DUBAI, UAE: Enova – a joint venture between Majid Al Futtaim and Veolia, and a leader in regional integrated energy and facilities management services – has earned Platinum LEED Certification for its UAE head office in Dubai.

Platinum is the highest certification bestowed in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a rigorous data-driven rating framework to pursue global sustainable development and resilient buildings.

As part of its diverse portfolio of solutions, Enova offers a range of environmental excellence services, including technical consultancy for sustainability initiatives such as Green Building and LEED certifications. The company also provides expert consultancy on carbon reduction strategies, an increasingly critical aspect of many organizations’ long-term sustainability goals.

Renaud Capris, Enova CEO, comments, “Enova has long pioneered and elevated sustainable building services in the MENAT region. This platinum LEED certification is important as it demonstrates our expertise and is a testament to our commitment to advancing green building solutions. Our first-hand experience with LEED certification positions us to provide expert consultation and support to companies of all sizes across various industries.”

Capris points out that the certification of Enova’s Dubai offices reflects its support for the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 strategy, while also upholding the impressive sustainability resolutions of our stakeholders, Majid Al Futtaim and Veolia.

Both of Enova’s joint venture partners are recognized for their strong environmental credentials.  Majid Al Futtaim’s ‘Dare Today, Change Tomorrow’ strategy aims to positively contribute to climate resilience and sustainable economic development, with several of its regional malls achieving Platinum LEED certifications. Similarly, Veolia’s 2024-2027 ‘GreenUp’ program aims to accelerate the deployment of environmental protection solutions through innovation in pollution control, carbon reduction, and resource regeneration, supported by significant investments in local energy, water technologies, and hazardous waste treatment.

LEED certification evaluates buildings on five criteria, namely energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience. The Platinum certification distinguishes Enova’s Dubai head office as a high-performance building, highlighting the company’s contribution towards the well-being of its building occupants, community, and business.

Enova is participating as a ‘Green Partner’ at World ESG Summit, taking place at Dusit Thani in Dubai between 20 – 21 August. Enova spokespeople will be available for comments on green building transformations and energy-efficient facilities management. For interviews, please contact Michelle Oribello at enova@wallispr.com.

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ABOUT ENOVA

Enova is the regional leader in integrated energy and multi-technical services, offering comprehensive and performance-based Energy and Facilities Management solutions to its clients to help achieve their financial, operational, and environmental targets. With more than 5,500 highly trained and multi-skilled employees, Enova serves a wide portfolio of clients in the public, residential, commercial, industrial, and healthcare sectors across the region.

Enova was created in 2002 as a joint venture between Majid Al Futtaim and Veolia. Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping malls, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Veolia is a global leader in optimised resource management; designing and providing water, waste, and energy management solutions which contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industrieswww.enova-me.com.

ABOUT VEOLIA

Veolia group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with nearly 218,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2023, the Veolia group provided 113 million inhabitants with drinking water and 103 million with sanitation, produced 42 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 63 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 45,351 million euros in 2023. www.veolia.com

ABOUT MAJID AL FUTTAIM

Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is an Emirati-owned, diversified lifestyle conglomerate operating across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Group started from one man’s vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment, and leisure to ‘create great moments for everyone, every day’. It has since grown into one of the region’s most respected businesses, employing 43,000 people, with owned assets valued at US$18 billion and has the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately held corporates in the region. Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 29 shopping malls, 7 hotels and four mixed-use communities, welcoming more than 600 million customers through its doors every year.

Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 600 VOX Cinemas screens as well as a portfolio of world-class leisure and entertainment experiences across the region including four indoor ski locations in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Cairo and Oman as well as family entertainment centers Magic Planet and Little Explorers. It is the proud owner of the flagship Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, and Mall of Oman with the iconic City Centre shopping malls rounding out its portfolio across the region. The Group partners with world-class fashion, home, speciality retail and beauty brands, including lululemon, LEGO, Crate and Barrel, Shiseido, with over 70 stores and 20 digital platforms across the GCC. It also owns and operates THAT Concept Store, a multi-brand retail destination and app. Majid Al Futtaim is also the exclusive franchisee for Carrefour across markets in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, serving 770,000 customers daily. These offerings are powered by the UAE’s fastest growing loyalty programme SHARE, which offers customers a more personalised and data driven experience. The developer of choice for the region, Majid Al Futtaim is the creator of mixed-use communities including Tilal Al Ghaf in Dubai and Al Mouj in Muscat.

Majid Al Futtaim has continued to set the standard for sustainable growth through its Dare Today, Change Tomorrow sustainability strategy. The Group is committed to becoming Net Positive in water and carbon by 2040. www.majidalfuttaim.com

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