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ANNUAL REPORT

Broader Prospects with a Renewed Vision


Broader Prospects with a Renewed Vision
One of the strategic goals of the UAE is to
ensure preparedness for the future by owning
the right tools, most notably an integrated and
advanced technology infrastructure built on
innovation and knowledge. We have come a
long way towards achieving this goal, and by
God’s will, we aspire for a better future.

His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
President of the UAE
The journey of the 50 years has begun prompt-
ly… and everyone can participate in building
the future we all seek. No matter how big or
great they are, all ideas, dreams, and projects
can be turned into a reality.

His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
UAE Vice President- Prime Minister-Ruler of Dubai
Contents:

Strengthening relations with key stakeholders


Strategic reforms on the cusp of the future Growing relationships 80

Our strategy 14 Your priorities are our priorities 84

2021 In numbers... 26 More services and solutions for customers 86

Organisational structure 28 A larger share for local suppliers 92

The five-year strategy of 2021-2025 put into action 31 More commitment to strengthening partnerships 92

Governance and transparency 33


Drivers of success
Awareness and publications 34
An evolving work environment 97
Risk management within a volatile environment 37
Emiratisation… Continuous endeavours 101
Continuous update of the safety system 38
Incentives and happiness initiatives for employees 102
Boosting the IMS with 6 new certifications 40
Training... Richer and more diverse 104

Employees… Higher satisfaction rates 106

More commitment to social responsibility


Business summary… signs of recovery
Social responsibility…Part of who we are 110
Stability of financial performance 48
First: The battle against the pandemic continues 112
Investment centres continue to enhance their performance 51
The internal environment 112
More facilities, for better services 52
The external environment and services provided to customers 113
A more advanced fleet 54
Second: In the community 114
Investment centres… ready for the recovery phase 58
Third: Sustainability and environmental efforts 117
First: Transport and Leasing Divisions 60
Together on the road to recovery 120
Second: More comprehensive auto services 73
Year of Recovery
The economic sector in the United Arab Emirates suc- sectors showed strong signs of activity during the year
ceeded in regaining the momentum of business and 2021, coinciding with the gradual lifting of precaution-
services with a discernible recovery and a gradual re- ary restrictions.
turn to economic activities during the year 2021. Emirates Transport has benefited from this recovery in
This recovery was enabled by the exceptional response the economic sector to make 2021 another successful
to the outbreak of the pandemic in the region and year for the company, especially with the start of the
throughout the world, in addition to the continuous gradual return of face-to-face learning in schools and
support formed by macroeconomic policies, as well as universities, and by carrying out its leading role and
revitalization of the tourism sector through local events commitments in supporting the national economy and
and programmes associated with Expo 2020 Dubai. its constructive contribution to achieving the vision of
The oil sector played the most prominent role in this the UAE as a leading country in the world.
economic boom, as the continuous rise in global oil Through this report, we present the financial results for
prices during the year was coupled with the rapid the year 2021, which show the strategic vision of Emir-
growth in non-oil sectors such as banking, real estate, ates Transport to maintain its leading position in the
retail and others. Similarly, the travel and transport industry.

H.E. Eng Hussein bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi


Chairman of the Board of Emirates Transport
Qualitative and significant steps
With the return of business vitality and the gradual eco- the increases in fuel prices and the disruption of supply
nomic recovery during 2021, both locally and globally, chains. The strength of this performance was also trans-
Emirates Transport redoubled its efforts to achieve the lated into the company’s ability to preserve its customer
maximum possible value, in the short and long term, for base, which exceeded more than 2000 primary partners
its partners and clients across its portfolio of services in- and clients.
cluding the transport, leasing and technical services sec- As in previous years, the digital transformation drive in
tors, in addition to the varied digital services solutions it customer services was at the forefront of business de-
offers for the transport and leasing sectors. velopment efforts, resulting in the launch of a number
The company has taken qualitative and significant steps of applications and digital initiatives that contributed
in implementing its 2021-2025 Strategy and in meeting to supporting the company’s business, and providing
the continuous demands of development and transfor- more solutions and options to customers. These include
mation in a world that is witnessing a rapid transition the smart application “Your Children are Safe”, and the
in the quality and methods of providing service to cus- launch of “Emirtas”, a new service that provides Last
tomers. Mile transport solutions, and the update of the “Hafilati’
The company has also succeeded in consolidating its application, the One-ET system, and the “Musa’da” ap-
partnerships and building new ones with the objective plication for roadside vehicle support services.
of launching more initiatives, projects and businesses in At Emirates Transport, we strongly believe in the abilities
line with the UAE’s directions and aspirations for the fu- of our human resources to continue achieving the best
ture. As ever, the company is also committed to meeting results, and to attain higher levels in innovation and de-
its corporate social responsibilities towards society, the velopment of sustainable services and solutions for the
environment and the workplace, and towards the health benefit of our customers.
and safety of our customers and employees. We will continue to move forward in nurturing and en-
These successes and efforts were clearly reflected in the riching creative ideas and plans that enhance the sta-
company’s solid performance on the operational and fi- tus of Emirates Transport and its position as an industry
nancial sides, despite the persistence of some challenges leader, in line with the achievements of the United Arab
Faryal Mohamed Tawakul stemming from global economic volatilities, particularly Emirates in all fields.

Acting CEO
Strategic reforms on the cusp of the future

At the outset of the fifth decade 14

2021 In numbers... 26

Organisational structure 28

The five-year strategy of 2021-2025 put into action 31

Governance and transparency 33

Awareness and publications 34

Risk management within a volatile environment 37

Continuous update of the safety system 38

Boosting the IMS with 6 new certifications 40


Chapter 1: Strategic reforms on the cusp of the future Annual Report

At the outset of the fifth decade

The year 2022 kicked-off of the fifth decade since the forma- achievements by being faithful to its legacy of excellence
tion of Emirates Transport, and the completion of forty years and professionalism and maintaining its approach in shap-
of excellence in the transport business since its establish- ing the future prospects and seizing promising opportuni-
ment under Federal Law No. (17) for the year 1981 under ties, prompted by the will to overcome all current and future
the name of “Emirates General Transport and Service Corpo- challenges and move forward towards broader prospects
ration”. A remarkable journey has followed where the com- with a renewed vision.
pany worked relentlessly to expand its services and ensure It is more than evident that the past year was a tough experi-
‫ﻣﻮاﺻﻼت اﻣﺎرات‬
value-added and world-class experiences to its customers, a ence on businesses worldwide in the aftermath of Covid-19, Emirates Transportion

strategy which largely defined its current options and future especially during the first months of the pandemic. Given its
orientations. role as a major provider of transport services at the nation-
Emirates Transport has kept pace with the comprehensive al level, Emirates Transport was not immune from the neg-
development achieved by the United Arab Emirates since ative impact of the pandemic in terms of transport services
the inception of the company in the early eighties of the provision and related activities. However, supported by its
last century. Not only was the company inspired by the strong business foundations which is built on a farsighted
great achievements made at the national level, but it was investment in human and material resources, the diversi-
also keen on contributing proficiently to the prosperity of fication of the company’s portfolio, the broad spectrum of
the educational system in the country. The company’s ambi- its services, accumulated experiences, and its flexible and
tions expanded to commercial and governmental transport rapid response to change, Emirates Transport demonstrated
services, and technical and logistical services to become the an unprecedented ability to rebound from the pandemic’s
pioneer of transport services at the national level. prolonged repercussions in a record time by adopting the
Emirates Transport’s drive for progress continued during the right solutions that were favourable to the new reality and
year 2021, seeking to generate additional impetus to its past new opportunities.

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Scaling up services
Transport and Leasing Departments
In accordance with the strategic plan
2025-2021, more consideration was given to as per the geographical zone:
the enhancement of services in the transport
and leasing departments as per the Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al Ain
geographical zones, which primarily included Transport and leasing services for federal, local and
the Last Mile services, in addition to the Dubai and Sharjah
Transport, leasing & semi-governmental institutions. Providing vehicles for the
promotion of digital transformation in government transport various uses of these entities, with or without qualified drivers.
delivering the existing services. The services
provided can be summarized as follows: Northern Emirates services Transport and leasing services for companies, staff transport and
long-term rental services for several private establishments.
Luxury vehicles transport through Emirates Limousine. This
service is also available through the website
(www.emirateslimo.ae) or through the smart app.
Airport Taxi Services (Abu Dhabi).
Emirates Transport Taxi services (Abu Dhabi).
Emirates Transport Taxi services (Ajman).
Transport and Rental services for motorcycles and electric vehicles (Golf
Leasing Divisions Carts), for clients in the government and private sectors, in
addition to valet parking for establishments in the hospitality
and tourism sectors.

Logistics
Shipping and customs clearance services.
Land transport services for goods.
Cargo trucks rental service.
Refrigerated transport services.
Public and private school Petroleum and related derivatives transport services.
ET manages, operates and maintains liquid sulphur
transport & school services transport tanks, petroleum tanks, and various oil and
School transport services for all public school students. gas transport services for government and private
companies.
School transport services for students at private schools
Driving lessons for light vehicles, heavy trucks and
SCHOOL BUS
wishing to obtain the service. buses through the Emirates Transport Driving
Various services for public and private schools, including Institute (Dubai) (https://etdi.gov.ae/DefaultAr).
Specialised training services for drivers and school
SCHOOL BUS
the provision of qualified school bus supervisors.
bus supervisors, provided by Emirates Transport
Training Centre (Dubai).

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Affiliated companies
Similarly, the Auto Services Division continued to provide its services through its business centres and specialised technical
units, with the application of a number of modifications, such as expanding outlets for providing technical inspection services
in cooperation with strategic partners, enhancing luxury vehicle services and the digital transformation of some services, as Established in partnership with the Saudi Public Transport Company SAPT-
shown in the attached table: CO, and provides school transport and related services in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
Abu Dhabi Auto Services Provides technical services, maintenance and repair of vehicles,
‫اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﻳﺔ اﻣﺎراﺗﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻨﻘﻞ اﳌﺘﻜﺎﻣﻞ‬
Saudi Emirates Integrated Transport Company

Centre in addition to management of technical workshops for clients in


the emirate of Abu Dhabi and its regions.
Established in partnership with the Sharjah Investment and Development
Authority (Shurooq) and provides various services in the emirate. Since
Provides maintenance and repair services of vehicles, and man-
2018, it has been providing passenger transport services with luxury vehi-
Emirates Auto Services Centre agement of auto services workshops, for clients in the Emirates of
cles through the Sharjah Transport Solutions Company (wholly owned by
Dubai, Sharjah Ajman and the central regions. Emirates Shrooq Shurooq Emirates Services Company), in addition to providing strategic
support to government agencies in the emirate.
A unit specialised in modifying vehicles to operate on compressed
The Etihad CNG Vehicle Con- natural gas (CNG). It also provides maintenance and repair servic-
version Centre es for vehicles converted to the dual-fuel system.

A notable partnership between ET and the Etisalat Facilities Management


Provides auto inspection services for heavy vehicles in Abu Dha- ‫م‬.‫م‬.‫اﻣــــﺎرات دارة اﻟـﻤﺮاﻓــــﻖ ذ‬ Company (a subsidiary of Etisalat), specialising in providing facilities man-
The Auto Inspection Centre bi, Al Ain, and the Western Region. Emirates Facilities Management L.L.C
agement services.

Auto Organizing and managing auctions for the sale of used vehicles from
Services ET’s fleet, as well as vehicles belonging to government and private
A jointly owned company between Emirates Transport and the Fujairah
Division Al Wataneya Auctions Centre entities. The Centre holds its auctions in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi
Transport Corporation, which manages and operates taxis, in addition to
and Sharjah, in addition to providing online auctions to all custom-
providing and renting cars and buses in the Emirate of Fujairah.
ers through the website: www.alwataneya.ae, and smart app.

Ras Al Khaimah Auto Services A unit that provides a diversified package of periodic maintenance
Unit and repair services for buses and light vehicles in the Emirate of
Ras Al Khaimah. A joint venture with Al Fursan Company in Abu Dhabi, specialising in pro-
viding transport technology solutions and systems such as tracking systems
A unit that provides a diversified package of periodic maintenance for road transport management, route management systems, and remote
East Coast Auto Services Unit and repair services for buses and light vehicles in the Emirate of monitoring and tracking systems.
Fujairah and the East Coast region.

It includes a number of units that provide specialised quality auto


services, such as roadside assistance, dry car wash and tyre re-
Specialised Technical Units treading. One of these units is Emirates Moto, which specialises A joint venture with Mondial Security Services in Abu Dhabi. The compa-
in providing repair and maintenance services to luxury vehicles. ny provides security guard services for public and private sector compa-
There is also the Smart Tyre Replacement Unit and the School Bus ‫اإلمارات خلدمات‬ nies across the UAE through highly qualified personnel.
Refurbishment Unit. ‫احلراسة‬

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More proficient services

As previously mentioned, Emirates Transport’s efforts services, in addition to the services provided by affiliat-
Division # Service Service type
during the past year focused on developing existent ser- ed and subsidiary companies. The efforts included also (Primary-Secondary)
vices, as defined in the company’s Service Classifica- maximizing the process of modernization and digitiza-
tion Policy which was updated in 2018. Accordingly, tion of services, and the completion of other services 18 Taxi services Secondary
the company provides 38 various services, including such as the Last Mile. In general, the company’s services
19 Fleet management Primary
11 main services, 19 secondary, and 8 complementary are categorised as per to the attached table:
20 Auto maintenance and repair of buses, vehicles and motorcycles. Primary
Division # Service Service type
(Primary-Secondary) 21 Roadside assistance Secondary

1 Daily mass transport for school students (public) Primary


22 Bodywork repairs and adjustments Secondary

2 Transporting students for trips and events Secondary


23 Tyre retreading Secondary

3 Transporting students for evening centres (public) Secondary


24 Bus body repairs Secondary
Auto Services
4 Transporting students attending summer activity centres Secondary
25 Maintenance of luxury vehicles Secondary

5 Provision of supervisory services on school buses (public) Secondary


26 Dry car wash Complementary

6 Daily mass transport for school students (private) Primary


27 Modifying vehicles to operate on compressed natural gas Primary
Bus leasing to transport school students on a regular/daily basis (pri-
7 Secondary
vate). 28 Auto inspection of heavy trucks Primary

Transport & Leas- 8 Provision of supervisory services in buses (private). Secondary


29 Workshop management Primary
ing Services
Leasing of buses, vehicles, motorbikes, (with/without driver) for
(School 9 Primary
government and private entities. 30 Driving lessons services Primary
- commercial Driving lessons
- general) 10 Commercial transport. Primary services
31 Employee training services Secondary

11 Employee transport services for various companies Secondary


32 Sites leasing services. Complementary

12 University transport Secondary


33 Provide advertising spaces on buses, vehicles and ET buildings. Complementary

13 Miscellaneous transport (goods) Secondary


34 Valet parking Complementary

14 Petrochemical materials transport Secondary


Other services 35 Renewal of car registration Complementary

15 Refrigerated goods transport Secondary


36 Auctions for used vehicles Complementary

16 Public transport Primary


37 Provision of manpower (office assistants, drivers etc.). Complementary

17 Luxury cars transport services Secondary


38 Customs clearance Complementary

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Our strategy
Values
Transparency and Governance:
We are committed to promoting the concepts of corporate
governance and management accountability and consolidating
a culture of transparency and openness. We reach our
decisions based on scientific methods to achieve optimum
Vision performance and results.
Mission Integrated transport and sustainable
Safety and Security:
We are committed to providing services of We believe security and safety are the primary requirements
transport and leasing, school transport, auto for all stakeholders, including those affected by our
maintenance, repairs and logistics, in accordance performance. Accordingly, we work tirelessly and without
with the highest occupational health, safety, and compromise to sincerely meet this vital requirement.
environmental standards for our partners and
Innovation and Foresight:
customers, be they individuals or institutions. We We are committed to providing an environment that encourages
also strive to enhance our financial resources creativity and innovation, and we continually strive to adopt the
within the framework of corporate governance, latest processes, innovative services and management
risk management and smart investment. practices that address the needs of our customers and meet
their expectations and aspirations.

Care and Comfort:


We focus our efforts and invest our resources in caring for our
customers and responding to their individual needs and
expectations. We endeavour to ensure their comfort and earn
their loyalty and their support for the mission and objectives of
Emirates Transport.

Aspiration and Excellence:


Strategic goals (2021-2025) We are committed to work towards achieving world-class
status, transferring our exceptional knowledge and
Enhance the leading position of Emirates Transport expertise, and expanding across local and regional markets
in all areas of our specialties in the sectors of transport,
by focusing on competence and quality. supplementary and related services.
Achieve a sustainable growth through the exploration
of investment opportunities in the field of transport Competence:
We believe that exceptional achievements and outstanding
services. performance are the inevitable result of our convictions,
Develop major operations and activities and direct daily practices and competent performances across the
them towards automation and transport technology. various organisational levels and in all disciplines and work
sites.
Promoting innovation and building new capabilities.
Happiness:
We believe that happiness is a human right and consider it
to be the cornerstone in our strategic plan and the various
programmes and initiatives geared towards customers,
employees and the community.

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Contact us
“GRI 102-45, 102-46”

About this report


etcares@et.ae

8006006
P.O. Box 5757
This report is the 10th edition of a series of comprehen-
sive annual reports which Emirates Transport has com- Dubai
mitted to publish on a regular basis since 2013. Today,
United Arab Emirates
these reports have become an integral part of Emirates
Transport’s culture that reflect excellence and full com-
mitment to transparency, disclosure and governance.
This report is published in both printed and digital for-
mat and can be accessed or downloaded via our web-

https://et.ae/
site. The report’s copies are available in both Arabic
and English and comes after a multitude of revisions
by various administrative levels at Emirates Transport
to meet the standards of transparency, disclosure and
governance adopted by Emirates Transport. This report

E m i ra t e s
has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Stand-
ards: Core option. For the Materiality Disclosures Ser-
vice, GRI Services reviewed that the GRI content index
is clearly presented and the references for Disclosures
102-40 to 102-49 align with appropriate sections in the
body of the report. process witnessed in the UAE.
The current report, released under the title “Broader The report covers the time period from the beginning

T ra
prospects with a renewed vision”, reflects the compa- of last year, January 1, 2021, until December 31 of the
ny’s future approach in accordance with its new strategy same year. It contains an overall review of all business

ns
2021-2025, its adherence to the principles of institu- results and the outcome of projects, initiatives and ef-
tional creativity and innovation, its approach to the ma- forts made across various fields, including the areas of
jor economic changes both at the local and internation- social responsibility and sustainability. It also details the
al levels, its keenness to keep pace with these changes company’s continued response to Covid-19 pandemic
and maintain its leading position by adopting the neces- which had prolonged repercussions on different busi-
sary solutions, and its continuous efforts to make major nesses and activities, especially in the first half of last
contributions to the economic and social development year.

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2021 in numbers

School Transport Finances Stakeholders Human Resources

61,500,000 kilometres travelled annually 2,653 million dirhams ET revenues 2,020 customers of different categories 25,799 total employees

161,375 transported students in public school 146.7 million dirhams net profit 1,439 local and external suppliers 15,267 drivers

251,104 seating capacity on public school buses 8.0% return on capital 100% customer
call centre
satisfaction rate with the
25,013 trainees at the Emirates Transport Training Centre

502 government schools served 3,682 million dirhams total assets 82% employee satisfaction rate 3,017 received specialist training at the Emirates
Transport Driving Institute

21 new and renewed contracts for private


school transport 772 million dirhams of total
procurement 79% customer satisfaction rate 3,082 employees received various job-related training
(excluding drivers and bus supervisors)

192 new and renewed contracts 2,595 auto technicians

Our Fleet

37,812 vehicles in total

13,165 buses of various sizes

15,402 cars

1,658 motorcycles

6,321 vehicles sold through auctions

155 vehicles modified to operate on


natural gas

152 vehicles equipped to transport people


with disabilities

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Organizational structure

Emirates Transport continued to deliver business as per the - Transport and Leasing Division for the Geographical Zone of
Organisational Structure that was implemented back in early the Northern Emirates.
2019, which is based on the three geographical zones system, This is in addition to the Organisational Structure of the Auto
Board
each independently managing and providing school transport Services Division which now includes: of Directors
services, transport and leasing and logistics services: - Auto Services Sector for Business (B2B).
- Transport and Leasing Division for the Geographical Zone of - Auto Services Sector for Individuals (B2C). Nominations and
Remuneration Committee Investment Committee
Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al Ain. Each sector includes a number of business centres and spe-
- Transport and Leasing Division for the Geographical Zone of cialised technical units to serve the new strategic directions
Dubai and Sharjah. of the company.
CEO

Legal Affairs Internal Audit

Risk management

Head of Chief Financial Chief Commercial Executive DIrector Strategy


Digital & IT Officer Officer of Shared Services Director
COO

Enterprise Business
Financial Operations Human Resources Strategic Planning
Architecture Development
Transport & Lease Division Transport & Lease Division Transport & Lease Division
Key Account Management Fleet Management Executive Director B2B Executive Director B2C Abu Dhabi, Aldhafra and Al Ain Dubai & Sharjah Northern Emirates
Digital Transformation Budgeting & Tenders & Pricing Procurement RDO/PMO
& Research Development Financial Analysis

Technical Specialized Marketing


Emirates Abu Dhabi Operations Operation Operations Business Services General Services Process
Specialized Development Office Unites B2C Treasury & Payables
Auto Services Auto Services Governance & Communication Management
Units B2C

Dry Car Wash Marketing & Sales Marketing & Sales Technology Performance
Marketing & Sales Development Sales Excellence QHSE
Service Manager Service Manager CNG Unit Management
& Operation

Technical Technical Bus Refurbishment Body Repair Support Services Support Services Support Services Digital Security
Operation Team Operation Team Unit

Road Assistance Quality & Safety Quality & Safety


Technical Technical Tyre Retreading Quality & Safety
Services
Support Team Support Team Unit

Luxury Cars Emirates Transport


Driving Centre

Al Wataneya Auctions

Vehicles Inspection

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The five-year strategy of


2021-2025
put into action

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Governance and transparency


Over the past years, Emirates Transport has remained com- analytics engine. According to the abovementioned GRC sys-
From a strategic perspective, Emirates Transport eagerly the customer, out of which six goals were met through the mitted to promoting the values ​​of governance, transparency, tem, the meetings of the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) are
pursued the strategic transformation plan it had started in launch of more than 20 different initiatives. The implemen- integrity, disclosure and compliance in various work areas, followed up and included in the reports of the Board of Di-
2018 and was further empowered by the 6th Strategic Plan tation was monitored through 115 key performance indi- which have become an integral part of the company’s pre- rectors.
of 2021-2025 launched in 2018. In fact, the launch co- cators to monitor and assess the performance levels, which vailing work culture and institutional values. This has been Additionally, the efforts of the Auto Services Division were
incided with the company’s celebration of its 40th anni- resulted in a remarkable and steady progress at all levels. clearly reflected at the operational level through adherence supported in reviewing agent management systems and road-
versary and was entitled “Growing Together” to reflect the In regard to the first main element of enhancing growth, to all relevant procedures and measures that are capable of side assistance, implementing a number of verification pro-
importance of exceptional customer service, of empow- the company saw an unprecedented increase in revenues fulfilling all the requirements. cesses and providing consultations to support the executive
ering human resources and enhancing partnership with through a number of measures, and the development of As for the updates in relation to the procedures and method- management and the board of directors, as well as mediating
stakeholders in general, while keeping pace with future existing businesses through digitization and business in- ologies during 2021, the charter of the Audit and Risk Com- and providing support in the processing and closing the re-
trends through the use of smart technologies and appli- tegration, as well as the establishment of new businesses mittee was updated, and the internal audit methodology was sults of the Audit Bureau’s observations, and supporting the
cations. The strategy outlined the main directions of the streams, especially the Last Mile services. At the level of established in accordance with the integrated GRC system selection and nomination of the external audit for the board
operational plan for the next five years in light of the major sustainability, progress was made in business excellence (i.e., governance, risk management and compliance: the sys- of directors.
and rapid changes taking place in the transport sector both by refining the pricing and the customer relations manage- tem addresses the integrated set of governance and risk man- In regard to the activities of the related committees during
locally and globally. It also coincided with the launch of ment processes, in addition to the enhancement of process agement capabilities and compliance that enables the com- 2021, around 6 meetings of the Audit and Risk Committee
a training and awareness campaign on the new strategy excellence, such as cost optimisation procedures, review- pany to reliably achieve objectives, address uncertainties, were held during the past year (increasing the number of
for employees, through a number of internal communica- ing, updating and implementing key administrative pro- and act with integrity. This includes the performed tasks and meetings scheduled from 4 meetings). This is in addition to
tion channels and events, such as online awareness and cesses. other efforts included the implementing of meas- the supervision provided by divisions, such as internal au- 24 audits conducted during the year covering finance, oper-
training courses, in addition to the use of e-mails and text ures to improve the quality of operational data, in addition dit, compliance, risks, legal and financial affairs, information ations and IT, 18 Confirmation operations and 6 special mis-
messages to outline the main elements of the strategy, and to the automation of many priorities operational processes. technology, human resources, as well as the business lines, sions with 155 notes.
finally the formation of steering committees to meet regu- Concerning the customer service element, considerable the executive wing and the board of directors itself). It is worthwhile noting that the company did not record any
larly and track the progress of implementation. achievements have been made to ensure “customer cen- The Internal Audit Department, on the other hand, achieved fraud cases during the past year and was also keen to ful-
During the past year, quality outcomes were achieved in tricity” by improving the customer feedback experience, significant breakthroughs during the year 2021, especially in fil all obligations related to the requirements of governance,
the three main elements contained in the strategy, includ- expanding the scope of complaints, and strengthening the meeting the requirements of corporate governance. These in- transparency and disclosure. Also, it did not receive any ex-
ing enhancing growth, sustainability and a greater focus on responsibilities of customers in business operations. clude the development of a risk-based audit plan for a period ternal or governmental financial assistance and relies on its
of three years, the development of risks and control reports, own resources to expand its business, provide services and
in addition to the development of the initial internal audit implement operations.

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Awareness and publications

Awareness is a concept of growing importance in Emir- respond during the pandemic crisis. Major periodicals during 2021 Details
ates Transport, given the nature of its services and its di- For this reason, awareness efforts continued during 2021,
rect connection to a wide sector of the public, and differ- through various print and digital publications, in Arabic, In consideration for its values of disclosure, transparency and governance, ET contin-
ent categories of clients, including school students. It has English and Urdu, which were specifically designed to ued to issue its comprehensive Annual Report, in continuation of this tradition that
also intensified efforts to educate employees on how to address the target audience. started back in 2013. Last year saw the publication of the 9th Annual Report, under
Annual Report 2020 the title “Business Continuity & Overcoming Challenges’, in both Arabic and English
languages and in printed and soft copies. It combined the company’s regular annual
report and its sustainability report.

Two electronic editions of the company’s quarterly magazine were published, before
the magazine was updated with a new concept that introduced various interactive
features, in a bid to fulfil the company’s commitments towards sustainability, and the
ET Quarterly Magazine reduction of its carbon footprint by reducing traditional printing work. More consid-
eration was given to the adoption of the latest trends and most convenient technical
solutions and capabilities so that the new electronic edition offers a richer, more en-
joyable experience to the reader.

An awareness e-newsletter issued by the IT Department, in both Arabic and Eng-


lish, disseminated periodically to all employees via e-mail with the aim of increasing
Information & Security E-newsletter awareness about the security aspects of IT systems and electronic risks for employees.
In the last year, seven editions were published. This is in addition to offering regular
awareness tests to employees about information system security, and they were all
circulated via e-mail, and other available channels.

An electronic bulletin distributed periodically to employees and a selection of exter-


Monthly E-newsletter nal stakeholders. It offers a summary of the company’s activities, initiatives and news
stories, in addition to articles and awareness content. The year 2021 saw the issuance
of 2 electronic editions.

An e-newsletter published by the OHSE Department in both Arabic and English, and
distributed periodically to employees via e-mail, with the aim of enhancing aware-
ness about health and safety issues. Around 34 editions were issued during last year,
Safety Guidelines
which tackled awareness topics related to covid-19 and the efficient methods to con-
tain the spread of the virus internally.

An e-newsletter distributed periodically to all employees via email and is concerned


Excellence in Customers Service with developing the concept of excellence in customer service among employees.
Around 4 editions were issued during 2021.

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These publications came in addition to a series of non-pe- the company’s Strategy 2021-2025, in addition to educat- Risk management within a volatile environment
riodical publications and messages that also contribute ing employees on the new features of the HR department’s Emirates Transport has always been conscious about con-
to the enhancement of organisational awareness. Around smart app “Arkani”. The company’s official website also ducting its services and activities within a specific frame-
8 awareness publications were published that dealt with provides a multitude of publications available for stake- work of risk management, in line with leading national and
e-learning awareness topics for employees, in line with holders, among which are: international practices.
The risk management framework in the company aims to
reduce the frequency and impact of risks, while supporting
senior management to assess and balance the risks and rev-
enues associated with business operations. It also provides
the necessary support for business units so they can achieve
their goals, thus enhancing a comprehensive approach to
risk management in an evolving business environment.
As a reference model, Emirates Transport follows on the
principles of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frame-
work and the international standard for risk management including that of Emirates Transport. However, activities to
ISO 31000, which defines risk management as: “The sys- support accurate and timely billing processes, as well as in-
tematic application of management policies, procedures tensifying debt collection efforts from clients, helped boost
and practices to serve the functions of communication, business by mitigating these risks.
consultation, contextualization, identification, analysis and The 2022 budget demonstrates the projected positive di-
assessment of risks and also their treatment, monitoring and rection for our business. We expect that different aspects of
review”. our business will regain momentum at varying rates, with
The risk management and oversight are strongly correlated the risk of potential market instability primarily due to un-
Previous Awareness Publications Details to our strategic objectives. We consider that a controlled certainty, which might eventually jeopardise the chances of
and balanced risk, managed through a robust risk ecosys- hitting budget targets.
Guide to Policies and Procedures of Risk Printed in both Arabic and English and covers the processes and methodolo- tem and governance, and avidly supported by our senior ET’s Risk Management Department has assessed the com-
Management gies of risk management in ET. management, ​​is key to driving our strategy. We also inte- pany’s budget and recovery for 2022 through three per-
grated risk management practices into the implementation spectives:
Complaints and Grievances Manual An employee guidebook available in Arabic, English & Urdu. of the Strategic Plan 2021-2025, using the COSO Integrat- 1. Review the strategic initiatives of the RDO programme.
ed Enterprise Risk Management framework as a reference 2. Conduct a page-turning assessment of the 2021 budget.
Customer Service Charter Available in Arabic and English. model. 3. Conduct a market assessment to identify specific risks
The Enterprise Risk Management has identified three risks that may affect Emirates Transport in 2022.
An employee manual designed to increase knowledge and awareness of organ- for the company which will require close, continuous at-
Employee Handbook tention in 2022. These are liquidity risks, market volatility There are recovery risks that we will need to navigate in
isational procedures. Available in Arabic, English and Urdu
and supply chain resilience. The latter, in particular, should 2022, taking into consideration that we might not be able
Code of Ethics for employees Printed in Arabic, English and Urdu, and distributed to all stakeholders. be an immediate focus to determine the potential risks to fully mitigate those risks. However, a significant focus on
within our business model and its impact on operations. the desired outcomes (operations, customers, and financ-
A manual aimed at suppliers to raise their awareness and knowledge of ET’s This assessment is likely to continue to evolve given that es) from business activities, along with a clear realisation
Suppliers’ Manual business activities and provide the highest levels of transparency and objectiv- ET’s suppliers are still feeling the effects of a vulnerable and of these benefits that are supported by governance frame-
ity. Available in both Arabic and English. volatile market. works to monitor and manage discrepancies, will undoubt-
The continued uncertainty in the market also led to the per- edly prepare the various business units bring out the best
Code of Ethics for ET Suppliers A manual distributed to suppliers and is available in both Arabic and English. sistence of liquidity risks in many corporate risk registers, potential of Emirates Transport.

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Continuous update of the safety system Data of accidents for which ET drivers are liable
The safety system in Emirates Transport accelerated its 1. At the start of 2021, Emirates Transport - in coordi- Severity of the accident 2020 2021
efforts during the year 2021 with the persistence of the nation with the local health authorities - organised Number of accidents Rate Number of accidents Rate
global pandemic which surged in 2020. The safety de- a major campaign to facilitate the vaccination pro-
partment continued its proactive approach to enhance cess for its employees who wished to receive a vac- Very minor 429 56.82% 766 62.33%
the safety procedures across different business lines to cination. The campaign went through several stag- Minor 256 33.91% 385 31.33%
avoid further repercussions on the business. es, with a priority given to employees on the front
In this context, a number of activities and initiatives line, especially those working in school transport Moderate 65 8.61% 76 6.18%
were delivered to ensure maximum safety, among services provided by the company. The vaccination
Severe 5 0.66% 2 0.16%
which are: was provided to around 13,000 employees.
2. Updating COVID-19 procedures: Very Severe 0 0% 0 0%
1. Implementing a heat exhaustion management pro- • Updating the comprehensive plan to protect
cedure. transported students. Total 755 100% 1,229 100%
2. Issuing a new manual for QHSE department opera- • Updating the procedures for disinfecting trans-
tions. port vehicles.
3. Updating the school transport safety guide. • Update procedures for small vehicles.
4. Updating the emergency plan for departments and • Updating entry and visitor procedures.
business centres at Emirates Transport. • Updating the internal reporting system for COV-
5. Updating the integrated management system policy ID-19 infection cases.
for the year 2020.
6. Updating the School Transport Risk Assessment 3. Issuing and disseminating educational videos on
Register. the precautionary measures on school buses.
7. Updating the Transport Risk Register.
8. Completion of the process flow design and trial op- 4. Disseminating a number of COVID-19 awareness
eration of the GRC system for QHSE risks. messages for internal and external stakeholders.
9. Completion of the trial operation of the compliance With regard to fleet safety and accident reduction efforts,
system (inspection and audit) related to QHSE. the GRC system for investigating accidents was updat-
10. Issuing a manual of QHSE processes. ed to include the investigation of total loss accidents, in
addition to updating the reporting procedures for school
With regard to the safety procedures in response to transport accidents. The accident data logs revealed 1,229
Covid-19, the company initiated a number of meas- accidents, of which almost 94% were under the very mi-
ures that contributed decisively to limiting the negative nor and minor accident classification, while moderate ac-
impact of the pandemic and accelerating the recovery cidents accounted for about 6%, in addition to only two
phase, including the following steps: severe accidents, as indicated in the attached table:

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Boosting the IMS with 6 new certifications


The integrated management system at Emirates Transport
is a testament of its strong commitment to the values ​​of Management System Certification, ISO 9001:2015 Quality Certification by Abu Dhabi
quality and excellence. As such, the company is keen to up- Management System Certification, ISO 39001: 2012 Road Occupational Health & Safety
date all its quality certification on a continuous basis. In this Traffic Safety Management System Certification and Risk Gulf Quality and Sustainability Centre (OSHAD)
Assessment (Gulf SQAS) THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR ABU DHABI)
context, 6 certificates have been renewed within the annual Management System Certification ISO 31000: 2018, in addi- (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEM
plan for external auditing. The renewed certificates include tion to an accreditation certificate from the Abu Dhabi Cen-
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System Cer- tre for Environment, Health and Safety (OSHAD). The valid
tification, ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety certifications are as shown in the attached table:

Environmental
Management System
ISO Certificate 14001:2015

Information Security
Management System Quality
ISO Certificate Management System
27001:2013 ISO Certificate 9001:2015

Road Traffic Safety Occupational Health and Safety


ManagementSystem
‫א‬ Management System
ISO Certificate ISO certificate 45001:2018
‫אא אא א‬
39001:2012
‫  א  א‬
8102:10054 OSI

Risk Management System


ISO Certificate 31000:2018

Another culmination of Emirates Transport efforts was obtain-


ing a scorecard from EcoVadis, a French company specialis-
ing in measuring the performance of sustainability and social
responsibility for companies and institutions. This is in addi-
tion to an accreditation certificate from the conformity sec-
tor in the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (the
company previously obtained as represented by the Emirates
Centre for Technical Services).

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A growing network of relations and memberships

Emirates Transport continues to display a strong presence the best world practices, mobilising efforts and energies,
in different professional forums and venues by working and as well as obtaining accreditation certificates and acquir- Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical
cooperating with organizations, federations, committees, ing memberships are key to enhancing business and en- and Vocational Education and
Training (ACTVET)
and professional associations locally and internationally. couraging competitiveness within the company. Emirates
This is based on a firm conviction that exchanging knowl- Transport is proud of its long list of memberships, among
edge, keeping pace with global trends, and getting to know which are:

Knowledge and
Human Development
Authority (KHDA)

Dubai Corporation
Highfield Group – Britain The International Motor
for Ambulance
Vehicle Inspection
Services
Committee (CITA) – Belgium

The National
Association for Pupil
Transport (NAPT) – US

Membership of the (MaaS The Royal Society for Dubai Service Excellence
Alliance) – Belgium the Prevention of Programme
”Accidents “RoSPA

The International
Organisation for Public
Transport (UTTP) – Belgium

The National Committee for The Association of The General Directorate


Specifications and Chartered Certified of Civil Defence
Mechanical Products Sector Accountants (ACCA) – UK

Dubai Quality Group The European Foundation


UAE – (DQG) for Quality Management
(EFQM) – Belgium

Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity The International Federation of Training


Council (QCC) and Development (IFTDO) – Switzerland

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Number of followers
of the main accounts of the company and its affiliates

6,233 80,000
Social media: More connectivity and interaction
Emirates Transport has always strived to consolidate and im- to achieve its media and promotional strategies and support
9,376 83,500
prove its communication with stakeholders in an optimal and business activities.
consistent manner. In this sense, it continues to employ the During 2021, Emirates Transport executed a number of me-
latest cutting-edge practices to strengthen its communication dia activities on various traditional and social platforms, in-
channels, deliver important media messages, but also to keep cluding those targeted within the internal environment of the
maximum engagement and interaction of the target audience company.

14,669 84,555

73 89 6
22,183 67,026

16,000 44,426
No. of press releases and reports No. of news round-up bulletins Number of TV and radio
in Arabic and English Distributed to employees via email in)
(both Arabic and English
interviews and reports
14,600 40,012
In tandem with traditional channels, an extensive media management of these channels and the strategy of the mar-
and promotional activity was conducted on the company’s keting and promotional campaigns which helped enhance
website and its social media platforms, which included up-
dating and re-launching the official website in a new and
the brand and achieve remarkable growth with more than
19 million interactions from social media users, including
140,845 153,302 188,433
modern design using the latest technologies. Not only it more than one million posts. Similarly, the year saw an in- 2019 2020 2021
became more compatible with various devices (computers crease in the total number of account followers by about
and smart mobile devices) and search engines, but it also 23%, compared to the numbers at the end of 2020, for a
allowed access to more online services and interactive ca- total of 188,433 followers, in addition to a significant in-
pabilities to offer a unique experience for visitors to the site. crease in response rates and interaction with the content
The updated website received about 141,000 visits by more published by the public.
than 55,000 users and nearly 100,000 interactions during In addition to the aforementioned, internal and external

141,000 55,000 100,000


last year. Likewise, the social media platforms boosted the communication was intensified via SMS, with the total
company’s online presence, becoming the main source of number of accumulated communications reaching more
communication with the target audience. For this reason, a than 5.5 million messages. Meanwhile, e-mail messages visits users interactions
major update was implemented on the published content amounted to 16,768 communications, in a bid to strength-
to make it more personalised and in line with the compa- en relations with customers and partners, especially during
ny’s corporate identity. There was also an update on the periods of holidays and official occasions. By the end By the end By the end Total
of 2019 of 2020 of 2021

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Business summary… signs of recovery

Stability of financial performance 48

Investment centres continue to enhance their performance 51

More facilities, for better services 52

A more advanced fleet 54

Investment centres… ready for the recovery phase 58

First: Transport and Leasing Divisions 60

Second: More comprehensive auto services 73


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2,653
Revenues (AED - million)

8.0%
Return on
capital (ROCE)

192.3
Liquidity (AED - million)
146.7
Net Profit (AED - million)

Stability of financial performance The financial performance in 2021 remained resilient at lev-
els similar to the year 2020, due to the persistence of the
pandemic’s impact on business sectors and the economic
activity in general. Emirates Transport had to face a signifi-
cant drop in demand for services, especially for educational

3,682
and commercial transport services. Amid these challenging

915
times, Emirates Transport had to compensate its loss through
different measures and initiatives such as upgrading servic-
es, accelerating digitalisation and smart transformation, en-
hancing cooperation with strategic partners, in addition to Total assets (AED - million)
reducing expenses. This strategy helped the company con-
tain the impact of the pandemic and maintain a stable and
balanced financial performance.
By the end of 2021, the company was able to achieve reve-
nues amounting to 2,653 million dirhams, a slight decrease
Capital and Reserves (AED - million)
from 2020. The net profits decreased by 10% during the
same period, to reach 146.7 million dirhams, while liquid-
ity decreased to 192.3 million dirhams compared to 424.7
million dirhams for the year 2020. This is in addition to a
decline in total assets by 15.7%, to reach 3,682 million dir-
hams, while the capital and reserves increased by 3.9%,
from 881 million dirhams in 2020 to 915 million dirhams
last year, and the return on capital (ROCE) decreased slightly
to settle at 8%.

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Investment centres continue to enhance their performance


Despite being hit hard by the prolonged impact of Covid-19, the a clear indication of a gradual recovery, as their total (excluding
investment divisions in Emirates Transport managed to achieve daily contracts) increased by 61 contracts, or by 46.6% com-
stability in performance, thanks to their swift and flexible re- pared to 2020, to reach 192. The contracts had a total value of
sponse to the challenges inflicted by the pandemic. By introduc- more than 301 million dirhams, including 48 new contracts with
ing new updates to its existing services, developing new areas of a value of 151.4 million dirhams, and 144 renewed contracts
growth and adopting a digital transformation strategy, the centres with a value of 150.3 million dirhams, while the number of ten-
succeeded in maintaining relatively good rates of operations. ders won by the company reached 20, with a value of 253.6
The increase in the number of new and renewed contracts was million dirhams.

The numbers of signed contracts (excluding daily contracts) and tenders

2019 2020 2021


Statement
Total Value Total Value Total Value
Number Number Number
(MD) (MD) (MD)
Likewise, the total revenues of the subsidiaries declined slight- Additionally, Emirates Transport Technology Solutions (ETTS)
ly to 252 million dirhams, despite the improvement in the rev- and Shurouq Emirates Services achieved the highest growth
enues of most of these companies, with the exception of the amongst their counterparts, with rates of 22% and 20% re- New contracts 148 948.7 69 376.5 48 151.4
Saudi Emirates Company for Integrated Transport ‘SEITCO’, spectfully, while the decline in the revenues of the Saudi Emir-
and the Emirates Security Services Company, each with a var- ates Integrated Transport Company ‘SEITCO’ continued for the
ying decline in revenues. On the other hand, the revenues of second year in a row, as it recorded a significant drop by 29%
Renewed contracts 53 500 62 447.6 144 150.3
the Emirates Facilities Management Company grew by 10.7% compared to 2020, while the revenues of the Emirates Security
to about 112.5 million dirhams, while the revenues of Reyama Services Company saw a decrease of 6.5% during the same
Total No. of signed contracts 201 1,448.7 131 824.1 192 301.7
Taxi grew by 9.4%, achieving more than 6 million dirhams. period.

Public tenders won by the 71 404.13 23 123.6 20 253.6


Revenues in 2019 Revenues in 2020 Revenues in 2021 company
Affiliated companies
(Million AED) (Million AED) (Million AED)
The Transport and Leasing Division accounted for the ma- followed by the School and Transport Division (public and
Emirates Facilities Management Company 139.4 101.6 112.4
jority of new and renewed contracts, with 170 contracts, private) with 22 contracts, as shown in the attached table:

Reyama Taxi 7.5 5.5 6


Distribution of new and renewed contracts, except for daily contracts in 2021
Emirates Transport Technology Solutions 16.6 2.7 3.3
No. of new con- No. of renewed
300.6 61.8 43.8 Statement Total
Saudi Emirates Integrated Transport Company (SEITCO) tracts contracts

Emirates Security Services Company 86.5 87.2 81.5 School Transport (Public & private) 8 14 22

Emirates Shurooq Services Company 3.9 4.5 5.4 Transport & Leasing 40 130 170

Total 555 263 252 Total 48 144 192

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More facilities for better services


Despite the downturn of businesses over the past two years,
Emirates Transport continued to implement key plans to ex-
pand its services facilities infrastructure. This will not only
improve the company’s operational processes and make its
services available to a larger segment of customers but will
also further allow for brand development and enhanced Statement 2021
presence and competitiveness in target markets.
In this respect, a number of projects have been constructed, Number of work sites (excluding unused land) 42
most notably Al Ain Industrial Station in Al Ain, at a cost
of more than 46 million dirhams. The station comprises an Number of affiliated workshops 34
administrative building to manage the branch, in addition
to another building for customer service, workshops for Number of customer service centres 31
heavy and light vehicles, as well as wash and dry services
42
Number of school transport stations affiliated to the company (for government and
for vehicles. The project has obtained a one-pearl evalua- private school transport)
tion certificate according to the pearl- Pearl Building Rating
System, under the category ‘Building Sustainability Pro- main sites throughout the country, including 34 auto work- Furthermore, Emirates Transport has ambitious plans for the - Complete rebuilding of the walls of Umm Al Quwain station.
gram’, awarded by the Department of Municipalities and shops, 31 customer service centres, and 42 school trans- year 2022 to enhance its infrastructure, in terms of building - Moving the Faya station wall to the new boundaries.
Transport. port stations. The company ensured that these sites were new facilities and developing existing facilities. The most - Two maintenance and upgrade projects for Al Qusaydat Sta-
The new Station takes the number of the company’s work designed to meet the requirements of green buildings and prominent targeted projects are as follows: tion.
sites which provide services to customers increased to 42 sustainability goals. - Complete rebuilding of the walls of Kalba station. - Constructing an external road for Al Ain Industrial Station.

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A more advanced fleet

In order to deploy its operations dynamically, Emirates


Transport was keen on upgrading the fleet by introducing
the latest automated systems such as tracking systems, as
follows:
• Towards the end of last year, the company started acti-
vating a smart internal system to manage the payments
of the traffic toll gates (Tollgate System) on all its fleet
vehicles registered in the Salik system in Dubai at the
current stage, an initiative which would bring a num-
ber of operational and financial advantages and bene-
fits.
• Launched a new internal application designed to moni-
tor the entry and exit operations of the company’s vehi-
cle fleet (Vehicle Check In - Check Out App). The ap-
plication covers all fleet vehicles of all types, except
for special service vehicles, thereby benefiting the
company in preserving its assets and investments.
Conducting vehicle entry and exit operations
digitally will help achieve more transparency
and governance, in addition to saving effort
and time for employees, avoiding delays
in recording operations and accidents of
negligence and human errors, as well as
managing rational paper consumption. in addition to the installation of tracking devices on • Conduct a test, using 104 vehicles, to determine sys-
The estimation studies conducted by the company in- 12,508 vehicles and their conversion from the project tem data accuracy, and how to benefit from the ex-
dicated that the application would save about 320,000 model to the operations model in coordination with tracted reports and include them in the management of
working hours, achieve financial savings of about 4.6 Etisalat. fleet operations.
million dirhams annually, and also reduce the delivery • Th launch of the Al-Qarayen 2022 Model Station pro- • The use of Lean Six Sigma methodology to imple-
and receipt time. ject for school transport. ment a project designed to reduce the time required
• Receiving the initial batch of electric vehicles accord- • The use of the fleet management system and perfor- to process traffic violations incurred by the fleet. The
ing to the MoU signed in October of last year with the mance measuring by several departments, projects and proposed improvements were later applied to the elec-
“Hala China” initiative and the Chinese Machinery reports. tronic violations’ system and procedures.
Engineering Company “CMEC”. The vehicles received • Conducted a study to measure the performance of the In quantitative terms, the number of vehicles in the com-
are available for leasing exclusively to Emirates Trans- zone C fleet, which included reviewing and validating pany’s fleet decreased by about 5% to reach 37,812
port clients in both government and private sectors. the commercial fleet of the region in order to improve vehicles, while maintaining full readiness and capabil-
• Completion of the tracking systems unification project, fleet efficiency and effectiveness using the features of ity to meet the requirements of all customers and fulfil
the unified tracking system and data capabilities. existing contracts.

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Company fleet data 2021

136 4,364 7,226 1,425 150 2


37,812
Ambulance Bus - Large Bus - Medium Bus - Small Bus – Equipped for Car - Equipped for
disabled transport disabled transport

15,402 1,434 169 15 42 410 Total Fleet


Car Delivery Van Electric Cars Fork - Lift Freezer Trucks Truck Head

1,658 1,366 3,822


Motorcycle Pickup - Large Pickup - Small

24 34
Recovery - Heavy Recovery - Light

52 81
Petroleum products Trailers
transport tankers

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Despite the turmoil caused by the pandemic and the pro- zone of Northern Emirates, which includes the Emirates of
longed precautionary measures, the investment centres con- Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, and
tinued to progress and perform their tasks in a stable and bal- the cities of the Eastern Region.
anced manner throughout the past year, similar to 2020. They These Divisions provide government school transport ser-
managed to maintain the full readiness of the company’s hu- vices, private school transport, university students transport,
man and material resources and ensure its ability to meet the commercial and government transport and leasing services,
requirements of customers in the subsequent recovery phase. logistics, driver training, driving courses, and more.
Business momentum was recovered gradually starting from
the second half of last year, thanks to the effectiveness of the Second: Auto Services Division:
government’s recovery plans. It provides a myriad of technical services, including mainte-
The investment centres continued to deliver its services as per nance and repair services, technical inspection of vehicles,
the same structure adopted since 2019: refurbishment of buses, vehicle body repair, luxury vehicle
services (sale, maintenance and repair), modification of ve-
First: Transport and Leasing Division: hicles to operate on compressed natural gas, roadside assis-
1. The Transport and Leasing Division for the geographical tance, dry wash, and tyres retreading, etc. The Division pro-

Investment centres… zone of Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al


2. The Transport and Leasing Division for
Ain.
the geographical
vides its services within two main sectors, depending on the
nature of the customers and beneficiaries of the services:

ready for the recovery phase zone of Dubai and Sharjah.


3. The Transport and Leasing Division for the geographical
1. The Businesses Sector (B2B).
2. The Individuals Sector (B2C).

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Percentage of total divisions’ revenue

16% 15.3% 15.6%

2019 2020 2021

53.7% 30.3% 54.3% 30.4% 56.1% 28.3%

Division for Division for Dubai Division for Abu Dhabi,


Northern Emirates and Sharjah Al Dhafra and Al Ain

During the past year, the Transport and Leasing Divisions dirhams. All divisions contributed to achieve this increase in
achieved total revenues almost similar to 2020, amounting varying proportions, but most of it came from the Transport
to 2,105 million dirhams. However, profits saw a remark- and Leasing Division for the geographical zone of Dubai
able annual growth that exceeded 28% during the same and Sharjah, which we will see in detail in the following
period, adding 50 million dirhams to reach 226.3 million paragraphs:

Percent- Percent- Percent-


Invest- age of age of age of
Revenues Profits Revenues Profits Revenues Profits
ment total di- total di- total di-
in 2019 in 2019 in 2020 in 2020 in 2021 in 2021
Centre visions’ visions’ visions’
revenue revenue revenue
The Trans-
port and
Leasing
Division
for Abu 1,302,879,316 70,174,711 53.7% 1,146,113,982 53,622,925 54.3% 1,181,234,133 67,945,982 56.1%
Dhabi,
Al Dhafra
and Al
Ain.
The Trans-
port and
Leasing
Division 734,080,779 (19,667,921) 30.3% 641,522,742 50,081,778 30.4% 596,413,811 80,534,883 28.3%
for Dubai
and Shar-
jah.
The Trans-
port and
Leasing
Divi- 386,736,802 60,386,806 16% 323,858,284 72,891,389 15.3% 327,471,540 77,826,120 15.6%
sion for
Northern
Emirates.

Total 2,423,696,897 110,893,596 100% 2,111,495,008 176,596,092 100% 2,105,119,484 226,306,985 100%
First: Transport and Leasing Divisions

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2021
The uncertain times of the pandemic affected the abili- view of this, the company took the initiative of develop- Investment Centre Concluded contracts (in- Number of vehi-
ty of Emirates Transport to retain contracts. Last year, the ing new mechanisms that facilitate the process of trans- Affiliated drivers
cluding daily contracts) cles
Transport and Leasing Division saw a significant decline in porting goods and products to and from end customers in
Transport and Leasing Division for Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al Ain. 165 4,473 9,806
signed contracts from 845 contracts in 2020 to 378 con- an accurate and fast manner, as per the highest practices
tracts in 2021. These contracts included various services, applicable. Soon, the company was able to conclude 5 Transport and Leasing Division for Dubai and Sharjah. 145 3,705 11,933
68 2,104 3,299
such as educational transport services, commercial and contracts to provide Last Mile solutions by allocating 700
Transport and Leasing Division for Northern Emirates.
government transport and leasing, in addition to logistics, motorbikes with their drivers for delivery companies, res-
training, fleet management, limousines and valet park- taurants and food establishments nationwide. Total 378 10,282 25,038
ing. Meanwhile, the past year also witnessed the launch These divisions were able to fulfil the requirements of
of “Emirtas” as a new service concerned with providing running contracts in an efficient and professional man-
Last Mile solutions to support the logistical sector in the ner through their qualified work teams, which included
Transport and Leasing Division - Zone A (Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al Ain)
country. The service gained prominence during the Cov- 10,282 drivers and about 500 administrators, in addition Last year, this Division was able to achieve a noticeable growth the same period by 26.7% to reach approximately 68 million
id-19 pandemic in light of the growing demand on the to a vast fleet of vehicles, which included 25,038 different in annual revenues by about 35 million dirhams, compared to dirhams. The revenues on the other hand accounted for 56.1%
sectors of e-commerce, shipping and logistics services. In vehicles. 2020, achieving an increase of 3%, while its profits grew in of the total revenues of the Transport and Leasing Divisions.

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Data for the Transport and Leasing Division for the geographical zone A (Abu Dhabi, Al Dhafra and Al Ain) Transport and Leasing Division - Zone B (Dubai
and Sharjah) dirhams, while the profits achieved a remarkable growth over
2020 2021 Compared to the year 2020, the revenues of the Transport and the same period by 61%, reaching 80.5 million dirhams. The Di-
Percentage of total divi- Percentage of total divi- Leasing Division for the geographical sector of Dubai and Shar- vision’s revenues during 2021 accounted for 28.3% of the total
Revenues Profits Revenues Profits jah dropped in 2021 by about 45 million dirhams, to 596 million revenues of all the transport and leasing divisions.
sions’ revenue sions’ revenue

1,146,113,982 53,622,925 54.3% 1,181,234,133 67,945,982 56.1%


Data for the Transport and Leasing Division for the geographical zone B (Dubai, Sharjah)
The Division provided 356 different services to 208 customers from both government and private sectors, through 6 stations 2020 2021
and branches distributed throughout the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in addition to providing 8,817 various vehicles.
Percentage of Percentage of
Revenues Profits total divisions’ Revenues Profits total divisions’
No. of new and renewed No. of services provided revenue revenue
Types of services
contracts during 2021 during 2021

Commercial transport & leasing 92 307 641,522,742 50,081,778 30.4% 596,413,811 80,534,883 28.3%

Government transport & leasing 13 39

Logistics 2 10 The number of new and renewed contracts signed by the Di- vision provided 278 services through several branches and
vision last year stood at 145 contracts, with more than half stations belonging to 211 customers in the government and
Total 107 356 related to commercial transport and leasing, while the third private sectors, through its fleet of approximately 12,000
was for government transport and leasing, and the rest cov- various vehicles, and its personnel which comprised 3,705
The organisational units affiliated to these divisions also continued to perform their duties, such as Emirates Transport’s Abu Dhabi ered education transport. During the same period, the Di- drivers.
Taxi Company which carried out nearly 2.8 million trips, while the Airport Taxi Unit provided 66,627 trips during the year.

No. of new and renewed No. of services provided in


Service category
No. of drivers No. of drivers
contracts in 2021 2021

52 650 School transport 19 19

Commercial transport & leasing 78 197

No. of trips Government transport & leasing 48 48


No. of trips Abu Dhabi Transport
Airport Taxi data Taxi Company data - 14
Logistic services

66,627 2,756,353 Total 145 278

The Division continued to provide limousine services through a Statement Number in 2021
specialised unit that provided about 18,000 trips during the past
30
No. of year through 30 affiliated vehicles. No. of limousine cars
airport taxis No. of taxis No. of drivers 32

205 766 No. of trips 17,949

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High-level training services


As in previous years, the Transport and Leasing Division for in the training services provided in the centre, which success-
the geographical zone B (Dubai and Sharjah) continued to of- fully signed off on 6 new contracts.
fer high quality and specialised training services through both The centre’s plans to develop distance training capabili-
the Emirates Transport Training Centre and the Emirates Trans- ties have resulted in maintaining high rates of activities and

100% 92%
Ratio of trainees out
port Driving Institute. This has always constituted a qualitative training programmes despite the measures imposed by the
addition to the package of services provided by the company. pandemic. The total number of training programmes provid- of the total number
The business results for the past year have shown an increase ed reached 57 different programmes which covered various for each category
in the total number of trainees to more than 25,000, including aspects of professional and institutional work, including 18
5,831 trainees from outside the company (23.3% of the total remotely conducted programmes. Around 11,661 trainees
trainees). The number of trainees from outside the company benefited from 56,704 training hours provided within the No. of training
hours (Total

38,911 26,887
doubled noticeably, reflecting a growing confidence of clients framework of these programmes.
number of training
hours for all
trainees)

School bus supervisors Drivers

56,704 28 10,638 14,375


6
Number of training
Number of training hours sites affiliated to
in the programmes the centre
Number of new

11,661
conducted remotely Drivers accounted for 57.5% of the total number of trainees at hours within the framework of 48 different training programmes,
and renewed
the centre, with 14,375 drivers (about 92% of the total number so that each driver’s share amounted to about 2 training hours,
contracts

18
of drivers in the company), while male and female school bus while school bus supervisors benefited from 38,911 training
Number of remote trainees
supervisors formed the remaining 10,638 trainees (100% of their hours within the framework of 19 various training programmes,
number in the company). Drivers benefited from 26,887 training with 4 training hours for each trainee.
Number of training
programmes conducted Ratio of train- Average
remotely No. of training No. of training Average
ees out of the programmes (Total number of hours (Total

57
Statement for No. of training
total number number of training training pro- number of train-
the year 2021 trainees hours per
for each cate- programmes for all grammes per ing hours for all
trainees) trainees) trainee
gory trainee
Total number of training
programmes conducted
Drivers 14,375 92% 48 2.5 26,887 2

5,831 School bus super-


visors
10,638 100% 19 4 38,911 4
Number of trainees
from outside the
company
In turn, the Emirates Transport Driving Institute complet- Emirates Transport Driving Institute 2021

Emirates Transport
25,013
ed the training programme provided by ET to its custom-
No. of training programmes 444
ers. More than 3,000 trainees benefited from nearly 96,000
Training Centre data for the year 2021 training hours provided within the framework of 444 training No. of training hours 96,252
Total number of trainees programmes, whilst the centre was able to sign 10 new and
renewed contracts during the past year. No. of new and renewed contracts in 2021 10

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Transport and Leasing Division - Zone C (Northern


Emirates)
In 2021, the Transport and Leasing Division for the geo-
accounting for 15.6% of the total revenues of the Transport
and Leasing Divisions, while profits grew relatively during
Your Children are Safe
graphical zone C (Northern Emirates) was able to achieve the same period by 6.7% to reach approximately 78 million
revenues that slightly exceeded those for the year 2020, dirhams.

Data for the Transport and Leasing Division for the geographical zone (Northern Emirates)
2020 2021
Percentage of Percentage of
Revenues Profits total divisions’ Revenues Profits total divisions’
revenue revenue

323,858,284 72,891,389 15.3% 327,471,540 77,826,120 15.6%

The Division was able to sign 68 new and renewed con- It also provided 5 main services provided by 2,104 driv-
tracts during the year 2021, most of which were in the ers through 3,299 various vehicles through 12 branches
field of commercial transport and leasing (58 contracts), and stations. Around 38 customers benefited from these
including 9 contracts for education transport services. services. A gradual return to school transport services
The COVID-19 pandemic took a tremendous toll on vari- and safety system for students on buses. This is in addition
New & renewed contracts No. of services provided in
Service category ous economic activities and businesses locally and glob- to commitment to all the precautionary and preventive
in 2021 2021
ally. School transport services, in particular, took a big measures required by the concerned authorities within the
School transport 9 1 hit due to the prolonged precautionary measures and the country with regard to Covid-19, in order to ensure the
cancelation of face-to-face attendance for students, fully health of students during their daily transfers to and from
Commercial transport & leasing 58 2
and partially, until the end of the second term of the ac- their educational institutes.
Government transport & leasing 1 2 ademic year 2020-2021. That when the first signs of re- At the technical level, Emirates Transport sought to up-
covery started to manifest, particularly at the beginning of grade and automate its school transport fleet, in line with
Total 68 5 the third term of the same academic year. In this context, its strategy to accelerate growth and achieve operational
Emirates Transport started to rehabilitate and train around excellence through digital transformation. That is why, it
5,800 of its personnel, including 5,200 school bus super- launched, in cooperation with the Sharjah Private Educa-
visors, ensuring in the meantime their health wellbeing by tion Authority, the new smart application (Your Children
Emirates Transport Taxi Company in Ajman, which operates trips in 2021, compared to the number of trips performed in providing vaccinations for all drivers and supervisors at are Safe) which contains a variety of data and operation-
under this division, managed to achieve considerable growth 2020. It reached a total of 680,590 trips made through 205 a rate of about 100%. On the other hand, around 6,629 al statistics that support the operations in the government
during the past year, with a 30% increase in the number of vehicles and 203 drivers. school buses were readied for contracted government and private schools’ transport.
and private schools for the academic year 2021/2022 af- With the start of the school year, more than 161,000 male
ter completion of most of the rehabilitation plans for the and female students of various educational levels were
Ajman Transport Company data 2020 2021 fleet, especially the preventive and periodic maintenance transported to 502 public schools by 4,160 school buses
operations, and ensuring the preparedness of the security that ran a total of 61.5 million kilometres.
No. of taxis 206 205

No. of drivers 200 203

No. of trips 523,006 680,590

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No. of students enrolled


in government schools

245,104
The government school transport services, provided by all investment divisions, were distributed in various regions of the country as
per the attached table:
Data for government school transport 2021
Statement of government school transport for the academic year 2021/2022
No. of government schools 502
Zone C
Zone A
No. of school buses for government schools 4,160 Statement Abu Dhabi, Al Ain &
Zone B Ajman, Central Re-
Total
Dubai & Sharjah gion, Ras Al Khaimah
the Western Region
and the East Coast
No. of buses drivers for government schools 4,160
Number of served government schools 217 40 245 502
No. of school bus supervisors for public schools 4,155
Number of transported students 84,329 11,504 65,524 161,357
No. of students enrolled in government schools 245,104
Number of school buses (Including reserves) 2,368 311 1,481 4,160
No. of available seats 251,104
Number of school bus drivers 2,368 311 1,481 4,160
No. of transported students in government schools 161,375
Number of school bus supervisors 3,061 167 927 4,155
Rates of transported to registered students 66%

No. of regular routes 6,115 Meanwhile, ET continued its commitment to provide students ease. As such, the company provided its services to 95 students
with disabilities with the services they and to empower this cate- through 37 fully equipped school buses to ensure their safety and
124,121
gory and help them integrate in the educational process with more comfort during their transfer between their homes and schools.
No. of bus assembly points

No. of awareness courses for students 520 Statement 2021

No. of outreach visits to government schools 1,478 No. of buses allocated for students with disabilities 50

No. of field monitoring visits to public buses 8,336 No. of vehicles allocated for students with disabilities 23

No. of Kilometres travelled annually 61,500,000 No. of transported students with disabilities 95

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During the academic year 2020-2021, the company also con- port and university transport, as permitted by the precautionary
tinued to provide its services in the field of private school trans- measures imposed by the relevant government agencies.

Private school transport data during the academic year 2020-2021

Total No. of contracted private schools 91

Total No. of transported students from contracted school 45,515

No. of buses designated for private school transport 1,758

No. of drivers for private school transport 1,758

Private school transport data for the academic year 2020-2021,


as per the Investment Divisions
New & re- No. of trans-
No. of school
Investment Division No. of schools newed con- ported stu-
buses
tracts dents

58 43 24,918 944
Transport & Leasing Division for Abu Dhabi, Al Dafrah
and Al Ain

Transport & Leasing Division for Dubai and Sharjah 25 2 15,642 612

Transport & Leasing Division for the Northern Emirates 12 5 4,955 202

Total 95 50 45,515 1,758 More comprehensive auto services

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Emirates Transport continued to provide multiple auto me- million dirhams, or 6.8%, thus approaching pre-pandemic Auto Services Sector for Businesses (B2B):
chanical services as per the new organisational structure of levels, despite being affected by the negative impact to a cer- Last year, the Auto Services Sector for Businesses recorded ject are still limited to the company’s own buses and is not
the Auto Services Division approved in early 2020. At that tain extent. The work teams in the two sectors succeeded in total annual revenues of 188.8 million dirhams, a decline yet been provided to external customers) attracted 17 new
time, the Division had two organisational units, each includ- providing 1,069,661 various auto mechanical services, while of about 3.7% compared to 2020, which constituted a 58% contracts during 2021. They provided 378,157 various auto
ed a number of business centres and specialised units, total- the performance of business centres fluctuated between im- share of the revenues of the entire Division. The work teams services to customers, refurbished 74 buses and re-treaded
ling 13 centres and units, each offered services to a different provement and decline, compared to 2020. in business centres and the seven auto units under this sector 9,551 tyres, and converted 155 vehicles to operate on com-
category of customers depending on the nature of the services In this regard, Emirates Centre for Auto Services moved up to (with a reminder that the services of the bus renovation pro- pressed natural gas.
provided: the forefront from second place, in terms of revenues, com-
• Auto Services Sector for Businesses (B2B): pared to the rest of the business centres and specialised auto
• Auto Services Sector for Individuals (B2C): units. The Centre’s revenues alone constituted about a third Statement 2020 2021
of the total revenues of the Division, while the Abu Dhabi
In both sectors, the Division was able to achieve total reve- Centre for Auto Services fell to second place with revenues Revenues of the Auto Services Sector for Businesses (B2B) (Million Dirhams) 196 188.8
nues of 325.5 million dirhams, with an annual growth of 20.8 amounting to 21% of the Division’s total revenues.

Revenues of business centres and specialised technical units affiliated with the Auto Services Division during 2020 & 2021 The technical maintenance work provided by this sector in- replacement and repair, manufacturing truck bodies, manag-
cluded comprehensive and periodic maintenance services, ing workshops, and converting vehicles to operate on natural
Revenues Revenues Total revenue vehicle accident repair, electrical and mechanical work for gas. This is in addition to other services provided by 2,029
Statement in 2020 in 2021 during 2021 by all vehicles, vehicle and bus refurbishment, tyre retreading, technicians working across 48 stations and workshops.
(AED-Million) (AED-Million) sector

Abu Dhabi Auto Services Centre 91.5 68.1


Data of Auto Services Sector for Businesses (B2B)
Emirates Auto Services Centre 86.1 102.1
No. of affil-
No. of
Etihad Centre for converting vehicles to operate on CNG 0.4 0.4 Technical services centre/unit
No. of No. of
administra-
iated work-
drivers technicians shops and
Auto Services Sec- tors
tor for Businesses RAK Auto Services Unit 1.9 1.9 188.8
stations
(B2B)
East Cost Auto Services Unit 2.8 2.4 Abu Dhabi Auto Services centre - 871 111 21

Tyre Retreading Unit 13.3 13.9


Emirates Auto Services Centre 5 854 165 15
- -
The Bus Refurbishment Project (Still limited to the company’s
- 4 1 3
buses)
Etihad Centre for converting vehicles to operate on NG
Auto Inspection Centre 23.6 30.2
RAK Auto Services Unit - 45 13 4
Al Wataneya Auctions 16.0 14.6

Auto Services Sec- Dry Car Wash Unit 5.5 2.8 East Coast Auto Services Unit - 79 14 4
tor for Individuals 136.7
(B2C) Roadside Assistance Unit 37.4 31.7
Tyre Retreading Unit (affiliated with the Emirates Auto Services Centre) 3 16 4 1
Emirates Luxury Vehicles Auto Unit 3.0 33.6
13 160 6
Buses refurbishment project (services are still limited to the company’s
23.2 23.8
Body Repair Unit (includes data for the Emirates Equipment own buses)
Maintenance Unit)
Total 304.7 325.5
Total 21 2,029 314 48

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Data of Auto Services Sector for Individuals (B2C)


No. of
No. of No. of No. of affiliated
No. of maintenance
Technical Unit/ Centre techni- adminis- workshops & sta-
drivers services or
cians trators tions
operations
13 (including 9 auto
inspection stations,
Auto Services Centre 1 76 31 2 external inspec- 215,668
tion units, and 2 axle
weight stations).

Al Wataneya Auctions Centre 1 2 9 2 6,321

Dry Car Wash Unit 4 149 5 20 377,589

Road Assistance Unit 88 19 22 2 81,718

Emirates Unit for Luxury Cars Maintenance 5 34 16 2 2,443

Body Repair Unit - 114 53 7 7,765

Total 99 394 136 46 691,504

Al Wataneya Auction Centre also implemented 53 different million dirhams. To facilitate service delivery for clients, the
auctions for the sale of used vehicles, belonging to the fleets of company implemented the Vehicle Delivery Service Initiative
Auto Services Sector for Individuals (B2C) both the company and external clients. Around 6,321 vehicles that spares clients the visit to the company premises, to save
The Auto Services Sector for Individuals achieved an outstand- growth can be attributed to the significant leap achieved by were sold through 51 online auctions, with a total value of them time and effort and increase customer satisfaction rates.
ing 25.8% annual growth in revenues during 2021, through the Emirates Luxury Car Maintenance Unit, where revenues approximately 227 million dirhams, thus achieving a notable It is these types of services that helped the Centre attract 147
its business centres and its six specialised technical units, increased from 3 million dirhams in 2020 to 33.6 million in growth compared to the results of 2020, in which 5,878 vehicles new contracts and 24,000 registered clients on Al Wataneya
with total revenues amounting to 136.7 million dirhams. This 2021. were sold through 55 auctions, with a total value of about 204 Auctions’ website.

Statement 2020 2021


Vehicle ownership
Al Wataneya Auctions Centre sales during 2021 Total
Revenues of Auto Services Sector for Individuals (B2C) 108.7 136.7 Internal External

Total No. of vehicles sold 4,428 1,893 6,321


The work teams in the business centres and the specialised repair and body repair.
technical units affiliated with this sector were able to provide The sector witnessed multiple successes during the past year, as Value of sold vehicle 158,164,686.5 68,499,750 226,664,436.5
691,504 technical services, including a bundle of services tai- the concerned work teams concluded more than 150 new and
lored to individuals through 46 stations, workshops and sites. renewed contracts for the entire sector. The most prominent of No. of vehicles sold through the online auction/website 4,428 1,893 6,321
These include auto inspection services and axle weight for these were: the service level agreement signed between the Auto
trucks, including 7 sub-services, namely regular and online Inspection Centre and the Abu Dhabi Authority for Agriculture Value of vehicle sales through the online auction/ via the app 158,164,686.5 68,499,750 226,664,436.5
auctions services for the sale and purchase of vehicles and work- and Food Safety, and the Emirates Unit for the Maintenance of
shops’ waste, in addition to dry car wash services, disinfection Luxury Vehicles initiative to use treated water instead of pure No. of E-auctions 51
of vehicles and sites, various road assistance tasks, especially water for vehicle washing operations in its facilities. Also, the
No. of on-site auctions 2
towing light and heavy vehicles, traffic accident management Road Assistance Unit succeeded in signing 3 new contracts,
53
and simple related maintenance tasks, in addition to services taking the number of its clients to 128, while the Body Repair
Total of auctions
for the sale and purchase of luxury vehicles, maintenance, Unit managed to attract 46 clients.

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Growing relationships 80

Your priorities are our priorities 84

More services and solutions for customers 86

A larger share for local suppliers 92

More commitment to strengthening partnerships 92


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Stakeholder Expectations
“GRI 102-40, 102-42, 102-43, 102-44”

“GRI 102-40, 102-42, 102-43, 102-44"


Customers Federal and local government entities
Provide high quality products and (legislative and supervisory)
services and deliver exceptional levels of Commitment and mutual cooperation to
customer satisfaction and happiness. improve work standards and service
performance measures.

Suppliers Regional and global bodies

Honesty and integrity in Exchange of expertise and adoption of


work relations and best global practices and standards.
mutual commercial
benefits.

Employees Competitors
Transparency, equal A commitment to business
employment opportunities, a ethics and values, a fair
stimulating work environment competitive environment, and
and opportunities for growth unifying efforts to achieve
and career development. sustainable development in the
transport and related sectors.

Over four decades, Emirates Transport’s services have left an with sincerity, responsibility, mutual commitment and am-
indelible mark on people’s lives in the UAE. Millions of peo- bitious initiatives is its most valuable asset. The list of stake-
Partners Local community and the environment
ple from different generations retain good memories of their holders not only comprises customers, partners, suppliers
daily trips as students to their schools or universities onboard and employees, but extends further to include local and
Developing businesses and their setting, Harmony with the community, augmenting
Emirates Transport buses. This is in addition to the large seg- federal government agencies, regional and global agencies,
managing them in a responsible way national identity and culture, promoting the
ment of clients who benefited from the company’s various in addition to members of the local community as well as and sharing experiences and best spirit of volunteerism, enhancing the standard
services, provided by highly skilled professionals and work competitors and others. The company maintained this ap- practices. of living and environmental protection.
teams with diverse specialisations, but unified under the um- proach in its latest Strategic Plan for the years 2021-2025
brella of the corporate values ​​​​of Emirates Transport. and creatively expressed this broad vision in simple words:
“Growing Together”, to address all stakeholders.
Emirates Transport works diligently to meet the expectations
Growing relationships of each of these categories in an optimal manner by closely
Emirates Transport is fully aware that the extensive list of ex- identifying each group and their aspirations, thus allowing
ceptional relations it has accumulated throughout the years more beneficial relationships for both parties.

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“GRI 102-40, 102-42, 102-43, 102-44”

“GRI 102-40, 102-42, 102-43, 102-44”


Stakeholder: Mechanisms and channels of communication
Competitors
To ensure constructive interaction with all stakeholders, Emirates
Transport utilises all available channels to enhance communication
with each individual stakeholder to fully understand their expecta- ◌ Industrial and commercial forums.
◌ Workshops and meetings.
tions, enabling the company to work seriously and dutifully to meet ◌ Reports and periodicals.
these requirements for the benefit of all parties. ◌ Conferences and exhibitions.

Partners

Customers
◌ Regional and international benchmarking visits and business meetings.
◌ Surveys measuring satisfaction and happiness levels.
◌ Organisational development initiatives and operations.
◌ Meetings, visits and workshops. ◌ Exchange of data and information.
◌ Conferences and exhibitions. ◌ Press releases and publications, such as ET’s quarterly magazine and the monthly
◌ Daily informal interactions. E-newsletter.
◌ Call centres to register suggestions and complaints.
◌ Surveys to assess customer satisfaction levels.
◌ ET’s website, social media tools and platforms and Happiness Indicator.
◌ Press releases and publications, such as ET’s quarterly magazine and the monthly
e-newsletter. Federal and local government entities (legislative and regulatory)
◌ Customer service centres in work sites.

◌ Laws, policies and legislations.


Employees ◌ Meetings and conferences.
◌ MoUs.

◌ Meetings and conferences.


◌ Discussion forums. Regional and global entities
◌ Workshops and training programmes.
◌ Systems and channels for suggestions, complaints and grievances.
◌ Performance assessments. ◌ Seminars and meetings.
◌ Ad-hoc and periodic events (Month of Occupational Health and Safety campaign, new ◌ International conferences, exhibitions and events, and exchange of best
employees’ orientations, creativity labs etc. Noting that most of these activities did not practices.
take place in 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions). ◌ Community and marketing sponsorships.
◌ Recreational and cultural events. ◌ MoUs.
◌ Employee Excellence Awards (Postponed in 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions). ◌ International standards.
◌ Press releases and publications, such as ET’s quarterly magazine and the monthly
e-newsletter.
◌ Polls of satisfaction and happiness levels.

Local community and the environment


Suppliers

◌ ET’s website and social media tools and platforms.


◌ Volunteering activities.
◌ MoUs and community sponsorships. ◌ Free services and business support.
◌ Conferences, exhibitions, official functions and meetings. ◌ Awareness campaigns and recycling operations.
◌ Contracts, bids and procurements. ◌ Social and cultural events.
◌ Press releases and publications, such as ET’s quarterly magazine and the monthly ◌ Charitable programmes.
e-newsletter. ◌ Specialised exhibitions.
◌ Suppliers’ evaluation. ◌ Benchmarking.
◌ Surveys of suppliers’ satisfaction and happiness levels. ◌ Press releases and publications, such as ET’s quarterly magazine and the monthly
e-newsletter.

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“GRI 102-47”

“GRI 102-47”
Your priorities are our priorities The above matrix clearly demonstrates the importance of highly in importance for both parties.
Emirates Transport set forth a number of priorities and levels the stakeholders’ requirements and a commitment to shared “Transport safety and security” as a priority for most compa- By virtue of the nature of the company’s services and the
of strategic importance inspired not only from its vision, val- values and strategic objectives, as indicated in the attached nies and stakeholders. This explains why safety and security depth of its relations with the stakeholders, the issue of “Sup-
ues and strategic goals, but also from a deep understanding of matrix: have always gained the utmost significance over the years port and adherence to government directives” was given a
within the corporate values ​​of Emirates Transport. This was very high priority, as was the issue of “Investment and en-
manifested through the adoption of a number of procedures hancement of the company’s financial position”, whilst the
and policies, publications, internal and external training, issue of “Developing administrative systems to reflect busi-
awareness initiatives and events that are organized annually ness growth” was considered of high importance consider-
to enhance the standards of safety and security in the servic- ing that Emirates Transport is a profitable company which is
es provided by the company. involved in a competitive market.
Strategic importance level for ET Also, the category of “Completion of the digital transforma- Also, the topic of “Environmental sustainability and social
tion in the applied systems and the services provided” stood responsibility” stands out as an increasingly important mat-
out as ‘Very high’ in importance to the company, due to its ter at the global level, reflecting an increasing awareness
great impact on the company’s services and their efficiency about environmental issues and the role of corporate social
and competitiveness, at a time when the survival of business- responsibility in preserving the environment in light of the
es has become dependent on this high priority issue. This disturbing environmental phenomena the world is witness-
is closely followed by the issue of “Excellence and leader- ing currently, and the need for global commitment and sol-
ship in services and operational processes” which also ranks idarity to face it.

Statement Very High High Medium Low

Very High
Transport safety and
security
Transport safety and
security
Relative importance Scopes and boundaries
Emirates Transport (all branches, business centres and
Importance level for stakeholders

units), all stakeholders including customers, suppliers,


Transport safety and security
- Completion of the digital strategic partners, employees, transport passengers and
transformation of the Excellence and road users.
applied systems and
High services provided.
leadership in services
and operational Support and adherence to government Emirates Transport (all locations), suppliers, and
- Support and adherence to processes. directives. government partners.
government directives.

Complete the digital transformation of the Emirates Transport (All locations, centres and business
applied systems and services provided. units) and all stakeholders.
Investment and Developing administrative Environmental
Medium enhancement of the systems to reflect sustainability and social Excellence and leadership in services and
company’s financial position. business growth. responsibility. operations. Emirates Transport (all locations).

Investment and enhancement of ET’s


financial position. Emirates Transport (all locations).
Low
Environmental sustainability and social
responsibility. Emirates Transport (all locations) and all stakeholders.

Developing administrative systems to


reflect business growth. Emirates Transport (All locations).

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Delivering great service experiences to customers is key to demic reality, by designing suitable solutions, especially
any business success. That is why customers remains the main smart and digital solutions to help improve operational pro-
focus for most profit-making companies and service provid- cesses and facilitating the provision of services to clients, to
ers who engage in a constant competition to meet customers’ accelerate the subsequent recovery phase.
needs and gain their satisfaction. Emirates Transport has al- In general, the company managed to retain its clients during
ways devoted its efforts and mobilised its human and material the year 2021 within approximately the same levels as in pre-
resources to provide the best solutions for its clients. As such, vious years. Their total number was estimated at 2,020 clients
it continued during the past year in fulfilling the expectations in various categories, with more than a quarter classified un-
and aspirations of clients in light of the continuing repercus- der the Standard Clients category (with a range of business
sions of Covid-19 on the global scene. dealings of between 50 thousand to 5 million dirhams each),
Perhaps the most challenging effort was to maintain the con- while individual clients constituted about 45% of the total
tinuity of services and their adaptation to the new post-pan- clients.
More services and solutions for customers

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Digital app/ Total downloads


initiative in 2021

Roadside Assistance
App - Musa'da 6,380

Emirate Transport Driving


Institute Customer App 3,060

Hafilaty App 16,800


Hafilaty

815
ET-Tech
(Available only in Apple Store)
ET-Tech
No. of clients as per categories during the past three years

5,900
ET Smart App
Client category 2019 2020 2021 (Available only in Apple Store)
ArKaNy
Strategic partners 4 5 2

Strategic clients 8 6 7 Emirates Transport eRide App 158


Major clients 62 58 58

Standard clients 702 643 658 Emirates Transport UTS App 261
Other clients 511 496 389

Miscellaneous clients 1 1 1
Also, the company implemented digital solutions to support tions imposed by the pandemic and the growing demand for
Individual clients 799 933 905 the company’s operations in the public and private school e-commerce, shipping and logistics services.
transport sector, including the launch of the smart applica- In terms of communication with customers, data from the Call
Total 2,087 2,142 2,020 tion “Your Children Are Safe” in cooperation with the Sharjah Centre show a total of 35.7 thousand incoming calls during
Private Education Authority. This is in addition to other newly 2021, with 35.4 thousand answered calls. All incoming que-
As in the previous years, and within the framework of troducing digital applications and developing smart initia- launched services, such as “Emirtas”, a new service that offers ries - estimated at 11 thousand - were efficiently answered
implementing the digital transformation in all its fields of tives that offer more solutions and channels to customers Last Mile solutions. The launch of the service comes in line at a rate of 100%. As for electronic communications, about
business, Emirates Transport concentrated its efforts this and thereby achieving a significant growth potential for the with the rapid changes taking place in all business sectors in 3.3 thousand e-mails were received, and 80% of these were
year on promoting this strategy in customer service, by in- business. the country especially in light of the challenges and restric- answered.

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The customer service data also showed that 831 com- that 83% of these were resolved within two working days
plaints were received, and they were all resolved, noting only.

Data of received complaints 2021

Total No. of received complaints 898

Average number of No. of complaints not related to ET 67


days to resolve queries
No. of correct complaints 831

2 working days No. of resolved complaints 831

Average number of days to process complaints 83% of complaints were resolved within two working days

Target rate 100%

As has been the custom, the company was keen to listen to surveys, which demonstrated a customer satisfaction rate of
customers and monitor their levels of satisfaction and hap- 79%, while the satisfaction rate with the Call Centre services
No. of answered Rate of transactions/service requests piness by conducting a number of opinion polls and field reached 100%.
queries received via e-mail that were implemented

11,008 20%
Customer satisfaction rate

No. of resolved
queries 2019 76.47%
100% Rate of e-mails
responded to

No. of 80% 2020 82%


calls received

35,713

No. of
answered calls
No. of received emails 2021 79%
35,418 3,305

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A larger share for local suppliers


Emirates Transport’s ongoing commitment to respond to sup- It is worth noting that the overall growth in the number
pliers needs has reaped rewards in the year 2021 in terms of suppliers was concentrated mostly in local suppliers in
of the growth in relations with existent suppliers and the contrast to a drop in the number of external suppliers. This
value of registered purchases, which reflects the recovery of reflects the company’s deliberate approach to support the
the company’s business to levels similar to the pre-Covid-19 national economy and help its recovery from the negative
era. Compared to 2020, the suppliers’ numbers grew by impact of the pandemic, with extra support given to emerg-
35% in 2021, amounting to 1,439 suppliers, with a 17.3% ing national companies. Seven of these companies signed
larger procurement volume for the same period, amounting deals with Emirates Transport to purchase services and ma-
to 772 million dirhams. terials at a value of 6 million dirhams.

2019 2020 2021


Suppliers and procure-
ment data Numberof Procurement Numberof Procurement Numberof Procurement
suppliers value (MD) suppliers value (MD) suppliers value (MD)

Local suppliers 1,156 1,685 1,045 653 1,426 767.5

Overseas suppliers 26 1 25 5.4 13 4.5

Total 1,182 1,686 1,070 658.4 1,439 772

In the context of developing its relations with suppliers, es- within the framework of its social responsibility and corporate
pecially local ones, Emirates Transport was keen to adhere to values ​​by emphasizing related issues, especially in terms of
the values ​​of governance, transparency, integrity and justice. combating child labour, forced labour, corruption, and other
It was also imperative for the company to translate its pledges issues.

More commitment to strengthening partnerships

Throughout its journey, Emirates Transport has moved stead- dress the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic which was
ily in developing, diversifying and strengthening its national still a source of major concern locally and globally in 2021.
and international partnerships which are valued as strategic Despite the pandemic, the company had regained some mo-
investments that contribute to the growth and prosperity of mentum in terms of its usual activities, such as conducting
the business and help achieve mutual strategic goals. Work- introductory and marketing visits, benchmarking visits, re-
ing closely with partners not only gained points for the com- ceiving delegations, implementing joint training work, partic-
pany, in terms of exchange of best practices and professional ipating in exhibitions, providing financial and in-kind spon-
knowledge, but also created a spirit of collective action to ad- sorships, and other activities.

92 93
Drivers of success

An evolving work environment 97

Emiratisation… Continuous endeavours 101

Incentives and happiness initiatives for employees 102

Training... Richer and more diverse 104

Employees… Higher satisfaction rates 106


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An evolving work environment

The pandemic outbreak negatively impacted the work envi- portance of these resources only showed up later during the
ronment in companies affecting mainly their human resourc- stage of economic recovery in the second half of last year.
es. It not only stressed the volume of business and reduced By the end of 2021, the company retained the number of its
corporate revenues, but also imposed austerity policies to total employees within the range of 26,000 employees, where
help businesses acclimatise to the work reality during the pan- females counted around 5,676 employees (or 22% of the total
demic. As a result, a remarkable improvement was recorded human resources). The company has also succeeded in at-
within the work environment in Emirates Transport, thanks to tracting nearly 3,000 new employees to meet the company’s
the company’s flexibility and speedy response, which helped needs and to fulfil the requirements of customers in an op-
maintain the continuity of services while protecting the hu- timal manner, as per the running contracts, as shown in the
man resources when and where possible. The significant im- attached table.
A company’s corporate image relies on how the public per- in quantity and quality, and the company’s strive to keep
ceives its brand. Emirates Transport is conscious that what abreast of the unremitting developments in its field of busi-
really shapes its corporate image is undertaking responsi- ness and face the emerging competitive challenges, require
bility, maintaining a good reputation, and holding a leading a qualitative preparation of its human resources. As such, Total data for Human Resources 2021 Structure of human resources in terms of age groups 2021
position at the national level. These gains which have been Emirates Transport exercises vigorous efforts to recruit out-
Total number of employees 25,799 29 or less 3,784
achieved during the past 41 years, represent the company’s standing professionals and exceptional talents and compe-
most valuable assets, thanks to the high professionalism tencies from various disciplines and engages them in an ad- Total number of new employees 2,896 30-39 10,377
and sincere teamwork of tens of thousands of employees of vanced work environment that provides them with different
Emirati 2,241
various administrative levels and job categories who have career development opportunities such as training, incentive Employees per nationality 40-49 7,814
worked tirelessly to bring Emirates Transport to the status it programmes and empowerment initiatives, to ensure they Expatriate 23,558
has reached today. are always equipped with the latest knowledge and tools to 50-59 3,435
Males 20,123
There is no doubt that the comprehensive and diverse na- implement the company’s plans and achieve its strategic ob- Employees per gender
60 or more 389
ture of services in Emirates Transport, the continuous growth jectives. Females 5,676

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operational transport & services


Data of human resources supervisory roles technical roles drivers management supervisors

as per the main sectors during 2021

Total

School transport 9 - 6,631 84 6,386 13,110

Transport, leasing & logistics 21 1 8,505 343 25 8,895

Technical services 51 2,594 131 415 11 3,202

Sector operations 33 - - 132 12 177

Head office 108 - - 297 10 415

Total 222 2,595 15,267 1,271 6,444 25,799

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Data of human resources as per the geographical zones Meanwhile, the company was keen to meet the highest global cal and international employment regulations and systems,
standards in human resources management and the internal including the entitlements of international conventions and
No. of The number
No. of employees Transport work environment, through the promotion of empowerment treaties in this regard, particularly its efforts in fighting forced
Statement/No. employees No. of of operational
in supervisory & services Total programmes and initiatives, and ensuring equal opportunities labour, child labour and human trafficking, in addition to pro-
during 2021 in technical drivers management
roles supervisors for employees regardless of their backgrounds or gender. It tecting human rights, child rights, and the rights of all migrant
roles personnel
also focused on fulfilling the requirements of applicable lo- workers and members of their families.
Head office 115 - - 304 10 429

Zone A (Abu Dhabi, Al


Dhafra, Al Ain) 23 1 8,586 329 5,185 14,124

Zone B (Dubai &


Sharjah) 18 - 3,885 180 187 4,270

Zone C (Northern
Emirates) 15 - 2,665 43 1,051 3,774

Technical services 51 2,594 131 415 11 3,202

Total 222 2,595 15,267 1,271 6,444 25,799

UAE Arab countries Asian countries Other countries

Senior leadership 5 2 - - - - 2 -
category

Middle Emiratisation… Continuous endeavours


management 82 16 63 5 34 1 9 3
category
Offering work opportunities to Emiratis, particularly the
youth, is another priority for Emirates Transport. The intensive Data of Emiratisation rates

2021
efforts of Emiratisation in integrating the local workforce in
Details
the job market continued through training programmes and
initiatives to improve their skills and qualify them to obtain Total Emiratisation rate 8.69%
No. of Male leadership No. of Female leadership the right jobs. As a result, last year the rate of Emiratisation at
Emiratisation rate in senior leadership
ET stood at 8.69%, with a total number of 2,241 employed
categories 77%
Emiratis. This rate increased in the senior leadership catego-
Emiratisation rate in middle manage-
7 188 2 25 46%
ries where Emiratis constitute 77% of the workforce, whereas
ment categories
the rate in the middle management groups amounted to 46%.

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Incentives and happiness initiatives for employees

The work environment in Emirates Transport is full of


programmes and initiatives to reward outstanding employees
and motivate and encourage the rest, which contributes to
boosting employee satisfaction and happiness rates. The
company continued to hold such events and programmes
during the past year, most notably:

- Awards and incentive programmes: Because motivation is a


critical driver for business success, Emirates Transport held a
number of award ceremonies for employees through “Thank
You” programme, “Injaz” programme, and the “Surprise
Recognition Initiative” for outstanding performers carried out
by an executive director, that is in addition to the Corporate
Values Award and others.

- The launch of the HR smart app “Arkany”: As part of the


continuous efforts to implement its digital transformation
plans, Emirates Transport launched a smart phone application
“Arkany” which provides integrated services to serve its human
resources. It is a valuable addition to the existing HR e-system
that provides a wide range of services and benefits that allows
employees to conduct many of their affairs remotely such
as registering attendance and departure at the workplace,
applying for leave and absence permissions, following up
on self-service requests and other human resources tasks.
The app is available in both Arabic and English languages,
and over the past year it was downloaded 14,500 times from
Google Play and Apple Store.

- Self-learning through remote training programmes and


initiatives: Which reflects the company’s endeavour to
enhance and motivate talents, especially the JIT Learning
initiative and its smart learning programme “Minasati”, and
others.

- Discounts for employees: Emirates Transport distributed


the Fazaa card to its employees, which is issued by Social
Solidarity Fund at the Ministry of Interior, and combines - A massive campaign to vaccinate employees against COVID-19: were the workers in government and private school transport.
all offers, discounts and benefits offered by the public and This campaign was carried out in coordination with the relevant
private sectors to government employees. Employees also 2020 Dubai, as well as a selection of other exclusive offers health authorities through several stages. The priority for vaccination - Providing support for financially distressed employees:
received the “Esaad” discount card by Dubai Police and that are regularly provided in coordination with companies was granted according to the nature of the tasks and functions These were provided through the “Support a Colleague”
special discounts for employees wishing to visit the Expo and partners. performed by the employee. The first category to be vaccinated programme and through coordination with charities.

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Training... Richer and more diverse

2021
There is no doubt that diversity and inclusiveness in the
Statement
company’s fields of work and specialisations require cor-
responding qualitative efforts in professional development Total number of trainees (from inside and
25,013
and training of the workforce. With a commitment to in- outside the company)
vest in employees, Emirates Transport was keen to provide
Total number of trained company employees 19,182
various training opportunities for employees in various
specialisations, administrative levels and job categories to Total number of trainees from outside the company 5,831
improve their skills and competencies, whether the train- Total of training programmes 57
ing was carried out inside or outside the company’s facil-
ities. The launch of the Emirates Transport Training Centre,
Total of remote training programmes 18
which provided training services to more than 19 thousand Total of remote trainees 11,661
employees, most of whom are bus drivers and supervisors,
Total number of hours in the remote training
played a big role in helping the company achieve its train- 56,704
programmes
ing strategies and targets.
Total number of training sites affiliated to the centre 28

Details of the training programmes for drivers and bus supervisors

On a similar note, the relevant departments intensified the organised. Thus, the total number of training hours provided

14,375 2.5 qualitative and specialised training efforts provided to employ- reached 2,707 hours, benefiting 3,082 employees, including

10,638 4
Average No. of
ees during last year, with data for the last three years showing 1,871 male and female Emiratis. Also, around 1,015 training
No. of training programmes a steady increase in the number of employees benefiting from programmes were provided, of which 1,003 were conducted
trainees per trainee
these efforts, as well as the number of training programmes remotely.

Qualitative & specialised training efforts provided to employees during the past three years
No. of training hours

92% 26,887 2019 2020 2021


(Total No. of training
Statement
Percentage of trainees
out of the total number hours for all trainees)
1,211 2,975 3,082
100% 38,911
No. of benefiting male & female employees
No. of training programmes 172 613 1,015
Total No. of training hours 6,239.79 3,865.3 2,707

48 2
No. of training Average training
programmes hours per trainee In the same training context, Emirates Transport scheduled a through the distance learning options.
(Total No. of training

19 4
programmes for all trainees) number of educational programmes within the framework of It is worth mentioning that the company organised introduc-
the “JIT Learning” initiative and its smart learning programme tory sessions and awareness drives, through emails and other
“Minasati”. During the last year, 306 male and female em- means, to fully inform and incentivise employees to take ad-
ployees benefited from these programmes, including 190 vantage of these educational programmes.
Bus supervisors Drivers

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Employees… Higher satisfaction rates

High levels of employee satisfaction are an indication of how


content employees are in the workplace. To achieve this, Emir-
ates Transport follows a number of measures and indicators Total employment
to track the satisfaction rates of its workforce, by conducting turnover rate

9.5%
opinion polls and surveys. One of the indicators of job satis-
faction is employee turnover which last year stood at 9.5%.

The company also provides its employees with a number crease in those grievances, with the relevant departments
of official channels to register their observations, com- receiving only one complaint, as shown in the attached
plaints and grievances. Last year saw a significant de- table.

2019 2020 2021

100%
Total number of
grievances submitted

30 38 1
by employees

Rate of response
Total number of to grievances and
solved grievances their resolution

The company’s efforts to enhance and improve the work environment have resulted in a steady increase in the employees’
satisfaction rate by more than 8 percentage points, reaching 82% compared to only 73.61% in 2020.

Overall satisfaction rate of employees

40 60 40 60 40 60
20 80 20 80 20 80

0 100 0 100 0 100

7 2 . 5 6% 7 3 . 6 1% 8 2 . 0 0%
2019 2020 2021

106 107
More commitment to social responsibility

Social responsibility…Part of who we are 110

First: The battle against the pandemic continues 112

-The internal environment 112

-The external environment and services provided to customers 113

Second: In the community 114

Third: Sustainability and environmental efforts 117

Together on the road to recovery. 120


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Social responsibility has been central to all Emirates Trans- its services and its growing institutional performance. The
port strategies since its inception back in 1981, when its adoption of the “Emirates Transport Policies and Social
services were limited to government school transport. Responsibility Charter” by the Board of Directors in 2011,
Over the years, these values became rooted in the com- is a clear example of the company’s commitment to eth-
pany’s corporate culture ​​and further evolved with the ex- ical and social practices that made it a role model at the
pansion of its business in other sectors, the diversity of national level.

Social Responsibility Vision: Excellence in providing welfare sibility services.


and safety for the community, and in caring for the environ- 4. The results of ET employees’ opinion polls to measure
ment and employees, in addition to leadership in the appli- their satisfaction.
cation of international standards of corporate social respon- 5. The results of community surveys, to measure the commu-
sibility. nity’s satisfaction rate on a number of points, such as:
Social Responsibility Mission: Emirates Transport is commit- - Satisfaction with social responsibility initiatives.
ted to its national goals towards the community by leading - Accessibility of information related to social responsi-
social community services, caring for employees, preserving bility.
the environment and augmenting safety levels. The objective - Easy access to services.
is to set an example in the social responsibility field, by offer- - Equality in providing services to society.
ing various segments of society a broad portfolio of activities - The nature of the relationship between ET and the ben-
and services to meet their needs. eficiaries.
To emphasize the corporate approach to community action, The continuing efforts to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pan-
Emirates Transport set forth a number of indicators to evaluate demic occupied a priority for Emirates Transport, especially
performance and improve on an ongoing basis. Among these in the first half of last year, but this did not prevent the imple-
indicators: mentation of a number of social responsibility initiatives in a
1. The number of social responsibility initiatives. limited manner. Below is a brief presentation of the compa-
2. Categories of beneficiaries from ET’s social responsibility ny’s role in addressing the pandemic, in addition to a demon-
services. stration of most important on societal and environmental ini-
Social responsibility… Part of who we are 3. The number of direct beneficiaries from ET’s social respon- tiatives during last year.

110 111
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First: The battle against the pandemic continues

Emirates Transport continued its efforts to manage the effects was reported to cover 100% of employees. The external environment and services provided to customers the safety of workers and customers from Covid-19.
of the pandemic, in cooperation with partners and relevant - Follow-up on the precautionary measures and proce- - Updating the comprehensive plan that aims to protect the - Disinfection of service delivery centres for customers by
authorities, and here we highlight some of these efforts. dures such as disinfection and periodic inspections, transported students from COVID-19 and sharing it with specialised work teams equipped with the appropriate
which involved the company’s employees and its var- the related authorities. tools.
The internal environment ious facilities, as well as its fleet of vehicles. - Updating the procedure for disinfecting transport vehicles. - Enhancing applications and platforms for providing re-
- Follow-up on the implementation of its plan to vac- - Updating procedures for entering work sites, receiving - Updating the procedure for disinfecting small vehicles. mote services, which was discussed in detail in Section
cinate its employees, in cooperation with the official visitors and customers, and arranging meetings and - Issuing and disseminating awareness videos related to the Three of this report.
health authorities, through several stages, with priority training with internal and external entities. precautionary rules on school buses. - Designing and launching services that helped limit the
granted according to the nature of the employees’ tasks - Updating the internal reporting system for COVID-19 - More training of drivers and supervisors on ways to pre- pandemic, such as the “Emirtas” service for Last Mile de-
and responsibilities, especially those whose jobs relat- cases at Emirates Transport. vent COVID-19 through the Emirates Transport Training livery solutions, which responded efficiently to the high
ing to school transport services. The aim was to reach - Disseminating a number of Covid-19 awareness mes- Centre. demand for delivery services, as well as upgrading some
a work environment free from Covid-19 to ensure the sages to employees via e-mail. - Disinfection of vehicles before and after maintenance and services such as the initiative of vehicle delivery to cus-
safety of the company’s workforce, customers, and so- - Distribution of awareness leaflets about the pandemic repair operations. tomers - without the need to visit the company’s premises
ciety members in general. The vaccination percentage to employees in various work sites. - Implementing all health instructions in order to preserve – which was launched by Al Wataneya Auctions.

112 113
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Second: In the community


In spite of efforts being focused on fighting the spread of the of ET’s national and societal roles, and to meet its contrac-
pandemic at the outset of last year, the company was keen to tual obligations towards its strategic clients, especially the
organise some community initiatives, albeit on a limited scale Emirates Schools Establishment.
and mostly in the second half of the year. These activities were - Transport for people with disabilities: Around 152 special-
held in full compliance with the precautionary measures re- ly equipped buses and vehicles were allocated to ensure
lated to Covid-19, in accordance with the directives of the safe and comfortable transport for people with disabilities
official health authorities. The most prominent of these initia- in government schools, in cooperation with the Ministry
tives are as follows: of Education, in addition to those transported via the “Ar-
- School trips to Expo 2020 Dubai: The company’s fleet of rive Safely” initiative, in cooperation with the Ministry of
buses was at the disposal of all government schools affili- Community Development, which was launched in 2013
ated with the Emirates Schools Establishment to transport to transfer pupils in the care and rehabilitation centres af-
students to the event premises. This came as a fulfilment filiated with the Ministry.

Data for transporting students with disabilities in government schools in 2022

50
Total No. of buses designated
to transport students with disabilities

23
Total No. of cars designated This is in addition to dedicated transport services for people Emirates Transport Taxi companies in both Abu Dhabi and
to transport students with disabilities with disabilities provided through various units of Emirates Ajman, who collectively provided about 4,000 trips for peo-

95
Transport, namely the Airport Taxi in Abu Dhabi, and the ple with disabilities during last year.

Total number of transfers for people with disabilities and the elderly during 2021

Total No. of transported Total of vehicles equipped Total of transport opera-


students with disabilities Organisational Centre/Unit to transport people of de- tions for people of determi-
termination and the elderly nation and the elderly

3 2,380
Emirates Transport Taxi in Abu Dhabi

Airport Taxi 2 405

Emirates Transport Taxi in Ajman 1 1,160

Total 6 3,945

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Third: Sustainability and environmental efforts


Emirates Transport endeavours to promote green business initiative which aimed at rationalising paper consumption in
practices was not limited to the organisation of initiatives, ac- office work and other initiatives for scrapping and recycling
tivities and events, but further exceeded it to the launch of a of material.
number of specialised business centres and technical units
over the past few years, which added a great deal of value to - GNC modified vehicles
the existing services and became environmental and invest- Since the launch of this service in July 2010, the compa-
ment successes. ny continued to provide its services of converting vehicles
It is also worth mentioning the continuous improvement in to work with compressed natural gas (CNG). It managed to
the company’s services that take environmental aspects into modify 155 various vehicles during the last year, achieving a
account, thus helping to reduce the relative increase in its noticeable increase compared to the significant decrease in
carbon footprint and that of end users. Among these initia- the volume of operations in 2020, when the number dropped
tives is replacing fresh water with recycled water in car wash to 102 due to the negative implications of Covid-19.
operations, an initiative by the Emirates Luxury Vehicle Main- It is important to point out here that the company provides
tenance Unit, the initiative to improve the route and mass maintenance services for CNG modified vehicles, which
transport of employees, the “Printing Management Services” amounted to 1,360 maintenance operations during 2021.

1000 954

800

600

400

200
102 155
0
2019 2020 2021
Total No. of vehicles modified to operate on GNC

Tyre retreading:
- Providing vocational training services to university stu- - Material and in-kind sponsorships to serve the community, Since its launch in 2014, the Tyre Retreading Unit (operating achieving some of the company’s green objectives. In 2021,
dents: Around 7 male and female Emiratis received training strengthen relations with partners, and support their com- under the Emirates Auto Services Centre) has contributed to the Unit succeeded to renew a total of 9,551 tyres.
to develop their professional competencies and achieve munity initiatives and projects.
the strategic goals of Emiratisation. - Issued the 9th edition of the integrated Annual Report
- Celebrating national, religious and cultural holidays and 2020 under the title “Business Continuity and Overcoming 20000 18,168
events: These were organised within the framework of the Challenges”, which also includes the company’s sustaina-
precautionary measures related to the Covid-19 pandem- bility report. The publication constitutes part of ET’s ongo- 15000
13,644
ic, including Flag Day, Commemoration Day, and the 50th ing commitment to sustainability and social responsibility
UAE National Day. practices. 10000 9,551
- Implementing a number of safety awareness programmes - Participation in a number of community events in cooper-
for school students. ation with various partners and institutions, such as partici- 5000
- Continued the volunteering work for employees. pating in the activities of the third virtual forum to enhance
- Celebrating events and initiatives dedicated to the empow- the quality of family life. It was organised by the Family De- 0
2019 2020 2021
erment of women, such as Emirati Women’s Day. velopment Foundation between August 23 and 24, 2021. Total of renewed tyres

116 117
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- Dry car wash services: - Scrapping and recycling efforts


The Dry Car Wash Unit became a valuable addition to the ditional methods. Where possible, Emirates Transport explores every opportu- vices, in addition to the awareness efforts carried out at the
investment projects with environmental benefits after its The work teams were able to complete about 378,000 dry car nity to implement the recycling culture even with its part- internal level of the company to promote a culture of re-
launch in December 2013. It carried out thousands of envi- wash operations, in addition to vehicles’ disinfection services ners. The efforts in this field varied to include used tyres, ducing consumption and rationalising electric energy and
ronment-friendly car wash operations over eight years, which launched in 2020, as part of the company’s efforts to address workshop waste, oils, batteries, and scrap electronic de- water.
helped to save significant amounts of water compared to tra- the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data of recycling activities in 2021


500 463,000
443,657
400 377,589
300

200

100

0
‫أﻟﻒ‬
61,000
2019 2020 2021
Total No. of vehicles washed through the Dry Car Wash Unit
No. of scrapped
tyres
Tyre
- The electric vehicles fleet
Emirates Transport reinforced its vehicles’ fleet with the intro-
gineering Company “CMEC”, which establishes a long-term
partnership that paves the way for the production of electric
Value of
scrapped tyres
203,577 No. of scrapped 169
duction of electric cars, an exceptional experience which will vehicles in the UAE, in line with the “Made in the UAE” ini- DHS personal computers computer
not only support the company’s vision in reducing energy and tiative and the “300 billion project” within the framework of
carbon emissions, but also enhance its investment strategy the industrial strategy of the UAE.
on the long run. In this respect, Emirates Transport was keen The signing of the memorandum was soon followed by the
to expand its share of electric vehicles and instil this culture receipt of the first batch of electric vehicles in November of
among its customers, including experimenting with the first last year and was available for leasing to customers soon after.

1,020
electric school bus in the region in mid-2017. These endeav- This achievement has positioned Emirates Transport as an im-
ours culminated in the MoU signed in October 2021 with portant contributor to this historic transformation in the trans-
No. of scrapped
the “Hala China” Initiative and the Chinese Machinery En- port market at the local and regional levels. mobile phones mobile phones

Total No. of electric


vehicles in the fleet

169 vehicle No. of control devices


in scrapped vehicles
491
control devices
No. of scrapped office 422
equipment and accessories equipment

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With the promising business outcomes outlined in the second ing the last two years. Emirates Transport was also eager on No significant
chapter of this report, besides the various other achievements enhancing its institutional flexibility and creative capabilities changes affect-
102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its
ing the scope or
mentioned in the rest of the chapters, Emirates Transport’s that enable the provision of new solutions and innovative ser- supply chain
boundaries of
business outcomes during the year 2021 turned out to be a vices to customers, and makes the company more immune to the report
successful one. The company confidently kicked off the re- business fluctuations, and more competitive and prepared for 102-11 Precautionary Principle or approach 14
covery phase from the negative impact of the Covid-19 pan- various future challenges.
demic, which exhausted the global economy and inflicted a Emirates Transport is confidently looking forward to enhanc- 102-12 External initiatives 14
tremendous loss on most businesses. ing its achievements, across all levels, in the year 2022, and 102-13 Membership of associations 42-43
On the positive side, the pandemic constituted an addition- to achieving its investment goals, in accordance with its am-
al impetus for the company to move forward in accelerating bitious Strategic Plan 2021-2025, in the expectations of turn- Strategy
the digitisation efforts and smart transformation of its services ing the slogan “Growing Together” into a tangible reality that 102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker 10 to 11
and its various administrative and operational processes dur- will benefit both the company and its relevant stakeholders.
102-15 Key impacts, risks, and opportunities 37

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Ethics and integrity Material Topics
200 series (Economic topics)
102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of be-
GRI 102: Gen- havior 22-23
eral Disclo- Economic Performance
sures 2016
Governance 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 48 to 77
GRI 103:
102-18 Governance structure 33 to 36 Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 48 to 77
Approach 2016
Stakeholder engagement 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 48 to 77

102-40 List of stakeholder groups 80 to 83 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed 48 to 77

201-2 Financial implications and other risks and opportu-


No CBAs in the 48 to 77
102-41 Collective bargaining agreements GRI 201: Eco- nities due to climate change
UAE by law
nomic Perfor-
mance 2016 201-3 Defined benefit plan obligations and other retire-
102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders 80 to 83 48 to 77
ment plans

102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement 80 to 83 201-4 Financial assistance received from government 48 to 77

102-44 Key topics and concerns raised 80 to 83 Market Presence


Reporting practice 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 84-85
GRI 103:
102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 84-85
24 Approach 2016
statements
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 84-85
102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundaries 24
GRI 102: Gen- GRI 202: Market 202-2 Proportion of senior management hired from the
eral Disclo- 102-47 List of material topics 84-85 101
Presence 2016 local community
sures 2016
102-48 Restatements of information No restatement
Procurement Practices
No Significant 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 92
102-49 Changes in reporting
Changes GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 92
102-50 Reporting period 24 Approach 2016
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 92
102-51 Date of most recent report 24
GRI 204:
102-52 Reporting cycle 24 Procurement 204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliers 92
Practices 2016
102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report 24
Anti-corruption
102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI
24
Standards 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 33 to 36
GRI 103:
102-55 GRI content index 121 Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 33 to 36
Approach 2016
102-56 External assurance 24 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 33 to 36

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205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption 33 to 36 Emissions
GRI 205: 205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 111 to 117
Anti-corruption 33 to 36 GRI 103:
policies and procedures
2016 Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 111 to 117
Approach 2016
205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken 33
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 111 to 117
300 series (Environmental topics) 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions 135 to 139
Materials 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions 135 to 139
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 111 to 117 305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions 135 to 139
GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 111 to 117 GRI 305: Emis- 305-4 GHG emissions intensity 135 to 139
Approach 2016 sions 2016
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 111 to 117 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions 135 to 139
301-1 Materials used by weight or volume 119 305-6 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) 135 to 139
GRI 301: Mate-
rials 2016
301-2 Recycled input materials used 119 305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and
135 to 139
other significant air emissions
301-3 Reclaimed products and their packaging materials 119
Effluents and Waste
Energy
GRI 3: Material
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 111 to 117 Topics 2021
3-3 Management of material topics 111 to 117
GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 111 to 117
Approach 2016 306-1 Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts 117 to 119
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 111 to 117
306-2 Management of significant waste-related impacts 117 to 119
302-1 Energy consumption within the organization 111 to 117 GRI 306: Waste
2020
306-3 Waste generated 117 to 119
302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization 111 to 117
306-4 Waste diverted from disposal 117 to 119
GRI 302: Energy
302-3 Energy intensity 111 to 117
306-5 Waste directed to disposal 117 to 119
2016
302-4 Reduction of energy consumption 111 to 117
400 series (Social topics)
302-5 Reductions in energy requirements of products and
111 to 117 Employment
services
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 96-97
GRI 103:
Water Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 96-97
Approach 2016
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 111 to 117
GRI 103: 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 96-97
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 111 to 117
Approach 2016 401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover 96 to 103
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 111 to 117 GRI 401: Em- 401-2 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are
96 to 103
ployment 2016 not provided to temporary or part-time employees
GRI 303: Water 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource 134 to 139
and Effluents
401-3 Parental leave 96 to 103
2018 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts 134 to 139

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Disclosure ber(s) and/or Part Explana- Disclosure ber(s) and/or Part Explana-
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Labor/Management Relations 404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee 104 to 106

103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 96 to 103 GRI 404: Train- 404-2 Programs for upgrading employee skills and transi-
104 to 106
ing and Educa- tion assistance programs
GRI 103:
tion 2016
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 96-97
Approach 2016 404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regular perfor-
104 to 106
mance and career development reviews
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 96-97

GRI 402: Labor/ Diversity and Equal Opportunity


402-1 Minimum notice periods regarding operational
Management 96 to 103
Relations 2016
changes 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 96 to 103
GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 96 to 103
Occupational Health and Safety Approach 2016
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 96 to 103
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 38-39
GRI 103: GRI 405: Diversity 405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees 96 to 103
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 38-39 and Equal Oppor-
Approach 2016 tunity 2016 405-2 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men 96 to 103
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 38-39
Non-discrimination
403-1 Occupational health and safety management system 38-39
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 96 to 103
403-2 Hazard identification, risk assessment, and inci- GRI 103:
38-39 Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 96 to 103
dent investigation
Approach 2016
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 96 to 103
403-3 Occupational health services 38-39
GRI 406:
Non-discrimina-
406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions No reported
403-4 Worker participation, consultation, and communi- taken cases
38-39 tion 2016
cation on occupational health and safety
GRI 403: Occu- Child Labor
pational Health 403-5 Worker training on occupational health and safety 38-39
and Safety 2018 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 92 & 101
403-6 Promotion of worker health 38-39 GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 92 & 101
403-7 Prevention and mitigation of occupational health Approach 2016
and safety impacts directly linked by business relation- 38-39 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 92 & 101
ships
GRI 408: Child 408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for inci-
92 & 101
Labor 2016 dents of child labor
403-8 Workers covered by an occupational health and
38-39
safety management system Forced or Compulsory Labor

403-9 Work-related injuries 38-39 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 92 & 101
GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 92 & 101
Training and Education Approach 2016
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 92 & 101
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 104 to 106
GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 104 to 106 GRI 409: Forced
409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for inci-
Approach 2016 or Compulsory 92 & 101
Labor 2016
dents of forced or compulsory labor
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 104 to 106

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Local Communities

GRI 103:
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 111 to 116
Management
Approach 2016
103-2 The management approach and its components 111 to 116

103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 111 to 116

GRI 413: Local 413-1 Operations with local community engagement, im-
Communities 2016 pact assessments, and development programs
111 to 116

Customer Health and Safety


103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 38-39 & 111 to 113
GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 38-39 & 111 to 113
Approach 2016
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 38-39 & 111 to 113

416-1 Assessment of the health and safety impacts of


111 to 120
GRI 416: Cus- product and service categories
tomer Health
and Safety 2016 416-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health
111 to 120
and safety impacts of products and services

Marketing and Labeling


103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 87 to 91
GRI 103:
Management
Approach 2016
103-2 The management approach and its components 87 to 91

103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 87 to 91

417-1 Requirements for product and service information


87 to 91
and labeling
GRI 417:
Marketing and 417-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning product
87 to 91
Labeling 2016 and service information and labeling

417-3 Incidents of non-compliance concerning market-


87 to 91
ing communications

Customer Privacy
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary 87 to 91
GRI 103:
Management 103-2 The management approach and its components 87 to 91
Approach 2016
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach 87 to 91

GRI 418: Cus-


tomer Privacy
418-1 Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of No complaints
2016
customer privacy and losses of customer data received

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