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Hosted by the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group (ADSG), the fourth annual Abu Dhabi Sustainable Business Leadership Forum has started in the capital, bringing together some of the greatest names and companies at the forefront of sustainable business across the region.
Up to 200 of the region’s business leaders participated in a range of workshops, meetings and plenary sessions to spur on progress and sustainability work in the Emirate. The forum helped to promote UAE leadership sustainability initiatives, engaged thought leadership on key sustainability topics and raised awareness on the latest global trends.
During the event, which was attended by Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Secretary-General, Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD), the Arabic Natural Capital Protocol was launched. The launch is part of a wider collaborative effort between EAD, ADSG and the Natural Capital Coalition (NCC) to commence a series of workshops in the Emirate to engage with business on the concept of natural capital. NCC is a global collaboration between over 270 organisations, with wide representation from across the global economy. 38 diverse coalition organisations came together to deliver the world’s first Natural Capital Protocol, and almost 500 organisations provided input over the course of the two-year project. Due to exceptionally strong demand from organisations around the world, the Protocol will be translated into a number of languages in 2018.