The ESG & Data for Good Center of Excellence convened a closed strategic roundtable on December 20, 2025, bringing together senior experts and practitioners from leading organizations across the MENA region. The discussion drew on cross-sector perspectives spanning banking, finance, telecom, energy, construction, and academia, reflecting the multi-dimensional nature of sustainability implementation.
The roundtable featured contributions from the following experts:
The roundtable, titled “Sustainability across Sectors: From Commitment to Practice,” brought together senior experts and practitioners from leading MENA organizations in a closed strategic discussion focused on translating sustainability commitments into operational action. The dialogue reinforced that sustainability is no longer a voluntary or conceptual agenda, but a core requirement for organizational resilience, competitiveness, and long-term value creation.
Discussions emphasized the need to embed sustainability into core business processes, decision-making frameworks, regulatory structures, and financial models. Participants highlighted the critical role of reliable data, standardized metrics, and digital readiness in enabling effective implementation. The importance of ecosystem collaboration, cultural engagement, and public awareness was also underscored as essential to achieving scalable and lasting impact across value chains.
The session concluded with a set of actionable recommendations primarily directed at organizational executives, with additional considerations for policymakers and regulatory stakeholders. These recommendations aim to support executives in integrating sustainability into day-to-day operations, decision-making, and capital allocation, while also informing regulatory approaches that enable alignment and accelerate implementation across sectors in Egypt and the wider MENA region.
The full roundtable report, including key insights and consolidated recommendations from all participating experts, is now available.
