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Press Release

As a go-to destination for globally significant events, Expo City boasts multiple ISO
20121:2024-certified indoor and outdoor venues, demonstrating its eco-credentials for the
planned ‘Green Investopia’ conference in 2026 – an event dedicated to exploring key trends in
green investing and attract investment to the UAE. An off-shoot of the Investopia series of
conferences organised by the Ministry, this will further strengthen Expo City’s position as a
convening hub.

Terra – a LEED Platinum-certified building, designed to be net zero for both energy and water –
exemplifies best practice in sustainable building design and is Expo City’s hub for biodiversity
and conservation. Pioneering initiatives focused on preserving and sustaining our planet, it has
partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission
(IUCN SSC) to establish the world’s first Centre for Species Survival dedicated to fungi. It is
also the regional office of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots programme – a global environmental,
animal welfare, and humanitarian youth outreach initiative.

In addition, Expo City’s city-wide testbed provides a real urban environment to trial and scale
nature-first ideas with global impact, creating competitive advantages for businesses by boosting
resource efficiency and supporting innovation and collaboration. Many companies focused on
clean energy and decarbonisation – including ENGIE, Siemens Energy, Nestlé, DS Energy,
Carbon Assurance, Carbon Standard and DNV – have already established operations in the city.

The landmark initiative was announced at the Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum,
held at Expo City Dubai, which gathered mayors and city leaders from more than 350 cities and
provided a platform to introduce major projects enabling governments and businesses to unlock
trade and investment opportunities to build more sustainable cities.

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About Expo City Dubai

Expo City Dubai, the legacy city of Expo 2020 Dubai, is an innovation-driven, people-centric community rooted in
the belief that collaboration can propel sustainable progress. Its prime location and world-class connectivity place it
at the centre of Dubai’s future – the lynchpin between Dubai Exhibition Centre, Al Maktoum International Airport
and Jebel Ali Port and a key driver of Dubai’s Economic Agenda (D33)

• A world-class free zone, it is home to a thriving business community that supports cross-sector
collaboration and provides a springboard for businesses of all sizes to scale and grow, enhancing Dubai’s
position as a global centre of trade and reinforcing the UAE’s development and diversification ambitions
• Its residential communities redefine urban living, exemplifying best practice in innovative, environment-
friendly design with a focus on wellbeing and happiness