Mubarak briefed National Press Foundation fellows in July 2023: Climate Change Threatens Asian Trade. 

Syed Mubarak is a Sustainability & Technology veteran with 30 years of proven experience in leading the change within organizations to adopt technologies, innovation, business process improvement, and stakeholder engagement to future-proof assets, realizing sustained returns and achieving triple-bottom-line goals – People, Planet, and Profit with Purpose.

He has held several senior leadership positions in various organizations across Asia to lead diverse groups of teams, oversee operations and deliver multi-million-dollar projects across commercial, industrial, hospitality and corporate real estate assets. He has played strategic roles in formulating Sustainability & ESG frameworks, policies, processes for organizations to align with international standards, meeting regulatory requirements and mitigating risk to sustain business sustainability.

He has managed multi-million sq. ft of real estate facilities to realize carbon reduction, energy & cost savings, water conservation, waste minimization, green procurement and engaging the community to lead a sustainable lifestyle. He has been pivotal to raise multi-million-dollar funding to execute hundreds of green initiatives with attractive economic returns while solving environmental and social challenges. He has implemented several management systems such as ISO 9001, 18001, 45001, 55001 and 21021 to overcome operational challenges, improve quality, eliminate wastages/mundane functions, and increase productivity. He has pivoted the implementation of SDGs, ESG and ERM within organizations and aligned with requirements from standards like CDP, GRI, SBTi, GHG, AA1000, TCFD, ISO14064, SGX, HKEx and so on.

A recognized and respected thought leader, Syed delivers keynotes, panel discussions at large events that focus on sustainability, ESG and frontier technologies. He has interviewed and moderated panels with high-profile guests. He has written several technical and conference papers on energy efficiency, decarbonization, enabling finance, behavioral change and technology and has been featured in international journals and publications. He holds qualifications in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Business Sustainability and Financial Management Specialization disciplines. He holds ISO certifications in the areas of Sustainability, Environmental Management, Asset Management, Quality & Safety.

He is an alumnus of SP Jain Global Institute of Management and CISL, UK. He is the recipient of several awards and some of the notable ones are CSR of the year Hotelier Award as well as ASHRAE Technology Award.