ESG in Qatar: QSE Guidance, QFMA Governance, and What Listed Companies Should Do
How ESG reporting works in Qatar — QSE ESG guidance, the QFMA governance code, QFC sustainability, and what listed companies and QFC entities should prepare.
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Analysis on UAE and GCC ESG, climate risk, and assurance.
Practitioner perspectives on regulatory developments, methodology questions, and the issues we see most often in client work — written by senior team members actively delivering engagements across the Gulf.
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2026
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IFRS S1 and S2 in Qatar: The ISSB Standards Reach the Gulf
What IFRS S1 and S2 mean for Qatar — the ISSB sustainability and climate disclosure standards, the move toward mandatory adoption for banks, and how to prepare.
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Tadawul ESG Disclosure Guidelines: What Saudi-Listed Companies Need to Know
How the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) ESG Disclosure Guidelines work — the metrics, the comply-or-explain basis, and how Saudi-listed companies prepare credible ESG reports.
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Cabinet Resolution 67 of 2024: The UAE's National Carbon Register Explained
Who must register with the UAE's National Register for Carbon Credits, by when, and what the AED 2 million penalties cover — a primary-source guide for GCC institutions.
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Federal Decree-Law 11 of 2024: The UAE Climate Change Law and Your MRV Obligations
The UAE Climate Change Law applies to every entity that emits — free zones included. What Article 6 requires, when MRV duties trigger, and the penalty for getting it wrong.
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The UAE National MRV System and IEQT: How to Actually Report Your Emissions
MOCCAE's Integrated Emissions Quantification Tool at mrv.ae is the federal platform for UAE emissions reporting. How registration works, what the tool does, and how to prepare.
2025
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Beyond Carbon: Why GCC Portfolios Must Price "Nature Risk" Post-Belém
The "Amazon COP" turned biodiversity from a CSR nice-to-have into a Tier-1 financial risk. Is your portfolio exposed?Key Takeaways • Nature is the New Asset Class: The Global…
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COP30 Vindicated the GCC’s "Energy Realism" Strategy - O&G Perspective
Belem confirmed what we already knew: The world needs low-carbon molecules, not just electrons. Here is your roadmap for 2026Key Takeaways • The "Phase-Out" Pause: COP30…
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The Manufacturer’s Guide to EcoVadis 2025: Securing Your First Bronze Medal in the GCC
Key Takeaways for Manufacturing Leaders: • The Bronze Bar: In 2025, a Bronze medal requires you to be in the top 35% of all rated companies. For a first-time assessment, this…
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QFMA Governance Code 2025 - Board Level Trainings View
IntroductionThe Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) has issued the Governance Code for Listed Companies 2025, a major update from the previous 2016 framework. Among the…