:Habiba Al Marashi

Habiba Al Marashi is an Emirati environmentalist. In 1991 she founded the Emirates Environmental Group, which she continues to chair. In 2004 she founded the Arabia CSR Network (ACSRN), devoted to corporate social responsibility across the Arab region.[https://executive-women.com/2015/09/habiba-al-marashi-president-ceo-arabia-csr-network/ Habiba Al Marashi President & CEO, Arabia CSR Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313032110/https://executive-women.com/2015/09/habiba-al-marashi-president-ceo-arabia-csr-network/ |date=2018-03-13 }}, Executive Women, September 2015. She has been referred to as 'the UAE environmental movement's most recognisable figure'{{Cite web|date=2011-12-23|title=Right mix of green and experienced|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/environment/right-mix-of-green-and-experienced-1.398208|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The National|language=en}} and is widely praised for her environmental work, in encouraging public/private sector co-operation in recycling and environmentalism and sustainability.{{Cite web|last=Butalia|first=Nivriti|title=An Emirati woman to me is a symbol of ambition: Habiba Al Marashi|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/an-emirati-woman-to-me-is-a-symbol-of-ambition-habiba-al-marashi|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}} She sits on the board of the UN Global Compact (UN GC).{{Cite web|title=Habiba Al Marashi - Women as Global Leaders - Learning Leadership - 10 - 12 March 2008|url=https://www.zu.ac.ae/leadership2008/marashi.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=www.zu.ac.ae}}

Al Marashi has long been an outspoken proponent of environmental best practices in the Emirates{{Cite web|title=UAE environmentalists welcome Abu Dhabi's new single-use plastic policy|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-environmentalists-welcome-abu-dhabis-new-single-use-plastic-policy-1.70283337|access-date=2021-04-10|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}} and has frequently lobbied for change in public forums and events.{{Cite web|last=Nongrum|first=Nonalynka|title=Addressing the latest regulatory developments and best practices in the region|url=http://www.oilreviewmiddleeast.com/events/event-news/addressing-the-latest-regulatory-developments-and-best-practices-in-the-region-2|access-date=2021-04-10|website=Oil Review Middle East|language=pl}}