Abdulhakem Alhajji

Group Sustainability Manager

Abdulhakem Alhajji is a sustainability and environmental leader with over 15 years of experience leading sustainability transformation and environmental performance across the energy and industrial sectors. He has worked across engineering consulting, owner-operator, oilfield services, and national and international drilling organisations, giving him a perspective on integrating sustainability into complex, asset-intensive businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions. As the Group's Sustainability Manager at ADES, he leads the company's global sustainability agenda, driving ESG governance, climate strategy, environmental stewardship and sustainability disclosure across its international operations. His work has established enterprise-wide sustainability governance, strengthened ESG data and reporting frameworks, advanced decarbonisation planning and embedded sustainability into business planning, operational performance and executive decision-making. His experience extends from environmental engineering and regulatory compliance to corporate sustainability, climate governance, ESG ratings and business transformation. He has led initiatives including enterprise greenhouse gas accounting and assurance, sustainability integration following international expansion and acquisitions, ESG readiness for capital markets, and the development of sustainability strategies aligned with internationally recognised frameworks. Before joining ADES, he held environmental and HSE leadership roles with SLB, Saudi Aramco and Jacobs Engineering, contributing to major industrial, infrastructure and energy projects across Saudi Arabia. His work is driven by the belief that sustainability delivers its greatest value when it becomes part of how an organisation is governed, operated and measured.