Elena Zaharcenco has over 18 years of experience across a range of sectors in the UAE. A Sustainability Project Manager, she specialises in net zero, ESG, decarbonisation and digital transformation. She has led and delivered sustainability strategies and carbon management programmes for major clients in the UAE and KSA, including national oil and gas companies, energy providers, investment firms and public-sector developers. Her work includes developing net zero pathways, conducting GHG baselining and carbon life cycle assessments (including embodied carbon), preparing ESG and GRI reports, and supporting ISO 14001:2015 certification and environmental management systems (EMS). She has deep expertise in carbon accounting across Scopes 1, 2 and 3, and in aligning sustainability work with frameworks such as GRESB, SBTi, the GHG Protocol, the UN SDGs and the World Green Building Council. She is particularly interested in the intersection of decarbonisation and the built environment, and has developed sustainability roadmaps and training programmes to embed ESG practices in business operations. In previous roles, she has contributed to built environment decarbonisation initiatives, digitalisation, sustainable procurement, stakeholder engagement through marketing and events, and corporate environmental management systems.