BREAKING
NEW GROUND

We are proud to have completed the first stage of the LEED for Cities (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum certification in the ‘Plan & Design’ criteria for The Red Sea Project.

Watch as our Health, Safety & Environment Executive Director Brian Spraker elaborates on how we’re Breaking New Ground in worker welfare.

Watch our environmental leadership team elaborate on the efforts we’re making to not only sustain the environment but regenerate and enhance our net conservation value by 30% at The Red Sea.

Watch as our Executive Director of Corporate Environment & Sustainability Raed Albaseet elaborates on how we are protecting the precious marine environment at The Red Sea Project.

Watch as our Chief Administrative Officer Ahmad Ghazi Darwish and team discuss the socio-economic benefits that The Red Sea Project will bring for generations to come.

We're proud to release our Future Faces of Tourism study conducted by international research firm PSB that looks into Saudi youth and their parents' perceptions of the tourism and hospitality industries.

We secured multinational investment in our first public-private partnership for a utilities package focused exclusively on environmentally responsible renewable energy, water production, wastewater treatment and district cooling.

We hired a team of Sustainability Stewards to support with the delivery of a number of ongoing and soon-to-launch initiatives at the site. The team consists of a Project Manager and a Senior Specialist, four supervisors and 30 stewards.

We're pleased to announce the award of a solid waste management contract to a joint venture between leading waste management company Averda and the Saudi Naval Support Company (SNS) to collect and recycle waste generated at The Red Sea Project.

We awarded International SOS a contract to provide a range of medical services including primary healthcare, occupational health services and emergency response during the initial construction phase of The Red Sea Project. Part of our committment to enhance the welfare of our workers

We created this video on the occasion of World Clean Up Day on 19 September to showcase our Sustainability Stewards' ongoing efforts to keep our destination pristine. At The Red Sea, every day is about protecting, preserving and enhancing the environment for future generations to come.

We're proud to have signed an MoU with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to implement and regulate the ongoing environmental work underway at The Red Sea Project.

We're pleased to announce that we have signed an MoU with King Abdulaziz University to exchange knowledge and expertise for the benefit of TRSDC employees and KAU students and graduates.

We launched a Turtle Tagging program in September 2019, tracking the movements of 20 Green turtles. The program is expanding with an additional 20 Hawksbill turtles tagged and monitored by the environmental team at TRSDC and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

We are working with Cundall, an international multi-disciplinary consultancy, to develop a lighting strategy that provides enough lighting for safe movement around the site, whilst meeting stringent International Dark Sky criteria. This will allow us to seek an accreditation that recognizes areas with an exceptional quality of starry nights and a commitment to protecting the nocturnal environment.

We welcomed 45 employees from Umluj and Al Wajh to work at our 100-hectare site nursery, which will provide upwards of 15 million plants for landscaping and sustainability initiatives.

In partnership with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), we developed a ground-breaking marine spatial planning simulation – utilizing software specially developed in the Kingdom – to assess developmental impact and enhance biodiversity.

Our MoU with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development aims to unify efforts to target communities surrounding the project with corporate social responsibility initiatives.

We launched a unique competition to give talented Saudi youth an opportunity to design a new Community Center for our development’s Coastal Village.

We launched the TRSDC Scholarship Program in partnership with the University of Prince Mugrin (UPM) and the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), offering 120 scholarships to high school graduates to study International Hospitality Management.

Our Elite Graduate Program equips young Saudis with hands-on experience to prepare them for future jobs at The Red Sea Development Company.