All sponsors are committed to driving towards net zero. Organizations have signed up to the UN- backed Race to Zero, or equivalent, or have signed up to the UAE Sustainable Companies Pledge. 

The COP28 Sponsorship Committee, comprised of seven different internal COP28 departments, appointed an independent third party, EY, the global professional services consultancy, to validate commitments and to provide technical advice to COP28.

The COP28 Sponsorship Committee then reviewed and assessed the applications before deciding on sponsorship approval. 

For more details on the Race to Zero, please click here.

The initial list of sponsors, which will be updated in due course, include the following companies and organizations:

COP28 begins on November 30 and will take place at Expo City Dubai. More details on the event and two-week agenda can be found below

Event Overview
• COP28 UAE will take place at Expo City Dubai from November 30-December 12, 2023. The Conference is expected to convene over 70,000 participants. 
• Expo City Dubai, will provide a unique space for civil society, young people, Indigenous Peoples and private sector participants to gather, enabling everyone to bring solutions to the Blue Zone and Green Zone in response to the urgent need for climate action. 
• The COP28 UAE Green Zone will see a re-design of programming and a substantial expansion of available space for sponsors. 
• Hubs in the Green Zone will be dedicated to knowledge sharing, tech and innovation, climate finance and a just transition to align with the COP28 Presidency’s Action Agenda. 

• In the Green Zone, sponsors will have the opportunity to showcase technologies and solutions, as well as exchange ideas with partners and delegates from around the world. 

• Two-week agenda

• 30 November: Opening
• 1 December: World Climate Action Summit
• 2 December: World Climate Action Summit
• 3 December: Health/Relief, Recovery, and Peace
• 4 December: Finance/Trade/Gender Equality/Accountability
• 5 December: Energy and Industry / Just Transition / Indigenous Peoples
• 6 December: Multilevel Action, Urbanization, and Built Environment/Transport
• 7 December: Rest Day
• 8 December: Youth, Children, Education, and Skills
• 9 December: Nature, Land Use, and Oceans
• 10 December: Food, Agriculture, and Water
• 11 -12 December: Final Negotiations