Sustainable building in Oman

Sustainable City Yiti and MSX disclosure

Oman is building one of the Gulf's most ambitious sustainability projects: Sustainable City Yiti. Spanning over 1 million square metres near Muscat, the development targets net-zero carbon by 2040 — a decade ahead of Oman's national net-zero 2050 commitment. This project represents the scale and ambition of Oman's sustainable building trajectory.

On the corporate disclosure side, the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) has mandated 30 ESG metrics for listed companies from 2025. This is one of the most specific ESG disclosure requirements in the Gulf, covering environmental metrics (energy consumption, water use, waste generation, emissions), social metrics (workforce diversity, training, health and safety), and governance metrics (board composition, ethics, risk management).

Oman Vision 2040 positions sustainability as a central pillar of economic diversification. The national green building code is under development, with voluntary LEED and BREEAM adoption leading the market for commercial and hospitality projects. ISG supports Omani developers, corporates, and government entities across both building certification and ESG reporting — connecting project-level sustainability performance to the corporate metrics required by MSX.

As a GCC member, Oman is also subject to GSO 3000:2025. ISG helps clients navigate the intersection of emerging national standards, international certification systems, and the regional GSAS framework, ensuring consistency across Gulf markets.