The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and The Emirates Green Building Council have signed an agreement to promote, support and facilitate the ongoing collaboration between the Chamber's Centre for Responsible Business and EGBC in spreading awareness on the importance of sustainable management of the environment. Under the agreement, both CRB and EGBC will work as partners affiliated in the common goal of helping Dubai businesses incorporate high-performance 'green buildings' and environmentally-friendly technologies as part of an overall corporate social responsibility approach that includes the organization of a joint half-day workshop in the first quarter of 2009.