Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has launched the Sustainable Global Excellence project to consolidate the foundations of excellence and spread a culture of sustainable excellence among its staff.

"The Sustainable Global Excellence project will promote and consolidate the foundations, concepts, and a culture of excellence among DEWA’s staff. It will emphasise their effective contribution to our journey towards sustainable excellence. We consider sustainable excellence as the basis for improving our operations, to achieve the vision of our wise leadership to enhance government excellence in the UAE, which has become a benchmark for governments seeking to improve performance and happiness for their people," said Al Tayer.

"Recently, the UAE achieved a new global breakthrough. The UAE Government Excellence Model was approved as a global reference for supporting governments in improving their efficiency and shaping the future of their organisations. This confirms its global leading position in evaluating corporate performance and excellence in governments of the future," he added.