Respect for the environment and sustainabledevelopment is a long-standingpart of our
tradition. The lateSheikhZayedBinSultanAl Nahyan captured this in his ownbeliefs;
“We cherishour environment because it is an integral part of our country, our history andour
heritage. On land and in the sea, our forefathers lived and survived in this environment. They
were able todo soonly because they recognized the need to conserve it, to take from it only
what they needed to live, and topreserve it for succeedinggenerations.”
Today thesewordsareembodied in theAbuDhabi EconomicVision2030, theplan thatwill bring
long-termeconomicprogress to theEmirate. Theprimarygoalsarea safeand secure society
andadynamic, openeconomy. Achievement of thesegoals involves focusingon four key
priorityareas: Economicdevelopment, social andhuman resourcesdevelopment, infrastructure
development andenvironmental sustainabilityandoptimizationofGovernment operations.
Our commitment endorses theAbuDhabi EconomicVision2030 and supports theQatar
National Vision 2030.We strive to create value not only for our shareholders but for theUnited
ArabEmirates, Qatar andOman aswell.We can achieve that by embracing thepractice of
sustainability across the economic, social and environmental disciplines.Wewill focus our
energies toward this commitment today and in the years ahead.
Commitment Statement byHisHighness
SheikhHamdanBinZayedAl Nahyan
Chairman
