The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group Recognised Winners of its 8th Sustainable Business Leadership Awards Celebrating Sustainability Excellence in the Region

ADSG, supported by EAD, announced the winners of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Business Leadership Awards 2023 after a successful Gala Dinner event on Tuesday 3rd October 2023 at which Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts and Honorary Professor of Sustainability and Innovation at the Alliance Manchester Business School, delivered a keynote speech.

The annual Abu Dhabi Sustainable Business Leadership Awards recognised key sustainability initiatives and achievements across participating organisations in the region.

The winners were selected from a panel of four independent expert judges comprised of:

  • Dr Jenny Davidson, Senior Lecturer and Climate Change Academic Fellow, Newcastle University Business School, United Kingdom.
  • Mr Dexter Galvin, Chief Commercial Officer, CDP.
  • Dr Fauzia Jabeen, Professor of Management, College of Business at Abu Dhabi University and Visiting Professor, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France.
  • Mr Abdullatif Albitawi, Vice Chair, Energy Institute (EI) Middle East.

Abu Dhabi Sustainable Business Leadership Awards 2023 winners:

  • Best Sustainability Initiative – Abu Dhabi Ports Group
  • Best Sustainability Report – Schneider Electric
  • Sustainability Manager of the Year – Eissa Al Jenaibi, ADNOC Gas
  • Sustainability Leader of the Year – Shargiil Bashir, First Abu Dhabi Bank
  • Best Sustainability Communication Programme – Schneider Electric
  • Best Energy Management Initiative – ADNOC Gas

In addition, Dolphin Energy was awarded the honour of Award of Remarkable Commitment to the ADSG for the organisation’s longstanding support of the ADSG and its programmes.

Fourteen ADSG Members were also presented with Recognition Certificates for Sustainability Reporting: Dolphin Energy, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Aldar Group, Emirates Global Aluminium, ADNEC Group, TAQA, Cleveland Clinic – Abu Dhabi, Schnieder Electric, BESIX, Masdar – Abu Dhabi Future Energy, HSBC, Etihad Airways and Aramex.

This year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainable Business Leadership Awards took place in a particularly significant year, the UAE Year of Sustainability and the ADSG’s 15-year Anniversary, which is marked by a commemorative video and a publication documenting the history of the ADSG entitled Pioneering Sustainability: 15 Years of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group.