The interesting problems don’t fit neatly into one discipline. Neither do the solutions.

Johanna Salem is a sustainability strategist and multidisciplinary builder, investor and speaker working across business transformation, climate, wellbeing and culture.

She leads sustainability strategy for one of the Middle East’s largest family-owned business groups.

Translating climate, environmental and social priorities into practical decisions across investment, operations and long-term business strategy.

Areas of work

Editorial portrait in architectural light

Business transformation

Turning sustainability ambition into the systems that shape real decisions: from governance and investment, to engineering requirements, procurement and operations.

Climate and long-term value

Working across decarbonisation, resource systems and climate risk to build resilience and long-term commercial

value.

Working across decarbonisation, resource systems and climate risk to build resilience and long-term commercial value.

Wellbeing, design and culture

Exploring how environments, products and experiences can support how people live and thrive.

Speaking and facilitation

Creating understanding around complex systems — through speaking, climate education, facilitated dialogue and collective problem-solving.

In active dialogue with the systems that shape everyday life.

Johanna Salem

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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