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When Purpose Meets Practice: How Berkeley Services and Emirates Environmental Group Are Redefining Sustainability in the UAE's Built Environment

 

In a major step toward a low-carbon future, Berkeley has launched a powerful new module within its CAFM system: the ESG Navigator

 
By Marisha Singh, June 12, 2026 UAE IFM
 
When Purpose Meets Practice: How Berkeley Services and Emirates Environmental Group Are Redefining Sustainability in the UAE's Built Environment
In an industry where sustainability is too often a marketing exercise, the partnership between Berkeley Services Group and Emirates Environmental Group stands as something genuinely different — a working relationship built not on optics, but on shared conviction. The conversation that illustrates this best took place on Built Environment ME's podcast, The Hub, where Editor Marisha Singh sat down with Dr. Habiba Al Marashi, Co-founder and Chairperson of Emirates Environmental Group, and Nadesh Gandhari, Head of...

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