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7/10/24, 11:10 AM A Transformative Approach to Carbon Emissions Management
Dubai Municipality Receives 7 New International Specifications
The certifications were received in fields of environmental management, protection and sustainability, energy
management, institutional governance, and IT governance, among others
SME News Service
Published on: 09 Jul 2024, 12:44 pm
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Dubai Municipality has secured seven new Certificates of Conformity (CoC) with international standards
(ISO) and British standards across several vital areas during 2023, underscoring its commitment to
innovation, excellence, agility, and institutional resilience.

The certifications were received in fields – including areas of environmental management, protection and
sustainability, energy management, institutional governance, IT governance, internal auditing, engineering contract
management, as well as certification of conformity with the International Standard for Innovation.

These achievements demonstrate the Municipality’s unwavering focus on crucial areas and sectors, aligning with a
pioneering and integrated institutional framework that promotes innovation, creativity, and future preparedness.
H.E. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, highlighted that the Municipality’s Certificates of
Conformity with international standards across various crucial fields reflect its robust vision and objectives in
promoting compliance and governance to enhance Dubai’s appeal, sustainability, leadership, and standards of
living.

H.E. added that this achievement further embodies the wise leadership’s vision of achieving excellence in
government work and enhancing competitiveness.

H.E. Al Hajri said: “The Municipality embraces an institutional approach based on a culture of leadership,
innovation, governance, sustainability and optimal investment in human and tangible resources.

"This distinctive approach has substantially contributed to accomplishing numerous international achievements and
credits, which distinctly reflect the culture of excellence, agility standards and the pioneering institutional flexibility
that we adopt within our line of action targeted at solidifying the Emirate’s position on global competitiveness
indicators.”

H.E. further stated that owing to its remarkable human resources comprising of leaders, employees and specialized
task forces, the Municipality has been able to continue offering exceptional municipal services and implementing
strategies and projects that successfully meet global standards and benchmarks.

New specifications

The specification ‘10845-1’ and the ‘ISO 19011’ are two of the seven certifications received by the Dubai
Municipality. The Municipality is the first to receive both certifications in the Middle East region. The specification
‘10845-1’ was obtained by the Municipality owing to its use of best practices in the management of engineering
contracts specializing in construction.

Meanwhile, the Municipality received the ‘ISO 19011’ for establishing an institutional system to manage internal
audits on quality and administrative standards in accordance with international best practices.

Additionally, the Municipality achieved the ISO 37000 certification in recognition of its efforts in promoting
effective governance as well as developing and implementing a governance framework in line with the
requirements of the new international standard.

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