The 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is taking place this year from January 12-18, bringing together global leaders to accelerate sustainable development and advance socioeconomic progress.
As the first major event in the global sustainability calendar, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 will connect and empower policymakers and business and civil society leaders to explore pathways to fast-track the transformation to a sustainable economy and spark a new era of prosperity for all.
“Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 will act as a nexus for global business leaders, policymakers and entrepreneurs, leveraging interconnected solutions that build a more prosperous future for all,” stated His Excellency Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Chairman of Masdar.
Platform for supercharging sustainable progress
Held under the theme ‘The Nexus of Next. Supercharging Sustainable Progress’, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 will showcase how the convergence of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), energy and human expertise can supercharge sustainable development and unlock a potential $10 trillion economic transformation opportunity.
For more than 15 years, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week has provided a global platform to foster multi-stakeholder collaboration to address global challenges and accelerate growth. It has also enabled high-value agreements and strategic partnerships between governments, industry leaders and clean energy pioneers worldwide, driving impactful alliances and advancing the global sustainability agenda.
“With three megatrends shaping our world – the rise of the Global South and emerging markets, the transformation of energy systems and the exponential growth of AI – advanced technologies now provide an unprecedented opportunity for socioeconomic and environmental development. ADSW 2025 must be the launchpad not just for policy but for action, building the connections to supercharge sustainable progress,” added Al Jaber.
Key events and summits at ADSW 2025
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 begins with the annual IRENA Assembly, taking place on January 12 and 13, and the Global Climate Finance Annual Meeting on 13 January. The opening ceremony, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC) on January 14 will set the scene for the week ahead.
The ADSW Summit and the Green Hydrogen Summit will also convene global leaders for impactful dialogues focused on fostering collaboration, unlocking investment opportunities and enabling cutting-edge partnerships.
As one of the key events under Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025, the World Future Energy Summit will continue to play a critical role in driving business growth in addition to knowledge sharing.
Over the years, the World Future Energy Summit has fostered a remarkable number of transactions, with 450 companies exhibiting in 2024. In 2025, the summit will also feature the Innovation Hub, providing space for over 55 entrepreneurs and startups to showcase their breakthrough technologies and inventions to the public.
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 will also feature the annual Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) forum, amplifying women’s voices in the sustainability debate and will bring 3,500 young people together with its Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) Forum and Hub, actively engaging youth in a three-day program designed to empower them to act, innovate and become climate leaders.
Zayed Sustainability Prize
The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, will also hold a series of events at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025, including the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony on January 14 and the Forum & Investor Connect.
The Zayed Sustainability Prize honors and empowers those who are spearheading transformative change across the categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action and Global High Schools.
Over the past 16 years, the 117 Prize winners have positively impacted more than 384 million lives worldwide, creating sustainable economic and social development opportunities, and improving access to affordable and reliable energy, safe drinking water, nutritious food and quality healthcare.
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ADSW 2025 key dates
If you plan on taking part in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025, here are key dates to keep in mind:
- IRENA Assembly: January 12-13.
- Global Climate Finance Annual Meeting: January 13.
- ADSW Opening Ceremony: January 14.
- Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony: January 14.
- ADSW Summit: January 14-15.
- World Future Energy Summit: January 14-16.
- Y4S Forum and Hub: January 14-16.
- WiSER Forum: January 15
- Green Hydrogen Summit: January 16.
- Zayed Sustainability Prize Forum: January 16.
- Investor Connect: January 16.
- The Festival at Masdar City: January 17-18
