Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group Report 2008/2010 - Laying the Foundations

1. CEO/MD meeting 8th July 2010 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group Report 2008/2010 - Laying the Foundations Launching (2008) Laying the foundations (2009) Outreach (2010) May 2008 Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) launches its first Sustainability Report. H.E. Mohamed Al Bowardi, Secretary General of the AD Executive Council and Managing Director of EAD calls for the establishment of the ADSG. Representative organizations from some of the most important sectors for the Emirate sustainability: Energy, Industry, Transport, Tourism, Health, Oil and Gas, Construction and Building are invited to join the ADSG. June 2008 On June 30th the ADSG is established. Fifteen founding members sign the ADSG Declaration committing to adopt sustainability management and reporting practices: ADCCI, ADNOC, ADTA, ADWEA, DMA, DED, DOT, EAD, HAAD, ZonesCorp, Aldar, Dolphin, NBAD, Sorouh, Emirates Foundation. November 2008 The General Secretariat is established with two permanent members: the General Secretariat of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, and five elected members: ADCCI, ADWEA, Aldar, Dolphin Energy, Emirates Foundation. March 2009 The ADSG Charter is approved by the founding members stating the mission, goals, governance and members’ rights and duties. The ADSG action plan 2009 is approved. Training activities are initiated with three workshops: The roadmap towards sustainability, sustainability reporting and stakeholder management. May 2009 One-on-One technical support starts to provide assistance to members to document their business cases for sustainability. June 2009 EAD sets up a sustainability unit to provide strategic and operational support to the ADSG General Secretariat and its members. The CEO/MD Leadership Group meets in a gala dinner to celebrate the ADSG first anniversary. EAD issues its second sustainability report. Sorouh issues its first sustainability report. July-December 2009 The ADSG approves the membership criteria and membership process, the range of products and services to be delivered to members, and the logo. A member task force starts the design of the agenda for the first Abu Dhabi Annual Sustainability Forum. Training needs are assessed through a survey. ADCCI issues its first sustainability report. Masdar City, Urban Planning Council (UPC) and Aramex join the ADSG. January-March 2010 The ADSG action plan 2010 is approved. Training activities continue with a workshop on sustainability reporting. Etihad Airways and Mubadala Development Company join the ADSG. April-June 2010 Training activities continue with a workshop on Transparency in the Value Chain; Quarterly meetings are open to guest speakers; Four flagship programs are launched; Khalifa Fund joins the ADSG. ADSG leads a Delegation of 13 members to the GRI Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency held in Amsterdam; The ADSG Portal and the ADSG newsletter are launched. 15 founding members develop their sustainability reports.

2. CEO/MD meeting 8th July 2010 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group Strategy 2011/2013 - From Reporting to Action Our mission To promote sustainability management in Abu Dhabi by providing learning and knowledge sharing opportunities for government, private and not for profit organizations in a spirit of cooperation and open dialogue Our values and principles *Responsibility: We all share responsibility for our common present and future* Accountability: We are answerable for our impacts on our stakeholders * Transparency: We ensure the timely and accurate disclosure of all material issues