Dr Jagannathan is well known in the industry as an expert on Sustainability and Climate Action and has more than 25 years of professional experience in the Buildings and Environment space with a specific focus on developing Policies and frameworks. As Senior General Manager, Sustainability at Sobha Realty, he is entrusted with the task of driving Sustainability and Climate action across the business value chain and is responsible for embedding ESG principles across the group, including articulating them through climate reporting. He steered the development of Sobha’s climate road map and is currently driving the net zero transition for the group across all emission scopes. He was an active member of the built environment group set up by the UAE high level champions for developing the sustainability blueprint for built environment, which was published alongside COP28 in Dubai.

As Sustainability Head at Trakhees a Regulatory authority in Dubai, he has designed, developed, and administered major policy tools surrounding energy efficiency, green building code and certification and was instrumental in establishing a robust infrastructure for their implementation. He was an active working group member in Emirate’s strategic programs including 2040 Master plan, DSM, and Dubai Code unification.