AI development · ESG software
ESG software in the Middle East has to handle regional realities. Utility bills arrive in Arabic, fuel and desalination data matter, and entities span free zones and the mainland. Reporting frameworks also differ between the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC. Next Orbit builds ESG and carbon accounting software that captures emissions and sustainability data from your systems. It calculates footprints with auditable factors and produces reports your board and regulators can trust.
Quick answer
ESG software in the Middle East collects environmental, social and governance data from many entities and converts activity data into emissions with documented factors. It produces reports aligned to the frameworks regulators and investors in the region expect. Next Orbit builds ESG software that imports energy, fuel, water, waste, travel and HR data from ERP, BMS, IoT and supplier sources. It calculates Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions with an audit trail on every figure and tracks targets. Disclosures cover UAE, Saudi and GCC requirements as well as international standards such as GRI and ISSB. The software works in Arabic and English, is delivered from Dubai across the region, and runs as SaaS or in a dedicated deployment.
What we deliver
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Deliverable 01
Activity data for fuel, electricity, district cooling, refrigerants, water, waste, travel and purchased goods is converted to emissions. Regional grid factors and recognised factor sets are used, versioned and dated. Every calculation keeps its inputs, factor and approval, and restatements are tracked when factors change.
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Deliverable 02
A single platform for environmental, social and governance data across entities: energy and emissions, health and safety incidents, workforce and Emiratisation data from HR, diversity, training hours, supplier assessments and governance policies. Each metric has an owner, a collection schedule and evidence attached.
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Deliverable 03
Configurable report templates for UAE and GCC regulator requirements, stock exchange ESG guidance and international standards such as GRI, ISSB and CDP. Reports are generated from approved data with narrative sections drafted for human review, and a changelog shows what moved since the last disclosure.
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Deliverable 04
Connectors for ERP, HR and payroll, BMS, IoT meters, fleet telematics and supplier portals, with Arabic and English bill extraction for sites without meters. Missing and anomalous readings are flagged, estimates are marked as such, and data owners are reminded automatically before each reporting cycle.
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Deliverable 05
Science-based or internal targets tracked by entity, site and scope, with dashboards for boards, operations and sustainability teams. Scenario tools estimate the effect of fleet electrification, solar, cooling upgrades or supplier changes on emissions and cost. Investment decisions then use the same data as reporting.
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Deliverable 06
Evidence packs, audit logs and factor documentation are exported for assurance providers in the format they ask for. Next Orbit supports the platform after launch, adds entities and metrics as the group grows and updates templates when frameworks change. Not tax or legal advice.
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Part of our AI development service. The same architecture-first process, quality control and support apply; tell us the problem and one of our expert engineers will map it to a plan.
Discovery CallWe deliver from one office in Dubai for clients across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, the whole UAE and the GCC.
Our climate and ESG software solutions in the UAE cover data capture, carbon accounting, ESG reporting and dashboards. They are built on your own systems and demonstrated on Next Orbit sample data first. Platforms run as SaaS or in a dedicated deployment where your compliance rules require it.
Energy, fuel, water, waste and fleet data arrive from ERP, BMS, IoT meters and supplier portals through integrations, so the annual scramble for spreadsheets ends.
Each reported number links to its source records, the emission factor used and the person who approved it.
That is what assurance providers and auditors ask for.
Reporting templates are configurable, so new UAE, Saudi or GCC disclosure rules and updates to international standards are added without rebuilding the system.
Not tax or legal advice.
Architecture-first
Before a line of production code is written we draw the system: the people who use it, the services behind it and the systems it must talk to. This reference architecture from our AI development practice is the starting point we adapt to your operation.
Flow 01 Documents AI layer Assistants
Flow 02 ERP / CRM data AI layer Actions in systems
Flow 03 Field inputs AI layer Dashboards & alerts
Flow 04 Guardrails & audit AI layer Assistants
Technology stack
Chosen per project from tools we run in production. Pick a category to see the part of the stack behind it.
How it runs
5 stages, each with a deliverable you can review and sign off before the next begins.
We agree entities, metrics, frameworks and the audience for each report, and review your current data sources.
Metric definitions, owners, factors and integrations are designed and the collection calendar is set.
The platform is configured, integrations built and historical data loaded so the first report has a baseline.
Data collection, review and approval run on the platform, with a dry-run report before publication.
Support, framework updates, new entities and scenario work prepared for the next cycle.
Who it is for
Multi-entity ESG disclosure for exchanges, regulators and investors across the GCC.
Building energy, cooling and water data per asset and tenant.
Fuel, telematics and route data converted to Scope 1 emissions.
Process emissions, energy intensity and waste tracked per plant.
Portfolio and financed emissions data collected from investees and borrowers.
Entity-wide sustainability reporting against national strategies and targets.
Questions, answered
Multi-entity data across UAE, Saudi and wider GCC operations, Arabic and English source documents, and regional grid and fuel factors. It should also cover desalinated water and district cooling, Emiratisation and workforce data, and reporting templates for regional regulators as well as international standards. Next Orbit builds ESG software with these needs designed in rather than added later.
Carbon accounting, ESG data collection, disclosure reporting, targets and scenario analysis, built on your systems and delivered from Dubai. The wider climate and ESG innovation programme, including monitoring tools for energy, water and tree cover, is described at climate and ESG innovation. ReLeaf AI, the tree monitoring and carbon platform in that programme, is at ideation stage and not yet launched.
Yes. Groups with several entities, free zone and mainland companies and sites across emirates are typical clients. The platform holds one data model with entity-level ownership and consolidated reporting. A group in Dubai can report at holding level while each subsidiary keeps its own evidence and approvals.
Yes. Grid electricity factors for each emirate and GCC country, district cooling, desalinated water and regional fuel specifications are loaded as versioned factor sets. Internationally recognised sets cover categories without local data. Each factor carries its source and date, and you choose which set applies to each entity and year.
Templates cover UAE and GCC regulator and stock exchange ESG guidance and national climate and sustainability strategies. International standards such as GRI, ISSB, SASB, TCFD and CDP are included. Because frameworks change, templates are configurable and Next Orbit updates them as rules evolve. Framework applicability is confirmed with your advisers; this is not tax or legal advice.
Yes. Energy, fuel, water, waste, travel and HR data are pulled from ERP, HR and payroll, BMS, IoT meters, fleet telematics and supplier portals. APIs or scheduled imports do the work. For sites without meters, Arabic and English bills are extracted and flagged as estimates until validated, so the data trail stays honest. See IoT development.
Yes. We work from one office in Dubai and deliver ESG software in the Middle East for clients in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the other emirates. We also serve Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. Workshops run on site or online, and the platform runs as SaaS or in a dedicated deployment close to your data.
Further reading
How an IoT development company in Dubai plans industrial IoT: sensors, connectivity, edge, security, UAE site conditions and a checklist for picking a partner.
How to choose an AI development company in Dubai: use cases, data readiness, UAE PDPL, LLM agents and the questions to ask before you commit budget.
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