Case Study

How GEMS Education Uses AI to Operationalise Sustainability Across 60+ Campuses

Client Overview

GEMS Education: The world’s largest private K–12 education provider

Headquartered in Dubai and educating over 200,000 students from 176 nationalities. Operating more than 60 schools, GEMS is widely recognised for its commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and sustainability leadership.

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The Challenge

GEMS Education, operating 60+ schools globally, faced typical large-organisation challenges.

Emissions data was fragmented across campuses, systems, and departments—making it difficult to establish a unified, organisation-wide view

Manual collection processes were time-consuming and placed a heavy burden on internal teams

Tracking Scope 3 emissions from suppliers, transportation, and indirect activities lacked consistency and structure

Valuable sustainability resources were tied up in administrative tasks rather than focused on high-impact decision-making

These issues made it difficult to scale environmental initiatives or connect emissions data to operational strategy—until the right technology foundation was implemented.

The Solution

Net0’s Enterprise AI Platform

To address these challenges, GEMS Education implemented Net0’s enterprise-grade sustainability platform, built with AI at its core. The platform was configured to meet the needs of GEMS Education’s specific operations while maintaining flexibility across countries and infrastructure.

With Net0, GEMS Was Able to:

Automate Emissions Tracking

Collect business data

Across all schools—including Scope 1 (direct), Scope 2 (energy), and Scope 3 (supply chain, transportation, and other indirect sources)

Use a range of interfaces, proprietary tools, and automations to accelerate and optimise the data collection process from your entities and broader value chain.

Unify Fragmented Data

Enter your data

From different departments and regions into a single, intelligent system of record

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Streamline Internal Processes

Enter your data

Freeing up sustainability teams to focus on strategy and performance rather than manual data gathering

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Gain Real-time Insights

Enter your data

That support strategic planning, resource optimisation, and targeted decarbonisation initiatives

Generate reports compliant with all leading international frameworks, such as GHG, ISO, SBTI, and others.

Track Performance Against Environmental KPIs

Enter your data

Including those linked to its USD 3.25 billion sustainability-linked financing facility

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Achieve and Show Carbon Neutrality to Grow Faster

Net0’s scalable architecture and AI-driven automation gave GEMS the ability to measure, manage, and act on emissions data across all campuses—quickly, accurately, and at scale.

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The Results

Together We Achieved:

100% Automation

Of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions tracking across 60+ campuses

Significant Reduction in Data Processing Time

Enabling faster insight generation and faster action

Greater Accuracy

Decarbonize
Economically

In sustainability reporting, with structured, validated data across the organisation

Improved Operational Alignment

With environmental performance data embedded into strategic decision-making

By transforming fragmented workflows into a single, intelligent platform, GEMS was able to elevate sustainability from a reporting exercise to a measurable, operational advantage.

Why GEMS Education Chose Net0

Net0 was selected for its ability to deliver enterprise-scale sustainability execution—without the complexity of legacy platforms or generic toolkits:

AI-First From Day One

Purpose-built for sustainability, not adapted from other domains

Specialised Models

Trained on sustainability-specific data—not general enterprise data

Modular And Configurable

With no need for heavy IT lift or long integration cycles

Built For Multi-Entity, Multi-region Structures

Including supply chain modelling

Designed For Action

Not just reporting—translates data into clear, operational decisions

Enterprise-grade Security And Compliance

Already validated across GCC institutions

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How GEMS Education Uses AI to Operationalise Sustainability Across 60+ Campuses

How GEMS Education Uses AI to Operationalise Sustainability Across 60+ Campuses

GEMS Education: The world’s largest private K–12 education provider

GEMS Education, operating 60+ schools globally, faced typical large-organisation challenges.

Net0’s Enterprise AI Platform

Net0’s Enterprise AI Platform

Net0’s Enterprise AI Platform