SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0: What Changes for Companies
SBTi published Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 on 11 June 2026. Validation opens 1 February 2027 and V1.3.1 closes 31 January 2028. What changes, and what to do now.
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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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Who Checks the ESCO's Numbers? Independent Review of Energy Performance Contracts
On an energy performance contract the ESCO measures the savings its fee depends on. Where an owner's review effort pays, stage by stage, under Abu Dhabi's M&V Protocol.
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How Often Do ISO Audits Happen? Internal, Surveillance and Recertification Audits Explained
How often internal, surveillance and recertification audits happen for ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 27001 and 22301, whether certificates expire, and what a missed audit costs.
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ISO 45001 Management of Change: What Clause 8.1.3 Requires and How to Run It
ISO 45001:2018 clause 8.1.3 management of change explained: what triggers it, what the standard requires, a practical procedure, and examples for offices and industrial sites.
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ISO 45001 Management Review: Inputs, Outputs, Agenda and Report
What ISO 45001:2018 clause 9.3 requires from a management review: the inputs, the decisions, who attends, how often, a practical agenda and report, and common audit findings.
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Abu Dhabi Facility MRV: The 25,000 Tonne Threshold and the 2027 Verification Deadline
Abu Dhabi runs its own facility-level GHG MRV system under EAD. Who is in scope, the 25,000 tCO2e threshold, the 31 March deadline, and when verification becomes mandatory.
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Can Oil and Gas Companies Set SBTi Targets? Not at the Moment
SBTi is not validating fossil fuel company targets and paused its oil and gas standard in April 2025. Who is excluded, who is not, and what to do meanwhile.
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The EU Methane Regulation and the 1 January 2027 Import Deadline
Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 reaches past the EU border to the producers who supply it. From 1 January 2027, supply contracts need MRV equivalent to the EU regime.
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Why EU Methane Rules and OGMP 2.0 Matter for the UAE
The UAE sells LNG into Europe, hosted the charter that set a near-zero methane goal, and its national oil company already holds OGMP Gold Standard. What that leaves to do.
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Who Does the EU Methane Regulation Actually Impact?
The obligation sits on the EU importer, but it bites on the producer. Who is caught, who is not, and why a contract renewal counts as much as a new contract.