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Technology only provides efficiency and a safe environment to hundreds of thousands of annual visitors and natural plantations at Al Qasba, but also falls within our corporate guidelines in developing initiatives under the UNGA’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda.” He added “The emirate of Sharjah is one of the leading cities in the world who have for several decades developed and applied necessary initiatives to support its environmental sustainability infrastructure and the well-being of its citizens, of which a number of these achievements contributed to the SDG agenda today. As facilitators of partnerships and unique investment ventures in Sharjah, it is our core duty to further contribute to the emirate’s growth and economy through responsible investments that ensure each of our destinations, projects and initiatives leave an eco-friendly mark for our citizens, our tourists and our vibrant emirate.” “We continue to drive smart connected building solutions here in the region and we are proud and honoured to be working with visionary partners like Shurooq.” -- Dr. Marcus Schumacher, Vice President & General Manager, GCC His Excellency Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal valued the lead taken by Johnson Controls in extending their global Energy Service (ESCO) Solutions expertise to Shurooq with the York and Metasys brand and in retrofitting with high efficiency systems for better energy performance.  JANUARY 2019 | 35