTIMISER allow customers to make the most of those investments with technology that has proven itself over and over again.

The BELIMO ENERGY VALVETM Know where the Energy is going Significant energy savings can be expected using the new Belimo Energy ValveTM - it shows where energy is being consumed unnecessarily. This new two-way electronic pressure independent control valve optimises, documents and proves water coil performance. It will supply you with all necessary information for optimising the entire system.

Control, shut-off and automatic balancing with only one valve will reduce the efforts during system design and operation. The results are significant energy savings.

The Energy Valve not only informs on coil performance, it helps operators analyse and fine tune performance under any conditions. Direct communication to the BMS allows continuous: zz Analysing the installed power efficiency zz Documentation and creating history reports zz Optimising performance using advanced algorithms.

The Energy Valve provides the same reliable, automatic, pressure independent flow control for which Belimo is famous.

The Belimo Fan Optimiser Cut fan power consumption by up to 50% Today’s fan regulation ensures that even the most inaccessible VAV unit receives sufficient

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supply pressure. Since the remaining units are provided with too much air, the excess pressure is removed by closing the dampers. This means noisy operation, inferior control and a lot of unnecessary energy consumption.

With the Belimo Fan Optimiser, control is now based on the damper positions of the downstream VAV units. The actual requirements of the system are calculated and also the control values for the fan. Supply Pressure Regulation can in future be dispensed of, and fan energy consumption can be cut by as much as 50%. It will increase the convenience for users accordingly.

Without the costs for the pressure regulation system and lower wiring expenses via MP-Bus, this solution guarantees rapid payback in new, retrofitted or renovated systems.

Sustainability strategy Economy, Ecology, Efficiency zz Energy efficiency is dominating discussions in the HVAC sector. Belimo’s customers are keen to explore new ways and apply new technologies to make their buildings more efficient. With valves that offset pressure variations, a building’s heating or ventilation system make an important contribution towards increasing efficiency. The Belimo Energy Valve™ allows to measure the energy flow and optimise the flow rate simultaneously. Both of these are important factors to pinpoint and reduce inefficiencies in buildings. It therefore comes as no surprise that this product has been attracting a lot of interest in the market.

Environment and energy zz The energy for heating Belimo offices and production facilities in Switzerland

achieved by actuators that are equipped with the necessary logic, electronic data communication and integrated sensors. zz Belimo focusses on sustainable and eco-efficient product development that looks at the entire product life cycle. This means minimal use of power and resources, low-impact waste disposal, the use of materials that generate low emissions in the event of fire and longer product life cycles through the use of modern technology.

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comes from the neighbouring waste incineration plant. An official energy consumption analysis showed that its buildings and plants are extremely energy-efficient. Belimo set itself the highest standards in respect to convenience and energy savings.

This is why the company considers efficiency to be a comprehensive attitude. It defines added value for customers and the environment as a triad made up of uncompromising quality, ecologically long service life and intelligent thriftiness.

Energy efficiency Belimo Automation FZE P.O. Box 293644 Dubai, UAE T: +9714-299 8050 F: +9714-299 8051

zz Belimo uses cumulative energy analyses of new products to measure energy consumption over the complete life cycle, from production through operation to disposal. This optimisation is

The Belimo Energy ValveTM has been recognised at the 2012 HVR Awards, winning ‘Air Conditioning Product of The Year.’ The product was also highly commended for the ‘Commercial/ Industrial Heating Product of the Year’ at the awards as well. In Milan, it was honoured at the Mostra Convegno exhibition in Milan The Belimo Fan Optimiser received an Achievement Award, presented at Aqua Therm Prague 2006, Czech Republic; the HVAC&R innovation award 2006, Milan, Italy; and the Innovation prize for energy efficiency and environmental technology (Property trade fair for owners and landlords, March 2007, St. Gallen, Switzerland). Overall, Belimo was recognised with the Corporate Excellence Award 2011.

Belimo Automation AG is a US Green Building Council Corporate Member, while Belimo Automation FZE is a Corporate Member of the Emirates Green Building Council.

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Sustainability and its crucial role toward the well-being of future generations remain at the forefront of RW Armstrong’s creative process.�

Mona Salem, Vice President, RW Armstrong Abu Dhabi office

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RW Armstrong is a full-service global consulting firm that delivers innovative engineering, architecture, project management and construction management services to clients around the world.

Founded in 1961 in Indianapolis, USA, RW Armstrong is widely recognised for exceptional performance and results as lead consultant for building design services covering master planning, architecture, interiors, sustainability, permitting and information communication technology (ICT) management. With a core foundation in aviation, infrastructure, water management and building engineering, the firm’s multidiscipline approach has helped transform inspiration to reality for countless clients.

As one of the region’s few single-source licensed providers for design and engineering services, RW Armstrong delivers high-quality solutions to complex design and construction challenges. This has been recognized in 2012 when RW Armstrong received the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award as the only international firm and the only architectural engineering firm in that year’s program.

In 2012, RW Armstrong merged with CHA, a highly diversified, full-service engineering and construction management firm that delivers a wide range of planning and design services to public and private sector clients.

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With 1,250 skilled professionals in 45 offices around the world, and MENA offices located in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cairo, Tripoli and Baku, the combined firms deliver unparalleled depth and breadth of expertise in market sectors from residential to commercial developments, government, oil and gas, hospitality, education, sports, retail, aviation, transportation, and infrastructure.

RW Armstrong has established a world-class portfolio of high-profile projects including: Project manager for Presidential Palace, UAE (under construction) Lead design and sustainability consultant for Yas Island Emirati housing community, UAE (under construction) Lead consultant for Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority headquarters, UAE (under construction, 2 Pearls Estidama design rating) Lead consultant for Sun & Sky Towers, UAE (completed) Construction supervision for Al Bateen Airport, UAE ( completed) Lead consultant and construction supervision for Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (completed). This project won 2012 “Green Building Project of the Year” award.

Areas of Expertise Designing energy efficient buildings will have positive long-term operation cost implications. RW Armstrong helps clients with implementing a sustainability strategy and reap the benefits of greening their buildings and operations by reducing waste, water and energy consumption, use of local materials and use of recycled materials in construction.

The firm provides sustainability, environmental and permitting services as part of its in-house design services and as a stand-alone service for clients.

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RW Armstrong’s approach to sustainable design, construction and management has delivered unmistakable value to clients in the GCC; in the last 2 years the firm has achieved Estidama ratings for 19 designs ranging from mosques, commercial offices, medical facilities, villas, schools, retail developments and residential centers.

RW Armstrong’s sustainability and permitting services are highly praised by clients and industry peers and the firm has worked with some of the foremost authorities and pioneers in sustainability.

The team has a clear objective to design and deliver buildings that are more efficient, cost-effective to operate and perform better in terms of efficiency, innovation and the environment. RW Armstrong always expands on the traditional thinking behind energy consumption and has developed an integrated design process that delivers sustainable value where possible. By integrating sustainability at the start of the project, challenges and opportunities are identified and addressed early in the design stage so appropriate green options can be assessed and incorporated in the design and construction process.

Clients realise a much larger return on investment when sustainability is built in from day one. Through a sustainable design and the innovative use of materials and equipment, long-term savings can be achieved and annual costs for energy, water, maintenance and other operating expenses are reduced significantly.

RW Armstrong has worked diligently to fully incorporate Estidama and LEED practices and has achieved Pearl ratings on a number of developments such as the new Emirati housing community on Yas Island and the Masdar Institute of Science & Technology which is designed to use around 51% less energy than average buildings in the UAE, and 54% less water. Around 30% of the energy will be covered by solar panels on the roof, with 75% of hot water being heated by the sun.

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Sustainability strategy RW Armstrong’s commitment to sustainability is unmistakable: it is a registered member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and is currently one of the top five regional employers with Estidama Pearl Qualified Professionals and LEED AP certified professionals.

The firm has built a culture that promotes sustainable business practices and Harvard Green Office policy through training and steps to improve energy and water efficiency.

RW Armstrong conducts workshops to enhance levels of sustainability. This is not only done for the firm’s staff, but also for clients, consultants, contractors and end-users to explain the concepts of sustainability and educate about operating a building sustainably.

Some of the achievements RW Armstrong accomplished for clients in the last 2 years include: 437,792.36 m² (GFA) of green building projects in the UAE (1,2 and 3 Pearls Estidama ratings).

RW Armstrong Millennium Tower 14th floor (Emirates College Building) Hamdan Street PO Box 45148 Abu Dhabi, UAE T: +971 2 612 7777 F: +971 2 612 7700

Planning & Urban Design Civil Engineering Architecture Interior Design Structural Engineering Sustainability & Permitting Airport Design Project & Construction Management ICT

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26,202,567.36 kilowatt hour (kWh) per year of estimated building energy saving with utilisation of passive and active design solutions.

815,239.00 kWh per year of annual renewable energy generation with utilisation of solar water heaters.

162,641.00 m³ per year of interior water saved for utilisation of low-flow plumbing fixtures.

For future projects, RW Armstrong aims to make use of solar panels where possible and deliver projects that achieve 30% energy reduction and 40% interior water consumption reduction.

The team at RW Armstrong believes that sustainability is no longer just a dream for the future. When clients and project owners partner with an experienced building services consultant – one with proven success at the forefront of sustainable design, engineering and management – generating a measurable return on investment in sustainability initiatives is an inspirational vision that has become reality.

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At Jotun, responsible conduct is a natural part of our day-to-day operations and all of our 8,600 employees play an important role in embodying and practicing our important business principles.�

Morten Fon, President & CEO , Jotun

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Jotun was founded in 1926 by Odd Gleditsch, who had his humble beginnings as a paint distributor until shifting to manufacturing the paint himself. Successfully evolving over the years, Jotun was able to open its Libya production facility in 1962, which is the company’s first factory outside of Norway. A decade later, Jotun merged between the four largest coating producers in Norway. In 1975, the company set out to establish its presence in the Middle East region, via a manufacturing facility in Dubai, UAE. A year later, the company launched its first multicolor tinting machines. Jotun’s mission strongly focuses on growth and profitability by exceeding customer expectation. However, the company is now shifting towards innovation by creating organic growth in existing and new markets, high quality products and to be among the three largest players in selected markets. Jotun has been well positioned as the top paint company in the Middle East and the ninth top paint company in the world.

The company has maintained a 40 year presence across the Middle East region. Jotun’s strong leadership across the region is backed by strategic distributorship partnerships, a diverse portfolio of products to cater to demands from various industry verticals and a valuable workforce of over 2,200 employees spread out across the region. Aside from its Dubai facility, which opened in 1975, the company has since put up other manufacturing facilities in the Middle East like; Saudi Arabia (Established 1984); Oman (Established 1985); Egypt (Established 1986) Jotun’s continued success is guided by four core values that the company has imparted onto its employees and partners.

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Loyalty

Boldness

The company’s concept of loyalty involves the promotion of being trustworthy and reliable, which has become the very foundation on which Jotun has maintained its long term relationships with partners, customers and colleagues. Jotun remains steadfast in its commitment towards its own values, strategies, policies and decisions. Examples of the success of this value within the company are the presence of employees and customers who have remained with Jotun for a long time. Also, there are currently more than 2,000 shops in the Middle East that exclusively carries only Jotun products— proving that ‘Jotun dealers stay, they never leave.’

Lastly, Jotun observes the value of boldness; to initiate and nurture change by creatively coming up with initiatives, ideas and suggestions that can create the future for both Jotun and the community.

This value asks Jotun employees to be proactive and communicate openly, with pure honesty and integrity. The company’s observance of boldness has led it to transform itself from a small company in Norway to what the company is today—the world’s leading manufacturer of paints, coatings and powder coatings.

Care and Respect Jotun promotes the value of compassion, particularly in providing help and assistance to those who are in need. The company is enjoined to display trust, empathy and to appraise and judge individuals or situations fairly and with no prejudice. The move towards being compassionate for others also includes efforts to protect both internal and external environments.

Meanwhile, respect is one value that further resonates Jotun’s strength as a highly reputable company. The practice of being honest and fair is combined with understanding and respecting individual differences—culture, beliefs, religion, etc. This value promotes the ideals of being model citizens of the world, where employees are urged to follow laws and regulations of the host country and to treat others the way they expect to be treated.

An example of the practice of these core values can be seen in the company’s push towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives like tree planting, holding fun filled activities at schools for children with special needs and donating time and money to worthwhile initiatives and charities.

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Areas of expertise Jotun is seen as an industry leader for the following solutions:

Marine Coating To date, over 15,000 vessels from around the world are protected by Jotun Marine Coating products.

These coatings effectively prevent these ships, vessels and hulls from corrosion and fouling.

Marine coating products are a result of painstaking efforts made by the company’s Research and Development Teams.

Powder Coating Jotun’s powder coatings range span out across four industry segments; architectural, functional, industrial and color & texture. These powder coating products integrate Jotun’s commitment to provide the customer with world class durable products with the latest in coating technologies.

Protective Coating Jotun leads the market in the development and supply of high performance coatings, which offers key advantages and benefits like corrosion protection, passive fire protection of steel, concrete protection and decoration.

Energy HPI (Hydrocarbon Processing Industry) Infrastructure (Airports, Buildings, Bridges) Offshore Storage Tanks

Decorative Jotun offers a decorative range of products that are present in 35 countries across the globe. These world class fully efficient and highly durable paints have been used across world renowned facilities and structures like the Burj Khalifa, the Dubai International Airport, the Burj Al Arab and the Dubai Metro, to name a few.

Sustainability strategy As part of its continuing commitment to play a significant role in the move to save the environment, Jotun has launched an initiative called ‘Jotun GreenSteps,’ which is a key component of its sustainability strategy to

consolidate the company’s commitment in following the highest degree of ethical business practices to protect the environment.

‘GreenSteps’ covers five focal goals that ultimately work towards making a significant difference to the world we all share.

These goals are: zz Reduction in energy consumption. zz Reduction of carbon footprint. zz Reduction of waste. zz Reduction of solvent or VOCs. zz Reduction of hazardous materials.

Jotun’s greatest contribution to the environment and society is its premium coatings system’s feature of protecting property against decay and corrosion. The company has aided the campaign to save the environment for decades by offering high-quality products and solutions. Recognized as industry leaders in the region, Jotun has remained true to its commitment by enforcing manufacturing

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procedures that focus on solid waste and energy reduction, recycling and the implementation of the ISO 14001 and OHSAS certification in all of its factories globally. Lastly, Jotun’s global R&D team is constantly developing and innovating advanced coatings to help reduce harmful emissions.

Additional sustainability Jotun is recognised as one of the founding members of the Emirates Green Building Council, a group formed to help advance green building principles for protecting the environment and ensuring sustainability in the United Arab Emirates.

Over the last few years, the company has made significant strides in the move to comply with standards and regulation by reducing chemicals in paint such as Organic Pigment, Alkylphenol Ethoxylates (APEO) and Formaldehyde.

Jotun’s global Research and Development (R&D) teams have always been on the move--working to develop solutions that can be highly beneficial and advantageous to the user and the environment. These efforts have resulted in the creation of highly ecofriendly products like the Jotashield range of paints, Fenomastic Stain Resistant and Fenomastic Hygiene.

The Jotashield range of paints is now presented in a newly-designed can--offering end-users protection against harsh environment conditions in the region, concrete protection, longer lasting colors and reduced maintenance. Jotashield is certified by industry renowned third party certification authorities as an anti-carbonation coating and has been widely used across key iconic structures within the Middle East and South East Asia. The range also offers a solution towards reducing temperature and energy consumption with its innovative Jotashield Extreme.

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Meanwhile, Fenomastic Stain Resistant is a premium interior wall paint that is being positioned to be the best in its class. The new product allows users to remove difficult stains, which includes fingerprints and shoe marks, without affecting the paint and making it still look like new. Meanwhile, Fenomastic Hygiene is a superior quality paint that offers resistance against bacteria and fungi growing on highly humid and wet areas like kitchens, bathrooms, hospitals, etc.

These products reflect the company’s belief that innovation is not only the core target of its business model but also the primary track that drives to meet the demands of Jotun customers.

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Our vision is to help the world run better by improving people’s lives.�

Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-Chief Executive Officers, SAP AG

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As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries work efficiently. Founded in 1972, SAP has a rich history of innovation and growth as a true industry leader.

Today, SAP has sales and development locations in more than 50 countries worldwide. SAP applications and services enable more than 197,000 customers worldwide to operate profitably, adapt continuously and grow sustainably.

SAP Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is recognised as one of the fastest growing markets and a key investment area for SAP globally.

SAP MENA has recently delivered its fourth quarter of consecutive growth in Q3 2011 and today signs an average of two to three new customers per week. The company has over 470 employees, more than 2100 consultants and more than 75 partners, covering 16 countries across the MENA region.

The company’s dedication to promoting the interest of the region and up-skilling local talent is part of SAP’s Education offerings and Academies which have been developed to fast-track enablement and deepen SAP expertise for new graduates and professionals respectively.

SAP MENA today has over 20 universities from across the region that are part of its University Alliances program, which provides university faculty members with the tools and resources needed to teach students how technology can enable integrated business processes and strategic thinking – and gives students the skills to add immediate value to the market place.

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Products overview SAP is the world leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service revenue.

From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device, SAP empowers people and organisations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. They do this by extending the availability of software across onpremise installations, on-demand deployments and mobile devices.

Sustainability strategy In 2011, SAP continued to strengthen their position as a sustainability leader with their own operations. They moved closer to the goal of reducing total greenhouse gas emissions to the level it was at in the year 2000 by 2020. For the fifth consecutive year, they increased their carbon efficiency (measured in emissions caused per euro of revenue), from 36 grams per euro in 2010 to 34 grams per euro in 2011. SAP also worked closely with the World Resource Institute to develop a new standard for looking at emissions across the entire value chain; from the hardware that supports their business to the use of their software. These innovations better position them to help their customers integrate sustainability into their own strategies and operations, thereby multiplying the total impact.

As stated by Sap’s Co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe, “we executed with excellence against SAP’s sustainability strategy in 2011. More organisations than ever before turned to SAP to help them innovate for growth, optimise the use of resources, and inspire people to be their best. This led to double-digit growth for them in every quarter. We exceeded market expectations with full-year non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue growth of 15% (17% at constant currencies). Full-year non-IFRS operating profit reached €4.71 billion (€4.78 billion at constant currencies), resulting in a full-year nonIFRS operating margin increase of 1.1 percentage points at constant currencies to 33.1%. These results are proof that SAP’s strategy of growth through innovation is winning in the marketplace. SAP’s innovations are not only creating growth in new product areas, but also driving strong demand for their core applications and analytics software.”

SAP’s focus on sustainability and innovation allows them to seize new opportunities. Ultimately, their vision translates to improving people’s lives. For example, on top of managing and analysing information, their software enables companies to save energy and resources. It helps keep toxic chemicals out of a child’s toy, and reduces the risk of factory accidents.

Accordingly, SAP is driving sustainability by innovating in each of their five key categories: applications, analytics, mobile, cloud, and database and technology.

One example is their Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence application,

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which provides greater visibility into operations in such critical areas as safety, energy usage, unit performance, and inventory, thereby improving companies’ performance and producing significant cost savings.

Accreditations zz SAP in MENA is considered one of the key technology players in the region and has last year received the ‘Software Vendor of the Year’ award

by CPI, one of the region’s leading publishing firms. zz IDC further recently recognised SAP as the number one Enterprise Application Software market player in MENA. zz Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index zz Carbon Performance Leadership Index zz Dow Jones Sustainability Index (SAP leads the software industry for the fifth consecutive year) zz FTSE4Good zz Global Challenges Index - Link zz Global 100 (Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors ranking) For further information on these and other recommendations and awards received by SAP please visit: http://www.sapsustainabilityreport.com/recognition

a diverse workforce. SAP has also committed to positively impacting 1 million lives in countries around the world through their talent, technology and capital. Their strategy is shaped by their commitment to thinking not just about short-term profitability, but long-term impacts.

‘Helping the world run better starts with us’, to find out more on SAP’s Sustainability please visit http://www. sapsustainabilityreport.com/our-progress.

SAP Middle East and North Africa LLC Dubai Office: 16th Floor, Arenco Tower Sheikh Zayed Road

Ethical Supply-side Management Improving their own sustainable performance gives them insight that will help their customers do the same. SAP has identified key metrics that cover three main areas of impact: environmental, social and economic. Each is critical as they work to create a sustainable future for SAP, their customers and society.

SAP will continue to work toward a goal of reducing their own carbon emissions to reach the level of the year 2000 level by 2020, even as their business continues to grow. They have also set a target to increase the percentage of women in management at SAP to 25% (from the current 18.7%) by 2017, a reflection of their belief that sustainability demands

P.O. Box 118353 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Office: East Tower, 2nd and 3rd Floor P.O. Box 33777 Abu Dhabi, UAE T: +97144407395 F: +97144407333 info.mena@sap.com

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Siemens is one of the world’s largest providers of green technologies.

Products and solutions from the company’s Environmental Portfolio already account for 42% of our total revenue.”

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Siemens provides innovative products and solutions to improve both its own eco-balance, and those of its customers and suppliers. In the area of business, the company focusses on long-term value creation.

In the area of society, Siemens is fostering its own employees to work within the communities in which they are active.

Although decisions in these areas are not always free of conflicting interests, Siemens aims for transparency, finding the best solutions possible. The company drives sustainable development for a successful future through the responsible use of natural resources, targeting investments in futureoriented technologies that support profitable growth while offering customers competitive advantages, and by embracing a company ethic that goes beyond mere compliance with the law by placing integrity at the centre of business operations.

Siemens is one of the world’s largest providers of green technologies. Products and solutions from its Environmental Portfolio already account for 42% of the company’s total revenue.

Siemens aims to boost revenues from its Environmental Portfolio to €40 billion by the end of fiscal 2014 and is helping its customers reduce their carbon emissions. In fiscal 2012, its eco-friendly products and solutions enabled customers worldwide to slash their CO2 emissions by 332 million tonnes – a quantity equal to about 40% of the annual CO2 emissions of all of Germany in calendar year 2010.

The company’s compliance management underscores how it goes about minimising risks and taking advantage of the resulting opportunities – on a broad scale that extends beyond the company itself.

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Sustainability strategy The goals and activities of Siemens’ Sustainability Programme are focussed on three fields: ”business opportunities”, “walk the talk” and ”stakeholder dialogue”. To gain objective perspectives on its sustainability challenges and performance, the company formed the Siemens Sustainability Advisory Board, a body consisting of nine independent individuals from science and industry who represent a variety of disciplines and who hail from different continents. The board meets at least twice a year to advance the company’s sustainability programme.

The sustainability organisation interacts closely with executives in charge of company units to collaborate on establishing targets, developing programmes and initiatives, and defining key performance indicators (KPI). These KPIs are exceptionally important, figuring prominently in its management performance targets. As of fiscal 2010, for example, the development of the company’s Environmental Portfolio is a factor in the bonuses paid to members of Siemens’ Managing Board. In addition, executive compensation has been linked in part to meeting specific targets defined in its Compliance Programme.

The actual implementation of programmes, targets and initiatives, however, is not the task of the Sustainability Board or the Sustainability Office; this is the responsibility of the company’s operating units – the sectors, divisions, business units, clusters and regions. All units are supported in this task by specialist functions like Environmental Protection and

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In 2012, Siemens was ranked a Supersector Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the first time, leading the category “Industrial Goods and Services”. Siemens was also ranked the Sector Leader for the fifth year in a row, currently in the “Diversified Industrials” sector.

The DJSI is the internationally renowned sustainability ranking of Dow Jones, one of the leading providers of stock exchange, financial and economic data, and SAM Group Holding AG, a Swiss investment group. The results of this survey, which are published annually, are based on a comprehensive analysis of three dimensions of sustainability: economic, ecological and social. As far as economic criteria are concerned, for example, the DJSI confirms Siemens’ model corporate governance, and excellent supplier and customer relationships. One of the social criteria stressed by the index is the company’s social commitment. The fact that ecology has been a part of Siemens’ core business for quite some time certainly paid off for the company when it came to the third – ecological – dimension.

Similarly, for the fifth consecutive year, Siemens was numbered among the leading companies in the Global 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) 2012 produced by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

The CDP is a non-profit organisation that represents over 655 institutional investors. It invites companies all over the world to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and GHG reduction strategies.

Siemens has also won the German Sustainability Award 2011 for its sustainable strategy. This prize is an initiative of the German Sustainability Award Foundation in cooperation with the Federal Government, the Council for Sustainable Development, trade associations, civil society organisations and research institutions. It is given to companies which combine business success with social responsibility and protection of the environment. The jury includes the former Minister for the Environment, Prof. Klaus Töpfer, and the CEO of Transparency International Germany, Prof. Edda Müller.

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In the Germany-wide “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas” competition, Siemens has been rewarded for its Environmental Portfolio and the integration of sustainability in the corporate strategy.

The competition has been held since 2006 in the context of the “Germany – Land of Ideas” initiative by the German government and German business.

Criteria for the selection of the prize winners are orientation towards the future, innovation, strength of implementation, role-model function and incentive. The expert jury – made up of academics, business managers, journalists and politicians – chose Siemens as one of the winners from over 2,000 applications.

More recently, the SAM group, which specialises in sustainability investing, named Siemens the most sustainable company in its sector at the SAM Sustainability Awards 2012. It also gave Siemens its highest sustainability rating, naming the company “SAM Gold Class Sector Leader”. The award is based on the results of the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, in which Siemens received its best result ever.

As Siemens’ history shows, its understanding of sustainability is closely linked to the company’s values to be responsible, of excellent calibre, and constantly innovative.

From the outset, founder Werner von Siemens insisted that his company fulfill its responsibilities to its employees, to society and to nature. To achieve excellence, to capture leading positions in the markets of tomorrow, to develop innovative technologies that help ensure the future viability of modern civilisation – this has always been the company’s vision and challenge.

Supply-side management Siemens also expects its suppliers to act in accordance with clear principles of sustainability and integrity. Its basic requirements – such as respect for the rights of employees and environmental protection – are defined in the Code of Conduct for Siemens Suppliers. The company has also integrated sustainability requirements in all relevant Supplier Management processes, such as Supplier Selection, Supplier Qualification and Supplier Evaluation, as well as Supplier Development, and established appropriate internal control and monitoring mechanisms throughout the company.

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At BASF, we are committed to leading industry toward greater sustainability, transparency and responsible interaction with both the environment and society.�

Harald Kroll, Managing Director, BASF FZE

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BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. It combines economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection through science and innovation.

BASF’s products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. Creating chemistry for a sustainable future, BASF posted sales of about €73.5 billion in 2011 and had more than 111,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF has had a presence in the UAE for more than three decades. In that time it has achieved high level recognition from commercial enterprise and public entities for its expertise, advanced product ranges backed by on-going R&D, its high-touch customer service philosophy, and ability to address global challenges – in the development and production of its solutions, as well as their application and use. BASF sells a range of products in the Middle East, with an emphasis on industrial chemicals, petrochemicals, gas purification, oilfield chemicals, sea water desalination, packaging, engineering plastics, plastics additives, paints, coatings & inks and construction sector products. BASF has more than 750 employees in the Region.

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Sustainable Development at BASF For BASF, sustainable development means the combination of long-term oriented economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Facing the world’s growing population and limited resources BASF sees three major areas in which innovations based on chemistry will play a key role: resources, environment and climate; food and nutrition; quality of life. To maximise the company’s potential in these three areas BASF is firmly integrating sustainability in day-to-day activities because its position as the world’s leading chemical company opens up unique opportunities to contribute to a more sustainable future of societies.

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of business opportunities. Thereby the company focuses on topics with particular significance for BASF, which are analysed and assessed in a regularly conducted issue management process with internal and external experts. The main areas for sustainability management are product safety, climate and energy, water, human and labour rights, human capital development, biodiversity, renewable resources and sustainable products

Minimising risks BASF is committed to respect and promote internationally agreed standards regarding compliance, environmental protection, health and safety, and decent work. Adherence to these standards at BASF’s sites is monitored by different systems and checked by internal and external audits. Beside economic criteria BASF has systematically integrated the adherence to the company’s sustainability standards for

the selection of suppliers. The reliability of further business partners, especially agents, distributors and contractors is checked based on compliance checklists. A basic element of the product stewardship processes consists of the communication on product related risks within the value chain.

Relationships with stakeholders BASF supports the systematic dialogue based on openness, respect and mutual trust with stakeholders like customers, employees, shareholders, neighbours, workers’ representatives, politicians, media, civil society and business partners. A reciprocal exchange supports the company in identifying relevant issues at an early stage and in deriving risks and opportunities for the business. Therefore external accountants audit BASF’s integrated corporate report, which combines financial as well as sustainability reporting.

BASF enters new growth markets by enabling its customers to satisfy the current and future needs of societies with sustainable products and solutions based on the company’s R&D know-how, operational excellence and market knowledge.

Therefore BASF drives solutions for more sustainability to differentiate on the market.

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Ambitious goals BASF has established new ambitious environmental, health and safety goals in 2012.

The company wants to increase its energy efficiency – defined as the amount of sales products in relation to the primary energy demand – worldwide by 35% by 2020, compared to the previous goal of 25%. In addition, BASF aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per ton of sales product by 40%, originally set at 25%. Within the area of occupational health, BASF will measure its performance with a new, expanded indicator, the “Health Performance Index.” Safety will continue to remain the top priority for BASF. In 2011, BASF increased the energy efficiency of its production processes by 26%, compared to 2002. The use of power plants with powerheat-technologies and other individual projects helped the company exceed its goal of improving its energy efficiency. In 2011, BASF reduced its greenhouse gas emissions per metric ton of sales product by around 35% compared with 2002. The company thus achieved its previous goal, as was already the case in 2002. The new goal is to lower the emissions per ton of sales product by 40% by 2020 compared to 2002.

BASF also succeeded in further reducing emissions to air and water compared to 2002. In 2011, around 61% less air pollutants were emitted (excluding the oil and gas production). Emissions of organic substances to water decreased by approximately 74%, nitrogen by 87% and heavy metals by around 61%.

Additional new environmental goals were set

by BASF for the responsible use of water as a resource. By 2020, the company plans to cut in half the current amount of drinking water it uses for production compared to 2010. It also intends to establish sustainable water management systems at all production sites in areas of water stress.

P.O. Box 61309 Dubai, UAE T: +97148072106 F: +97148838675 www.basf.ae

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“We are positioned at the very forefront of sustainability, with those values lying at the core of our business. Our passion for efficiency stems from a heightened sense of responsibility and concern for the environment, which integrates this concept in everything we do.�

Gary Turner, General Manager, Fagerhult Lighting Group Middle and Far East

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Fagerhult develops, produces and markets professional lighting systems for public environments such as offices, schools, industries and hospitals. The company’s greatest contribution to the environment is smart and energy efficient lighting solutions. These create beautifully lit buildings without compromising the environment and consider daylight factors for sustainability.

Fagerhult is one of Europe’s leading lighting groups with approximately 2,000 employees and operations in 17 countries. The Group includes such strong brands as Fagerhult, Ateljé Lyktan, Whitecroft Lighting, WACO, LTS Licht & Leuchten and Designplan. AB Fagerhult is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

The Middle East office in Dubai was opened 2007 in Dubai, which was followed by the Saudi Arabian office in 2010. As of 2013, the Middle East business of Fagerhult based in Dubai takes responsibility for the Far East region.

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People in mind Fagerhult places light and the human beings as the core of their activity. By creating lighting solutions, suited to people’s requirements and with the least possible impact on the environment, Fagerhult contributes to and takes responsibility for a sustainable development within society.

Sustainability strategy Crystal Clear is Fagerhult’s environmental initiative emphasising the importance of working in a way that leaves behind the least possible environmental impact. Fagerhult uses its knowledge and experience to develop products that trigger alertness, well-being and performance. The company has conducted in-depth research on how lighting affects us biologically, visually and emotionally.

“In 2011, the group decided to document our sustainability in a formal sense. It has always been part of our story. The strapline we have at Fagerhult

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is simple: the cleanest kilowatt-hour is the one that never needs to be produced,” says Gary Turner, General Manager at Fagerhult Lighting Group Middle and Far East.

Fagerhult reports according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) - a voluntary sustainability reporting system—for transparency regarding its operations in terms of the environment, gender equality and economics.

From cradle to recycling Fagerhult has investigated the entire life cycle of the luminaire: from raw material to use and recycling in detail. Even investigating how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted when Fagerhult employees travel to work! The company can report (with a high degree of precision) the amount of CO2 emissions contributed by each of the luminaires during their lifetime. The amount of emission is dependent on what materials are

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But in the Middle East, some designers have opted for lighting systems that produce three to five times as much. We liase with clients and produce a lighting scheme to the international standards. We are always mindful of the environment and human factors and more than aware that people have to live and work in the areas we have designed.

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utilised in the luminaire, where it is manufactured and where it will be used. “Lighting isn’t just about saving power, but about liveability. If you are as lean and clean as you can be, you have more room to play with elements where you need more energy,” says Turner.

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A sustainable lighting solution is the sum of many parts. Hence, planning your lighting demands specialised knowledge. Fagerhult has expertise within this area and know what is required to create a solution that is not only energy-efficient but is also functional and ergonomic. This knowledge also takes on another dimension – lighting is an experience.

Sustainable approach begins long before the luminaire is installed and operational.

“We consider the whole system instead of individual luminaires. It’s a simple equation: the less energy used, the lower the environmental impact. We have clear regulations and standards we adhere to.

“If we’re lighting a corridor, for example, the best brains around the world over the past 50 years have decided that the optimal standard is 100 lux.

Fagerhult believes that an investment in a new lighting installation is easy to recover, particularly if clients choose to install a control system with motion and daylight sensors. The new lighting system will usually have a reasonably short payback period, due to notably reduced energy consumption. Life Cycle Cost Calculations give it to you in black and white: how much you will benefit from replacing an outdated installation.

Fagerhult’s own Life Cycle Cost Calculator (LCCC) demonstrates the links between investment cost, choice of lighting solution, energy consumption and environmental impact.

In addition, clients can find out how much CO2 emissions the installation will generate throughout its entire life. It also calculates the total installation cost and payback time, taking into account interest rates and inflation.

“The reality is that whilst we are in what is generally a conservative part of the world many clients are very adventurous when it comes to what the outside of the building looks like and a quick drive down Sheikh Zayed Road demonstrates that clearly. However, what genewrally happens in many internal installations is almost a “cut-andpaste” design scenario using what worked in 2007.

“Thankfully now many clients work with us to create a really interesting and stimulating interior environment in a sustainable way.

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We keep our customers’ trust and help people enjoy an improved quality of life through our ongoing efforts and sincere business activities based on an enterprising spirit.�

Hideichi Kawasaki, President, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd

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PIONEERING LED TECHNOLOGY FOR OVER 20 YEARS

ENVIRONMENT LED technology is the future of energy efficiency and image clarity in many electrical products. OKI Printing Solutions has been using and continuously developing this technology for their printers, making them progressively smaller, more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. OKI’s digital LED technology, saving energy now, for the future.

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OKI Electric Industry Co. Ltd. was established in 1881 by Kibataro Oki. As Japan’s first telecommunications manufacturer, OKI is a global business-to-business brand dedicated to providing top-quality products, technologies, and solutions to customers through its info-telecom systems and printer operations.

OKI categorises its product ranges into five distinct segments: Serial Impact Dot Matrix (SIDM), Colour Non-Impact Printers (NIP), Mono NIP and Fax, and Multifunction Products (MFPs).

The company’s focus in the field of business printed communications has a true understanding of corporate printing requirements, providing a range of products that respond to the needs of organisations regardless of size.

LED revolution Bringing the concept of ‘green printing’ to the general public, OKI has been a key contributor to the evolutionary development of LED (Light-Emitting Diode)-based printer solutions over the past 20 years.

OKI Printing Solutions launched its first printers incorporating digital LED technology in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Since then, these solutions have undergone an essentially evolutionary development, with the result that the latest third-generation LED products now reaching the market exhibit substantial improvements across all aspects of performance, including energy and materials usage.

Put simply, print quality is fundamentally dependent on how accurately the toner or ink, is applied over the paper with the right concentration.

With the electro-photographic method typically adopted in today’s printer or multifunction (print/scan/fax/copy) solutions, this is determined by the level of electric charge on the exposing drum containing each colour toner. How this charge is adjusted therefore is the key issue in ensuring consistent, high-quality output.

Historically, lasers have typically provided the light source for generating the

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electric charge required. However, it has been recognised for some time that the use of a single laser light source to scan each rotating drum via a polygonal-shaped rotating mirror and lens has inherent limitations in ensuring a consistent, even spread of ink across the whole page.

The adoption of LED produces a very different result. By using multiple numbers of small digital LEDs distributed equally across an array, it is possible to print finely and correctly, even around the edges of the page.

At the same time, LED technology avoids the highly complex optical systems and moving parts of a laser-based solution, so ensuring a higher level of reli ability and minimising the incidence of a malfunction – especially important in a home or small business environment where there is no back-up printer device and so maximum uptime is critical.

Green benefits of LED zz Space utilisation By combining the benefits of high-quality output associated with tandem technology with the performance and size of a single-drum printer, LED solutions enable high quality printing within a much smaller chassis.

This is especially valuable for small and medium businesses, where space is at a premium, and provides comparable benefits for those businesses in costly town or city centre locations where effective space utilisation has significant financial and environmental implications. zz Energy usage The development by OKI Printing Solutions of the proprietary ‘Green ASIC’ technology with its thirdgeneration LED solution shows the central importance of improving energy performance. In Deep Sleep mode, this achieves an unrivalled consumption of less than 1.1 Watts – the equivalent of a small bulb – compared to the stand-by consumption of 5.0 Watts from a conventional printer.

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Sustainability strategy OKI Group achieves a better global environment for the next generation and inherits the environment.

The company promotes environmental management and set targets for 2020 in four fields: realisation of a low-carbon society; prevention of pollution; resource circulation; biodiversity conservation. zz Realisation of a low-carbon society Contribute to realising a low-carbon society by the maximisation of energy efficiency, through the provision of environmentally conscious products, services, and business activities. zz Prevention of pollution Commit to careful stewardship of environmental resources. The majority of OKI products are compliant with the EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Program. OKI printers are designed to cut energy consumption up to 50% when they are idle.OKI digital LED technology has been proven to make the working environment healthier by virtually eliminating ozone production. zz Resource circulation Minimise new input resources through the expansion of recycling processes of used products and production wastes, and reduction of materials at the time of production. zz Biodiversity conservation Establish standards for biodiversity conservation and continue to promote OKI’s commitment to biodiversity conservation through existing environmental activities such as forest improvement programs.

Logistics OKI, as a shipper, has enhanced its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of physical distribution in partnership with OKI Proserve (OPS). As a pioneer in reducing CO2 emissions by adopting modal shift, OPS has accumulated a wide spectrum of transit information and organised it into a database to fully meet the requirements of the Energy Saving Act.

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and those set for each product family, to be certified as an OKI Eco Product bearing the OKI Eco Product logo.

In fiscal 2009, OKI added a new three-level standard of energy-saving effect to the standards common to all products in order to pursue as much energy-saving effect as possible at the time of development.

The OKI Group has been committed to energysaving activities because it believes the reduction of green house gases such as carbon dioxide emitted from its business activities is important for realising a low-carbon society. OKI has substantially exceeded a goal set in the Voluntary Action Plan on Measures to Fight Global Warming of the Japanese electric and electronics industry, “improving the basic unit for CO2 emissions with respect to real output in fiscal 2010 by 35% or more compared to that of fiscal 1990,” by making a 71.5% improvement. (A final assessment is to be calculated as the average percentage during the five years from fiscal 2008 to 2012.)

Reaching goals In October 2009, OKI participated in a global carbon-offsetting initiative, the Carbon Zero Emissions Facilities, in order to keep its environmental impact to a minimum. The initiative is intended to achieve zero CO2emissions at major OKI Data manufacturing facilities between October 2009 and March 2013. A year ahead of schedule, the division surpassed its goals.

“We are delighted to have completed cancellation for a total of 5,477 tonnes of the emission credits under our Carbon Zero Emissions Facilities initiatives,” says Takao Hiramoto, President of OKI Data. “OKI Data printers manufactured at these facilities have the ‘Manufactured at a Carbon Zero Facility’ sticker on them as a way to help businesses better understand the sustainablility of OKI’s product.

Accreditation In order to provide customers with environmentally conscious products, the OKI Group has operated the OKI Eco Product Certification Programme. The programme is intended to internally certify products that meet the OKI’s original environmental standards and offer customers product information related to environmental conservation.

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Bee’ah is definitely stepping closer to attaining our short and longterm targets and I am confident that we will achieve this by 2015.”

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Established in 2007 and headquartered in Sharjah, Bee’ah is the Middle East’s leading and award-winning fully integrated environment and waste management company. Through the use of international best practices and by operating in line with the guiding principles of the ISO9001 and the ISO14000, the company has successfully invested and built its integrated infrastructure and implemented programmes relating directly to waste management.

Since its establishment, Bee’ah has been committed to the well being of the environment and improvement in the quality of life for each and every member of the community, aiming to achieve its vision for 2015 to reach 100% diversion of waste from landfill for the Emirate of Sharjah. Thus, Bee’ah uses a Cradle-to-Cradle initiative through implementing a holistic economic, industrial and social framework, which promotes the 4 R’s - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recover.

Being at the forefront of positive environmental change, Bee’ah endeavours to turn material and physical waste into recycled resources that can be re-used by the community. Thus, the company is working towards helping people and economies prosper while using fewer inputs. Bee’ah has a responsibility to

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not only build the systems and infrastructure required for such a transition, but also to foster the leadership and social change required to make it successful.

Through the use of infrastructure and programmes, Bee’ah educates the community by placing strong emphasis on the importance of the environmental principle of the 3Rs – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. By promoting the 3Rs, Bee’ah teaches people how to live sustainably, making them aware of the conservation issues that affect them and helps individuals develop the lifelong habits and commitments that will protect the Emirate and ultimately the planet.

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Sustainability strategy The latest initiative is the Residential Recycling programme across the city of Sharjah with the introduction of 2,000 pairs of blue and green bins, to encourage waste segregation (blue for recyclables and green for general waste). Along with these, a starter kit consisting of an informative flyer, blue and green bin liners to help make separating waste easy was distributed to homes with the help of volunteers and staff, explaining the benefits of the new programme and how easy it is to recycle.

Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) are the latest recycling point and the first recycling incentive

scheme of its kind in the region, introduced by Bee’ah at the beginning of 2012. The machines accept plastic bottles and aluminum cans and in return for reward vouchers from participating malls and shops. Bee’ah has launched an accompanying loyalty programme to help promote advocacy amongst the youth and the public at large which ties up with the launch of RVMs. As for the 4th R – Recover – Bee’ah has set up its Waste Management Centre in Al Saj’ah, which represents an entirely new approach to managing waste in our region with a number of industrial, commercial and residential waste diversion operations and facilities. Here, collected waste is sorted and sent to the different state-of-the-art facilities managed and operated by Bee’ah along high international standards. Construction waste

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is taken to the Construction & Demolition Waste Recycling Facility (CDW); while used tyres are sent to the Tyre Recycling Facility and municipal solid waste to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and the Compost Plant.

Company values Bee’ah is committed to leading the region’s environmental change and understands that change has to start from within. As part of Bee’ah’s work culture and policies, all employees are required to live the company values by reducing energy consumption within offices and to recycle at home. The results of an internal audit conducted to measure the effectiveness of internal recycling drive showed that the recycling rate is approximately 91.7% at the head office; while the Tandeef office scored a 95.8% recycling rate.

Taking a step further, Bee’ah is introducing a 5th R – Redeem – awarding loyal members of the myBee’ah Loyalty Programme redeemable points for every environmental action they take, whether is it through recycling at the newly installed Reverse Vending Machines, volunteering for a Bee’ah event, or even attending one. The main purpose of this programme is to empower residents of the UAE to take sustainable actions for the good of the environment.

As a result of all the collective efforts exhorted

by Bee’ah, the company is already on the path to achieving its goal of diverting 100% of generated waste in Sharjah from the landfill, for alternative uses, and hopes to bring its experiences to the rest of the UAE and the GCC region.

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DTCM has devoted its efforts and experience over the years to apply the best practices and implement the vision and strategy of the Government of Dubai, aiming to develop the various tourism and economic sectors, and providing an ideal environment to continue Dubai’s success story and attract the whole world.�

Khalid Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Director General, Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM)

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Established in January 1997, the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) is tasked with promoting tourism and marketing Dubai’s commercial interests. It operates 18 overseas representative offices and participates in over 50 travel exhibitions.

Dubai has burst on to the global scene as perhaps one of the most happening cities in the world with its ambitious projects and unique events. And, much of the credit of promoting Dubai as a tourism and commerce hub can be attributed to Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing.

Today, DTCM is the principal authority for the planning, supervision and development of the tourism sector in Dubai. In addition, it is charged with the responsibility of licensing and classification of hotels, hotel apartments, tour operators, travel agents and all other tourism services. DTCM’s supervisory role covers archaeological and heritage sites and to ensure sustainable and responsible tourism for Dubai.

The potential of the tourism sector to stimulate economic and social development thereby transforming economies has been internationally acknowledged.

What is commonly thought of, as the ‘tourism industry’ is only the tip of the iceberg. While it directly impacts accommodation, recreation, catering, entertainment and transportation, tourism also hugely impacts other industries such as printing & publishing, manufacturing, resort development, services, food & beverage just to quote a few. The significance of inbound tourism on the emirate of Dubai has been

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seen and felt not just in the region, but also globally. The World Tourism Organization puts the inflow of visitors to Dubai ahead of Hong Kong, France, Turkey, Belgian, China and Germany.

Its vision is to position Dubai as the leading tourism destination and commercial hub in the world.

Its mission is to strengthen Dubai economy through the development of sustainable tourism, the development of sustainable tourism, the provision of a unique visitor experience combining Quality service & value for money in a safe environment for all our employees, contractors and visitors, the innovative promotion of Dubai’s Commerce and Tourism opportunities and the further development of partnership with pioneering industry stakeholders.

DTCM is the licensing body for hotel establishments in Dubai which boasts of 573 hotels and manages the Middle East’s biggest cruise tourism terminal.

It operates Dubai Convention Bureau (DCB) and is a certified examination centre for International Diploma in Travel and Tourism offered by the University of Cambridge.

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A sustainable business model is in the best interests of all our stakeholders.

It is the way to produce economic value for the company’s shareholders, to contribute to a cleaner environment for its employees and their communities, and to reduce the carbon footprint of its production and logistics activities. It is good business and good for the planet.�

Lorenzo H. Zambrano, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, CEMEX

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CEMEX’s customers have made it the world’s largest concrete company, within the top 5 global cement companies. CEMEX UAE has over 20 years of local experience and are part of the country’s story. CEMEX has supplied readymix concrete and cement to iconic and innovative green building solutions throughout the nation, notably in building the Burj Al Arab, Dubai Airports, RTA, Mirdif City Centre’s Gold Rated LEED Project, Yas Island, Dubai Mall, Hodiryat Bridge, DEWA, ADWEA, and to many individual mixed use towers, including the UAE’s tallest industrial tower and many hundreds of individual villas.

In the UAE, CEMEX produces a full range of concretes from it locations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. CEMEX has a range of low carbon concretes sold under the ReadyGREEN® product brand, specifically designed for use in this part of the world. Using Duracem®, a recycled product, CEMEX has created a high performing, high durability concrete that contains significantly less embodied carbon than traditional concretes. CEMEX’s ReadyGREEN® can contribute to a range of LEED Points and Estidama credits, including designing for durability, use of regional materials and recycled materials.

ReadyGREEN® is one of the company’s innovative concrete products that drive sustainable and economic solutions.

CEMEX’s 1.6MT capacity cement factory produces traditional cements but also Duracem® which can be used as a replacement for traditional cements. Duracem® is ideally suited to the local market and helps our customers improve their products whilst simultaneously saving up to 45% of carbon emissions in concrete.

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Products CEMEX ReadyGREEN® ReadyGREEN® is a range of concretes that have been developed to provide a concrete with a lower carbon footprint than conventional concretes. Incorporating DURACEM, a secondary cementitious material produced only by CEMEX, it can offer significant reductions in emissions compared to normal concrete. The durability of the concrete is enhanced, providing a material that is more resistant to the harsh local environmental conditions.

CEMEX Evolution® Evolution® is a range of self compacting concretes, designed taking into account the special requirements of the local market. CEMEX Evolution® can provide cost savings in time, manpower and overall cost of a project. The self consolidating properties allow for a reduction in equipment required to compact the concrete.

ReadyGreen technology can also be incorporated into Evolution® concrete making a concrete that gives real benefits in both the construction and use phases of the structure.

CEMEX Promptis® This is a new rapid hardening, controlled set concrete solution that can help meet the challenges of rapid construction cycles and tight time constraints. Promptis® has similar characteristics to conventional concrete but it reaches accelerated strength as little as four hours and still maintains initial flow properties and workability for up to 120 minutes.

CEMEX Hidratium® Hidratium® is a self curing, crack resistant concrete technology. These revolutionary properties are achieved through a combination of distinctive mix design principles and proprietary admixtures. This innovative concrete allows customers to avoid extra investment of time and money to maintain curing regimes and attain maximum performance.

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CEMEX Plaster Specially developed for the UAE Market, CEMEX were the first to introduce the ready-to-use concept of Plasters and Mortars to the UAE. CEMEX plaster is delivered ready to use in, with a working life of up to 12 hours. The ‘Turath’ range of plasters is specifically designed to provide an appearance that matches to local historical architecture

Sustainability strategy As the largest concrete producer in the world, CEMEX acknowledges its obligation to play a creative role in defining and supporting a sustainable construction industry.

Meeting this obligation takes different forms. For example, through its partnership with the Urban Infrastructure Initiative in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, CEMEX focuses on developing urban transit infrastructure that minimises greenhouse gas emissions on new streets and highways. In the UAE, CEMEX first developed low carbon concretes for specific projects and have now made this available to all its customers and clients through the ReadyOur participation

Cemex Dubai – Ready Mixed Concrete CEMEX TOPMIX LLC P.O. Box 37900 Al Quoz Industrial Area 3 Dubai, UAE T:+97143470427/477 ( Al Quoz) F: +97143471713 T:+97148801212 (Jebel Ali) F:+97148801033 info.dubai@cemex.com Dubai – Cement and Slag (GGBS) CEMEX FALCON LLC P.O. Box 66429 Jebel Ali Industrial Area Dubai, UAE T: +97148801212 F:+97148801033 Abu Dhabi – Ready Mixed Concrete CEMEX Supermix LLC P.O. Box 72071 Musaffah Industrial Area Abu Dhabi, UAE T: +97125515501 F: +97125515560 info.abudhabi@cemex.com www.cemex.com

in the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, increasing the understanding of the performance characteristics of concrete and its main applications from a life cycle perspective. Working with partners in a number of countries, CEMEX has developed financing schemes that allow for more families who are in the bottom of the socioeconomic pyramid to gain access to resilient and dignified housing.

Accreditation CEMEX has received the ISO14001 Environmental Management System Certification, as well as ISO 9001 Quality and OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety Certification and has received numerous awards for their ethical business practices.

2009 United Nations’s Habitat Business Award in the category of Accessible Housing Solutions for Patrimonio Hoy and Centros Productivos de Autoempleo; CEMEX was also

recognised in the UN Habitat Scroll of Honour UN Habitat 2008 4th Place in the Construction Materials sector - Ethical Ranking Index Covalence 5th Place - Opportunities for the Majority Index (OMI) Innovest and the Inter-American Development Bank Corporate Social Responsibility Award Organisation: Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) 2007 The Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award The Trust for the Americas and Organisation of American States (OAS) 2006 World Business Award International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) 2005 Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship Woodrow Wilson Centre 2002 WEC Gold Medal (2002) World Environment Centre (WEC)

Advocating sustainability CEMEX considers its entire staff to be sustainability “champions” with a role to play in the efficient use of energy and resources.

Supply-side management As part of its terms and conditions for suppliers, CEMEX expects them to comply with the company’s core values relating to Anti Bribery, Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Health and Safety.

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Achieving LEED EB certification proved that we had greened an older construction in the Middle East without major investments, which many thought was not possible. It also helped us take a good look at every aspect of our building’s operation, document procedures, and discover several areas for improvement as we renovate our offices going forward.�

Jagath Gunawardena, Head Engineer, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry was established in 1965 by a decree issued by the late Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who realised the important role that a chamber of commerce could play in supporting the national economy of the country. Thereby, Dubai Chamber started its activities with 450 members and a 12-member Board of Directors. Throughout the past four decades and with the number of members gradually increasing, Dubai Chamber opened two branches and four representative offices in different parts of Dubai, reaching out to members with its outstanding services no matter where they are based. As well as its headquarters, the other branch is located in Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA). The four representative offices are located in Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA), the Land Transport Customs Building in Al Aweer, Jebel Ali Free Zone and Al Twar Centre.

With about 140,000 members, Dubai Chamber is continually streamlining its processes to make it easier and quicker for companies to set up their business in Dubai, and to further Dubai’s mission to be an international business hub. By reacting and coping with the economical changes worldwide, Dubai Chamber is always interested in developing its performance and activities to keep up its pioneering

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The Dubai Chamber headquarters is located directly on the Dubai Creek. It is a multi-use 18 storey 20,000 m2 building used by some 500 individuals including the majority of Dubai Chamber staff, the University of Dubai, Dubai Economic Council and Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Officially opened in 1995, this glass, steel and cement building consists of one main tower connected to a 700 seater auditorium.

Following more than a decade of energy and water saving initiatives initiated by the head engineer and his team, Dubai Chamber earned LEED certified Existing Building 2.0 from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2009 to highlight what it had achieved. Although it is commonly believed that existing buildings cannot be greened without significant investments, all water and energy saving initiatives were undertaken within the building’s regular operations and maintenance budget. This demonstrates that an existing building in the Middle East can be operated sustainably even without a major retrofit through good operational practices and maintenance.

position not only in the UAE and in the region, but globally, by acting as an information and research centre, by providing business documentation, offering legal services, facilitating business networking opportunities and by providing effective business solutions to the business community.

The Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) was established by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2004 to support and promote corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, and corporate governance good practices.

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Sustainability strategy Dubai Chamber recognises that resource scarcity and pollution issues such as climate change will seriously challenge the success of businesses and communities if they are not addressed. Further,

pioneering new initiatives such as using grey water for flushing its toilet systems.

Dubai Chamber is proud to offer one of the safest, healthiest, environmentally friendly and design winning workplaces in Dubai for its staff and tenants. This has led to Dubai Chamber winning numerous awards for green building and design.

Accreditation

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Savings in water

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Dubai Chamber realises that there is a great opportunity in better managing resources and waste across all organisations as it reduces costs and enhances competitiveness.

Since 1998 Dubai Chamber has undertaken a number of steps, particularly in terms of energy and water use, to improve its environmental performance. This allowed Dubai Chamber to reduce water and energy consumption by 77% and 47% respectively saving AED 7.1 million or US 1.93 million in a decade. In 2009 Dubai Chamber became the 1st existing building in the Arab world and 4th outside of North America to achieve the coveted LEED certification for Existing Buildings. Since then Dubai Chamber has refitted its head office and applied the latest standards in green building, such as separating printing areas, using green products and recycling materials including electronics. Dubai Chamber is also

Savings in electricity

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Extra investments necessary to green premises

Dubai Chamber P.O. Box 1457 Dubai, UAE T: +97142280000 F: +97142028455

Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry Headquarter LEED Existing Certification Awarded 17, November 2009 (4th outside of North America, 1st in Arab World)

Advocating sustainability As a responsible employer, Dubai Chamber ensures that it meets all requirements of the appropriate environmental legislations and employees are encouraged to reduce the consumption of materials in all operations, to re-use rather than discard wherever possible, and to promote recycling and the use of recycled products. Employees are also continuously educated and trained to act in a responsible manner with regards to environmental issues whether in the workplace or outside.

The Centre for Responsible Business’ objective is to enable the Dubai business community to assume greater responsibility in meeting social and environmental needs. The CRB also promotes the emirate of Dubai as the region’s gateway for global commerce by offering its global business partners an environment of transparency and rule of law.

CRB is a member of the Global Partners Network convened by Business in the Community and is an Organisational Stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative.

responsiblebusiness@dubaichamber.com www.dubaichamber.com

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Dhofar’s spectacular growth and commercial successes throughout the course of 2012 make it not only a valued partner of our bank but a business partner whose commitment to driving forward the sustainability agenda is effecting real change in the region.�

Khalid K. Al Riyami, Head of Corporate Banking & Business Development, National Bank of Oman, Abu Dhabi

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Dhofar Global Trading L.L.C is one of the leading regional specialists in the delivery of quality products that include Italian hygiene paper and washroom hygiene solutions, non-woven products and state-of-theart dispensers.

The organic tissue paper dispensers are modified to dispense a single sheet of pre-perforated tissue, which is commonly used across the region from hotel kitchens and offices to mall restrooms and cleaning companies. Earlier in 2012, the company introduced its ‘colour magnet’ initiative, using a range of colourcoded tissue paper for specific areas of operation.

Aspiring to become a complete washroom solutions provider and disposable hygiene specialist, supplying products such as tissues, dispensers, bins, hand dryers, jet dryers, sanitary bins, sanitisers, foam soaps, garbage bags, sanitary bags, seat covers, air fresheners, vinyl and latex gloves, innovative non-woven hygienic wipes.

Building on their reputation for superior delivery, Dhofar aims to create a happier business environment, securing 100% customer satisfaction and consistently providing sustainable cutting-edge technology. �During times of rapid change, companies need to earn the trust and loyalty of their valued customers.

There are no shortcuts in business today. The successful development of Dhofar Global is inextricably linked to our policy of continuous improvement and listening to the needs of our customers. We are also a company that cares for the environment. Sustainability is in our DNA, driving our day-to-day operation now and moving forward.

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Sustainability strategies Dhofar Global Trading’s ‘Cut Back’ programme encourages consumers to reduce their use of disposable hygiene paper through product innovation and customer education. The initiative managed to literally cut back consumption by 22%, saving money and reducing the need for extensive manufacturing, and consequently cutting carbon emissions produced in this process significantly.

Dhofar Global Trading’s state-of-the-art dispensers are designed to dispense only single pre-perforated sheets at a time.

The cost savings were achieved mostly in the hospitality and corporate sectors, as both are mandated to use hygienic paper tissue for any cleaning purpose. Many premier hotel brands such as the One & Only Royal Mirage, Fairmont, Shangri-La, Hyatt Regency and Armani Hotel among others use Dhofar’s products.

In 2010, Dhofar Global Trading set about developing an innovative product which would not compromise their HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) quality approval. Once developed, Dhofar arranged for a series of customer presentations to educate their customers about the benefits of the new dispensers.

Dhofar Global Sharjah Head Office T: +97165302525 F: +97165302626 E: dhofart@eim.ae P.O. Box 70580 Sharjah, UAE Dubai Branch (DIP) T: +97148856556 F: +97148856566 E: chandan@dhofartr.com P.O.Box 90138 Dubai, UAE www.dhofartr.com

Drawing from our expertise and market knowledge combined with a strong financial structure, we have grown significantly over the years establishing and maintaining highly professional and ethical business,” says Chandan Singh, Deputy General Manager at Dhofar Global Trading.

The company caters to five and four-star hotels, multinational corporations, banks, ministries and private companies for over five years.

“Our vision to expand across the Middle East is gradually becoming a reality, with newly-opened offices in Doha, Qatar,” Singh adds.

Accreditation Dhofar Global has won the Best Green Investment Project two years in a row at the Arab Investment Awards for its ‘Cut Back’ sustainability initiative.

Advocating sustainability Each employee is trained to consult existing and potential clients on sustainable solutions. As an entire team, the company holds itself accountable for maintaining its reputation for the highest standards of integrity.

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You can sleep soundly at night knowing there are no toxic fumes or carcinogens to harm you or your family as none of our products contain harmful chemicals.�

Tolga Soytekin, Founder and Managing Director, Eco Green Facility Management

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Eco Green Facility Management is a leading green FM company based in the UAE. “Eco Clean” provides eco-laundry and housekeeping services, green maid services and is also a manufacturer and supplier of green cleaning products called “Eco Green”, which are sold in supermarkets across the UAE. Eco Clean started as a humble maid service offering cleaning services using environmentally friendly products by trained housekeepers who are also certified in first aid. Since then, the company has launched Eco Green, its own line of cleaning and personal care products, as well as Eco Laundry, an energy efficient dry cleaning service. The use of recyclable detergent bottles and even down to the cardboard hangers used by the laundry service is testament to the efforts made to make this a uniquely green company. Eco Clean strives to provide innovative services that help the environment around us and make a difference to households and communities within the UAE.

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Eco Laundry has also installed eco laundry drop boxes across residential buildings in Dubai with more planned for 2013.

Sustainability strategy The Eco Green line follows a simple sustainability strategy that has been evolving as more and more options to further its green credentials have become available in both manufacturing processes and distribution. Throughout Eco Clean’s offices and staff accommodation, water flow reducing faucet adjusters have been installed to cut down on water consumption. Air-conditioning units are also regularly serviced and checked to reduce blocking and running efficiency. In 2013 Eco Clean aims to switch power supply for its accommodations to solar, to further reduce its sufficiency on the power grid and to reduce costs and consumption. Eco Clean has been working closely with vehicle suppliers in order to switch over and run its fleet entirely with bio-fuel to

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reduce emissions. This strategy is already in place with one of its vehicles having been converted and the company hopes to complete the transition by Q4 of 2013.

Eco Clean supports many charities and offers their customers the opportunity to do the same.

The company donates AED 1 for every paid hour from its eco cleaning service to many humanitarian causes. Eco Clean believes that it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure we give people a helping hand to those in their local community and to ensure that children today have education and basic necessities in order to see a brighter tomorrow. It is for this reason Eco Clean supports the Dubai-based Senses Residential Care Home For Children With Special Needs. It also supports the Plastic Not So Fantastic organisation in the UAE and Oman, which raises awareness on the necessity to eliminate plastic from consumer use within the region.

Advocating sustainability The company’s sustainability engineer is Eco Clean CEO Tolga Soytekin, who takes an active role in ensuring energy and resource efficiency throughout the business. His in depth knowledge of the green sector ensures huge annual savings on energy and fuel consumption as well as for logistics for delivery supply side.

Eco Green was a finalist for Green Business of The Year 2012 Awards by SME Advisor. It also ensures that that its entire packaging on all its products can be recycled and is fully biodegradable.

Eco Green Facility Management T: +97143424113 E: info@ecocleanuae.com www.ecocleanuae.com

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CONTACTS

Masdar Khalifa City A, Abu Dhabi, UAE P.O. Box 54115 T: +97126533333 F: +97126536002 www.masdar.ae

MICCGreen Tec Solar Systems LLC Warehouse 30 Al Habtoor complex Al-Qusais Industrial Area no 3, P.O. Box 117169 Dubai, UAE T: +97142510405 www.miccgreentec.com

BASF FZE Jebel Ali Free Zone P.O. Box 61309 Dubai, UAE T: +97148072106 F: +97148838675 www.basf.com

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Schneider Electric SA 35 rue Joseph Monier 92500 Rueil Malmaison France T: +33141297000 www.schneider-electric.com

Belimo Automation FZE P.O. Box: 293644 Dubai, UAE T: +97142998050 F: +97142998051 info@belimo.ae www.belimo.ae

Fagerhult Grosvenor Business Tower, Office 307 Sheikh Zayed Road P.O. Box 126287 Dubai, UAE T: + 97143297120 F: + 97143297130 www.fagerhult.com

FARNEK P.O Box: 5423 Dubai, UAE T: 800 FARNEK (327635) info@farnek.com

RW Armstrong Millennium Tower 14th floor, Hamdan Street P.O. Box 45148 Abu Dhabi, UAE T: +97126127777 F: +97126127700 www.rwarmstrong.com

Oki Middle East India & Africa Building No 4 E, A 810 P.O. Box 54604 Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA) Dubai, UAE T: + 97142045810 F: + 97142045811 www.okime.ae

Dubai Chamber P.O. Box 1457 Dubai, UAE T: +97142280000 F: +97142028455 responsiblebusiness@ dubaichamber.com www.dubaichamber.com

Dolphin Energy Limited Abu Dhabi Trade Centre Building East Tower, 2nd and 3rd Floor P.O. Box 33777 Abu Dhabi, UAE www.dolphinenergy.com

SAP Middle East and North Africa LLC 16th Floor, Arenco Tower Sheikh Zayed Road P.O. Box 118353 Dubai, United Arab Emirates T: +97144407395 F: +97144407333 info.mena@sap.com

Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing T: +971-4-2821111 info@dubaitourism.ae www.dubaitourism.ae

Dhofar Global Sharjah Head Office T: +97165302525 F: +97165302626 dhofart@eim.ae P.O. Box 70580 Sharjah, UAE

Dubai Branch (DIP) T: +97148856556 F: +97148856566 chandan@dhofartr.com P.O.Box 90138 Dubai, UAE www.dhofartr.com

Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) P.O. Box 3627 Dubai, UAE T: +97148846666 www.dubal.ae

SIEMENS AG Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 Munich, Germany contact@siemens.com

Eco Green Facility Management T: +97143424113 info@ecocleanuae.com www.ecocleanuae.com

AkzoNobel P.O. Box 290 Dubai, UAE tenders.me@akzonobel.com www.akzonobel.com

Jotun East Tower, 2nd and 3rd Floor P.O. Box 33777, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Bee’ah 1st floor Lagoon Tower, Buhairah Corniche P.O. Box 20248 Sharjah, UAE T: +97165729000 F: +97165729333 info@beeah.ae www.beeah.ae

Cemex info.dubai@cemex.com info.abudhabi@cemex.com www.cemex.com

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MASDAR

2

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

3

FARNEK

24 - 29

4

AKZONOBEL

30 - 35

5

DOLPHIN ENERGY LIMITED

36 - 41

6

DUBAL ALUMINIUM

42 - 47

7

MICCGREEN TEC SOLARSYSTEMS

48 - 53

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BELIMO AUTOMATION FZE

54 - 59

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RW ARMSTRONG

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JOTUN

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SAP MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

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SIEMENS

80 - 85

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BASF FZE

86 - 91

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FAGERHULT

92 - 97

15

OKI

16

BEE’AH

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DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND COMMERCE MARKETING

110 - 115

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CEMEX

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DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

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DHOFAR GLOBAL TRADING

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ECO GREEN FACILITY MANAGEMENT

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