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The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), announced that it has been awarded the British Standard for governance (BS 13500) Certification, becoming the first organisation in the GCC region to receive it in 2019.
Dewa received certification after thorough auditing process by British Standards Institute (BSI) to ensure authority’s pro-cesses are in line with highest effective governance standards.
“Receiving the BS 13500 for the third year in a row, confirms our success in implementing best practices in effective governance, based on an integrated framework that covers all our activities and operations. Dewa follows the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines on Corporate Governance for State Owned Enterprises, World Bank guidelines, and other international standards. These efforts contribute to achieving the objectives of the Dubai Plan 2021, which aims for the Government of Dubai to be pioneering, excellent, transparent, reliable, sustainable and innovative in the management of its resources, as well as Dewa’s vision to become a globally leading sustainable innovative corporation,†said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa.