What You’ll Learn

1. GCC Regulatory Landscape: What’s Changing & Why It MattersWe’ll begin by walking you through the latest climate and emissions-related laws across the GCC, including:

UAE’s Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024 (enforced May 2025): Mandatory Scope 1 & 2 reporting, third-party verification, penalties of up to AED 2M.
KSA’s advancing carbon disclosure protocols under Vision 2030 and Tadawul guidelines.
Qatar’s National Climate Change Action Plan and roadmap for reducing emissions in energy and industrial sectors.
Oman’s Net Zero 2050 Strategy and adaptation-focused emission reduction targets.

We’ll compare how each jurisdiction defines compliance obligations, and what businesses need to do differently depending on their geographic and operational footprint.

2. Scope 1 & Scope 2 Emissions: Know What You EmitA significant part of this session is devoted to helping you:

Identify direct and indirect emissions within your operations
Define your organizational and operational boundaries
Understand how energy use, fuel consumption, cooling systems, company vehicles, and other assets contribute to your Scope 1 & 2 profile

We’ll also clarify misconceptions – such as overreporting, double counting, and “grey areas” – that often lead to poor audit outcomes or non-compliance.

3. Data Collection, Inventory Design & Digital MRVYou’ll learn how to build a practical, audit-ready emissions inventory, using:

Primary and secondary data sources
Energy bills, fuel logs, refrigerant leakage estimates, water and utility records
Standardized emissions factors from recognized global databases

More importantly, you’ll see how this data flows into an integrated digital MRV system using CorpStage ESG 360. The live demonstration will show you:

How to enter and validate emissions data across sites
How to create automated reports that align with GRI, ISSB, CSRD and national disclosures
How audit ready file creation and traceability is handled using time stamped data trails

4. Climate Adaptation & Sector ReadinessEmission reporting is just one side of climate readiness. For businesses operating in heat exposed, flood prone, or water stressed regions of the GCC, adaptation planning is now part of regulatory expectations.

This session will touch on:

How climate risks (e.g., heatwaves, supply chain disruptions, infrastructure flooding) affect business continuity
What UAE and Oman regulators are requiring around sector-level adaptation plans
How your company can begin conducting basic physical climate risk assessments

Emission Reporting & Climate Readiness: What GCC Businesses Must Do Now