Understanding Sustainability and ESG in Dubai Real Estate

The significance of sustainability and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has risen to the top of the political agenda. Property as an asset class plays a crucial role in a nation’s path to net carbon reductions. Dubai has been playing its part with the increasing number of green-certified buildings and green building codes

This course begins by setting out the global challenges for the real estate profession and through insightful discussions, point to the ever-increasing mountain of evidence that showcases Dubai as an innovator in sustainable real estate practices.

Students will:

• Explore key concepts and definitions of ESG and sustainability and their application to real estate
• Review a range of academic data on the qualitative and quantitative benefits of sustainable in real estate
• Examine key case study examples of best practice in Dubai
• Understand the future of sustainability and the role of the real estate professional.