This award is in appreciation for the work that KPMG has done to support the Council's activities in the UAE during the past few years.
Mr. Vijay Malhotra, Chairman and CEO of KPMG in the UAE , received the corporate membership certificate at a recent presentation and explained that "the significance of this recognition is that it will allow us to continue to work together with the Emirates Green Building Council as part of our CSR initiative, including to highlight the importance of education about environmental awareness."
The presentation was held on Thursday 9th July at the Emirates Towers office of KPMG. The presentation was also attended by Mr Andrew Robinson who leads KPMG CSR initiatives and several EmiratesGBC Council Officers and Committee members.
Mr Jeff Willis, Chairman of EmiratesGBC, said, "KPMG and The Council have successfully collaborated on promoting green building initiatives in the UAE and we look forward to diversifying our relationship with support on strategic and operational issues."
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KPMG and the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) are pleased to announce that the KPMG offices in the UAE were recently awarded "corporate membership" by The Council.
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About the EmiratesGBC:
The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 2006 with the goal of advancing green building principles for protecting the environment and ensuring sustainability in the United Arab Emirates. The EmiratesGBC is a full Established member of the World Green Building Council (World GBC) having been accepted in September 2006. This made the Emirates Council the eighth national GBC to join the WGBC. Current members of the World GBC are USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, India, Taiwan, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates.
EGBC Vision: The EGBC will actively support the UAE to be one of the 5 global leaders in the reduction of the built environment's ecological footprint by 2015.
EGBC Mission: The Emirates Green Building Council is an independent non-profit forum that helps shape policies for the built environment and facilitates collaborative solutions to promote sustainable practices in the UAE.
About KPMG:
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 144 countries and have over 137,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. KPMG International provides no client services. Each KPMG member firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.
KPMG's presence in the UAE dates back to 1973. With over 700 staff and partners, we operate from offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah and Jebel Ali.
For more information on Emirates Green Building Council please visit their websites at www.emiratesgbc.org, and for information on KPMG in the UAE please visit www.ae-kpmg.com.
Media contact:
Maria Hanna / Michael Nates
Emirates Green Building Council
Tel: +971 4 3117127 ext. 1832
P.O. Box 121838 Dubai, UAE
The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 2006 with the goal of advancing green building principles for protecting the environment and ensuring sustainability in the United Arab Emirates. The EmiratesGBC is a full Established member of the World Green Building Council (World GBC) having been accepted in September 2006. This made the Emirates Council the eighth national GBC to join the WGBC. Current members of the World GBC are USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, India, Taiwan, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates.
EGBC Vision: The EGBC will actively support the UAE to be one of the 5 global leaders in the reduction of the built environment's ecological footprint by 2015.
EGBC Mission: The Emirates Green Building Council is an independent non-profit forum that helps shape policies for the built environment and facilitates collaborative solutions to promote sustainable practices in the UAE.
About KPMG:
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 144 countries and have over 137,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. KPMG International provides no client services. Each KPMG member firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.
KPMG's presence in the UAE dates back to 1973. With over 700 staff and partners, we operate from offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah and Jebel Ali.
For more information on Emirates Green Building Council please visit their websites at www.emiratesgbc.org, and for information on KPMG in the UAE please visit www.ae-kpmg.com.
Media contact:
Maria Hanna / Michael Nates
Emirates Green Building Council
Tel: +971 4 3117127 ext. 1832
P.O. Box 121838 Dubai, UAE
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