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DEWA enhances stakeholder engagement in defining sustainability priorities · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority applies
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  an integrated organizational approach to engage
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  stakeholders in setting sustainability priorities,
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  thereby enhancing transparency and governance,
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  while directing initiatives and resources towards
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  the areas with the greatest economic, environmental
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  and social impact. And this is how it was put
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  into practice. As part of preparations for its
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  2025 sustainability report, the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority organized three virtual workshops
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  with diverse stakeholder groups to review and
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  evaluate 32 potential material topics covering
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  the circular economy, climate change, innovation,
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  customer happiness, and cybersecurity. This ensured
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  that the authority's priorities are aligned with
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  stakeholder expectations, as well as national
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  and international trends and priorities. The
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  materiality matrix, therefore, serves as a key
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  foundation for preparing sustainability reports
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  in line with global reporting initiative standards.
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  The stakeholder engagement process involved a
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  wide range of internal and external groups, including
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  top management, employees, government entities,
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  investors, suppliers, customers, partners, and
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  the wider community. This approach provides a
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  clear understanding of the most significant and
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  impactful issues and enhances responsiveness
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  to stakeholder expectations over the medium and
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  long term. We have an integrated stakeholder
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  engagement ecosystem that supports the alignment
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  of our strategic priorities with stakeholder
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  expectations and emerging trends in the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority's areas of work.
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  The materiality assessment reflects our commitment
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  to transparency and accountability, while transforming
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  environmental challenges into opportunities for
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  innovation, sustainable growth, and an enhanced
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  quality of life. This supports Dubai's leading
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  position and reinforces the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority's status as a global model
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  for sustainable and innovative utilities. The
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  materiality assessment results serve as a key
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  reference for developing strategies, initiatives
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  and performance indicators, as well as directing
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  resources towards areas that deliver the greatest
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  value to stakeholders and generate sustainable
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  economic, social and environmental impact. Moreover,
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  this approach enhances the quality of sustainability
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  reporting and strengthens the establishment of
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  a more effective governance system that keeps
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  pace with stakeholder expectations, exceeds them,
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  and supports Dubai's journey towards a more sustainable
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  and prosperous future, said His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammad Altayeh, ND and CEO of the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority. The results of the 2025
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  materiality assessment highlighted a strong focus
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  on environmental issues related to climate change,
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  emissions, energy, water, the circular economy,
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  and waste management. This reflects the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority's role in supporting
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  the transition to a low -carbon economy while
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  enhancing resource efficiency and strengthening
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  infrastructure resilience.