"Your board needs a position paper before the next regulatory review."
Where we engage → Calibrated to GCC regulators & exchanges ADX · DFM · Tadawul · QSE · Bahrain Bourse · MSX · Boursa Kuwait
UAE Aligned Methodology Built for UAE listed and large corporates · SCA · DFM · ADX
KSA Aligned Methodology Built for KSA listed and large corporates · SAMA · CMA · Tadawul
Qatar Aligned Methodology Built for Qatar listed and large corporates · QFMA · QSE · QCB
Bahrain Aligned Methodology Built for Bahrain listed and large corporates · CBB · Bahrain Bourse
Oman Aligned Methodology Built for Oman listed and large corporates · CMA Oman · MSX
Kuwait Aligned Methodology Built for Kuwait listed and large corporates · CMA Kuwait · Boursa Kuwait
ESG advisory, assurance and training for the GCC.
ESG strategy, sustainability reporting, GHG inventories and assurance readiness, against the frameworks that apply in the region: UAE Climate Law, CBUAE climate risk principles, ADX and DFM disclosure, MOCCAE MRV, GRI and IFRS S1/S2.
Where we engage
What usually starts an engagement.
Most engagements start mid-problem: a disclosure deadline, an ESG rating slip, or a question from the board that nobody can answer with the current data.
"Your bank has flagged that your sustainability-linked loan covenants need assurance."
Where we engage →"Your auditor has questioned how Scope 3 supplier emissions were quantified."
Where we engage →"Your group is rolling out IFRS S1/S2 reporting and the team needs board-level fluency."
Where we engage →"CBUAE has flagged that your ICAAP needs climate scenario integration."
Where we engage → 1 / 5
Selected clients
- Emirates Global Aluminium
- Hutchison Ports
- Apparel Group
- CES
- Mawarid Finance
- Flooss
- Lamprell
- re Sustainability
- MTM
By the numbers
Senior-led delivery, measured at scale across the GCC.
30+
GCC institutions served
100+
Programmes delivered
16+
Banking-sector engagements
17+
Years sector experience
Why ESGweise
How we work.
One principal, end to end
A senior principal leads every engagement from kickoff to sign-off, and is the person doing the analysis rather than coordinating it.
Calibrated to GCC frameworks
Methodology built against CBUAE climate risk principles, ADX and DFM disclosure rules, Tadawul guidance and IFRS S1/S2, rather than adapted from elsewhere.
Evidence for assurance
Evidence packs to ISAE 3000, ISSA 5000 and ISO 14064-3, with the working papers an assurance provider asks for, and capability transferred to your team.
Why it matters now
In the Gulf, ESG just became mandatory.
From the UAE Climate Law to ADX, DFM and Tadawul disclosure, the rules are now enforced, with third-party assurance close behind. We prepare institutions for assurance before the reporting deadline.
Speak with our team What we do
Six disciplines, designed to compose.
Most engagements draw from more than one discipline. Strategy plus assurance. Reporting plus rating uplift. Training plus tooling. We scope across the line you actually need — rather than forcing the work into a single category that doesn't fit.
- Practice
Strategy
Board-level strategy, materiality, climate scenarios, and tech roadmaps.
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Assurance
Independent assurance under ISAE 3000 and ISSA 5000 frameworks.
Explore → - Practice
Reporting
Sustainability reports, GHG inventories and ESIA, prepared for investor and assurance requirements.
Explore → - Practice
Carbon
Net-zero roadmaps, SBTi target validation, sustainable transportation, and carbon credit project development.
Explore → - Practice
ESG Rating Improvement
MSCI, Sustainalytics, EcoVadis, S&P CSA — gap analysis to score uplift.
Explore → - Practice
ISO Implementation
Management system implementation, energy audits, and certification readiness.
Explore → - Practice
Nature & Biodiversity
Biodiversity baselines, IFC PS6 critical habitat, marine and coastal impact assessment, and nature-related disclosure.
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Industries
Sector specialisation, not generalist breadth.
Six sectors where we have repeated engagements, regulatory fluency, and signature work. Outside these, we take on assignments selectively.
Banking & Financial Services
ICAAP-ESG bridge, CBUAE Climate Risk Principles, IFRS S1/S2, and ADX/DFM disclosure for UAE banks, NBFCs, and Islamic financial institutions.
- CBUAE Climate Risk Principles
- NGFS scenario stress testing
- IFRS S1/S2 transition
Energy & Utilities
GHG inventories for power, water, and district cooling; carbon credit pathways for desalination; sustainable finance for utility CapEx.
- Scope 1 process emissions
- Carbon credit eligibility
- Sustainable finance structuring
Oil & Gas
Methane MRV (OGMP 2.0), zero routine flaring readiness, decommissioning ESG, and net-zero pathway design for upstream and midstream operators.
- Methane abatement & MRV
- Zero routine flaring 2030
- Decommissioning ESG
Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
ASI certification for aluminium, ResponsibleSteel readiness, EcoVadis programmes, supplier ESG audits, and Scope 3 inventories for industrial groups.
- ASI / ResponsibleSteel certification
- EU CBAM exposure
- Scope 3 supplier emissions
Transportation & Logistics
Fleet electrification roadmaps, IMO MEPC compliance for shipping, scope 3 logistics emissions, and toll-operator ESG disclosure.
- IMO MEPC / FuelEU Maritime
- Fleet electrification economics
- Scope 3 transport emissions
Family Business & Holdings
Multi-entity ESG governance, succession-linked sustainability strategy, group-level reporting, and Sharia-compliant sustainable finance.
- Multi-entity consolidation
- Governance & succession
- Sharia-compliant green sukuk
Training & capability
We don't read decks aloud.
We don't read decks aloud.
We build measurable capability.
Every cohort runs with senior practitioners, applies live simulations, and is measured against full Kirkpatrick L1–L4 outcomes — not feedback scores. 100+ programmes, 30+ GCC institutions, methodology that holds up under audit.
- L1 Reaction & facilitation — ≥ 90% threshold
- L2 Knowledge transfer — pre/post calibrated, ≥ 20% delta
- L3 Behaviour on the job — manager-rated, 30/60-day
- L4 Business impact — ROI captured, capstone showcase
Software
We don't just advise on ESG technology.
We don't just advise on ESG technology.
We've built it.
ESGweise One — our materiality, GHG, climate-risk, and reporting platform — runs in production with GCC clients. When off-the-shelf tools don't fit your sector or regulator, we can build instead of recommend.
Visit ESGweise One ↗- MaterialityDouble materiality assessment, sector-mapped
- GHGScopes 1, 2, 3 inventory with audit trail
- Climate RiskNGFS scenarios, GCC-overlay ready
- ReportsGRI, IFRS S1/S2, ESRS-compatible output
For financial risk specialists
Visit Riskweise ↗
Looking for IFRS 9 ECL, ICAAP, stress testing, or credit risk modelling work?
Our financial risk advisory practice operates as Riskweise — same team, sharper focus on technical risk and modelling.
Who you'll work with
Sumit Agarwal
Founder, ESGweise
15+ years across ESG advisory, carbon markets, climate risk, and sustainability assurance — delivered across GCC banks, utilities, oil & gas operators, and family groups. Every engagement at ESGweise is principal-led. You will always be working directly with the person accountable for the outcome.
Let's talk
You probably know what you need.
You probably know what you need.
We're good at the part where it gets done.
Thirty minutes. No deck. We listen, you describe the situation, we tell you honestly whether we're the right firm — and what we'd do first if we are.
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