New Environmental Permit
For a new activity or facility that needs an environmental permit before it can operate.
- Confirm the activity
- Prepare the permit file
- Submit and follow it up
Environmental Services
Protecting the Environment for a Sustainable Future
SABU helps organizations across the Kingdom navigate environmental requirements, manage environmental risk and build operations that hold up over time.
Who we are
Trusted advisors rooted in the Kingdom.
SABU is a Saudi environmental consultancy based in Riyadh, licensed by the National Center for Environmental Compliance (NCEC). We help companies and government entities meet their environmental requirements.
Local understanding
We work in the regulatory, industrial and environmental reality of Saudi Arabia — not a version of it imported from elsewhere.
Technical capability
Environmental advisory, assessment and monitoring delivered by specialists who have done the work on live sites.
Trusted advice
Clear positions, documented reasoning and recommendations you can take to a board or a regulator.
Services
What the environmental file actually needs.
Six lead services for permits, renewal, studies, records, measurements and waste, plus three specialised services when the file calls for them.
Environmental Permit Renewal
For a permit that is nearing its end, or a facility whose details have changed.
- Review the current permit
- Update what has changed
- File the renewal
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
For a project the regulator wants studied before it will consider approval.
- Define the study scope
- Prepare the assessment
- Submit it with the file
Environmental Records & Periodic Reports
For facilities that must keep environmental records and file reports through the year.
- Set up the records
- Prepare the periodic reports
- Keep the file ready for review
Environmental Measurements & Analysis
Field measurements for air quality, noise and emissions, reported for the permit or the regulator.
- Air quality
- Noise
- Emissions
Waste Management
Help organising how a facility handles its waste, and the records the regulator expects to see.
- Identify the waste streams
- Set the handling path
- Keep the documents in order
Specialised services
Water & Industrial Effluent
For sites where water use or industrial effluent is part of the environmental file.
- Describe the water use
- Set out the effluent path
- Align it with the permit file
Sustainability & ESG
For organisations that need their environmental performance explained to a board, a lender or a regulator.
- Gather the environmental figures
- Explain them in plain language
- Support the disclosure
Environmental Risk & Remediation
For a site where an environmental risk has to be named, and a practical response set out.
- Name the risk
- Describe a response
- Record it for the file
How we work
Three steps, from the file to a decision.
- 01
Assess and prepare
We read the activity and assemble the file the regulator will need.
- 02
Submit to the regulator
We send the file to the National Center for Environmental Compliance.
- 03
Follow up until a decision
We stay with the file through questions and review. A decision is the Center’s, not ours.
Industries
Different industries face different environmental challenges.
The obligation on a petrol station operator is not the obligation on a manufacturer or a developer. We work from the context of the operation, not a generic checklist.
Industrial & Manufacturing
Real Estate & Development
Petrol Stations & Energy
Agriculture & Farms
Construction & Infrastructure
Commercial & Hospitality
Government & Public Sector
Saudi identity
Rooted in Saudi Arabia. Built for what comes next.
Industry, infrastructure, water, waste and development in the Kingdom are moving quickly, and environmental expectations are moving with them. SABU exists to help organizations stay ahead of that curve rather than react to it.
Trust & credibility
Why organizations bring us in.
Technical expertise
Specialist environmental practitioners across advisory, assessment and monitoring.
Local market knowledge
Direct familiarity with how environmental requirements are applied in the Kingdom.
Licensed by NCEC
Licensed by the National Center for Environmental Compliance. Licence no. ELESL-2026-000239.
Professional standards
Documented method, traceable data and defensible conclusions.
Regulatory understanding
Working knowledge of the obligations that sit behind approvals and reporting.
Multidisciplinary teams
Environmental, engineering and operational perspectives in the same room.
Licensed by the National Center for Environmental Compliance
ELESL-2026-000239
Insights
Environmental thinking, written for people who make decisions.
New Projects
Environmental Impact Assessment for New Projects: What Developers Should Know
When a project in Saudi Arabia needs an EIA, how the process runs from classification to approval, and what developers should prepare early to avoid delays.
4 November 20265 min readSABU Team
Sustainability
ESG and the Saudi Green Initiative: Where Mid-Sized Companies Can Start
The national targets behind Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative, and a realistic, low-cost starting point for mid-sized companies facing ESG questions from customers and lenders.
1 November 20265 min readSABU Team
Industry
Environmental Measurements: Why They Matter and How to Prepare Your Site
Stack emissions, ambient air, noise and wastewater: what Saudi regulations require from industrial sites, and how to prepare for a monitoring visit that produces reliable results.
28 October 20265 min readSABU Team
Talk to a Consultant
Tell us about your environmental requirements, your project, your compliance position or your sustainability objectives, and we will come back to you.