sustainability
Bringing Sustainable Autonomous Homes to the UAE
Wolfhaus, a global leader in tailored, wood-based construction is brining the well-established family-run business to the Middle East. We interviewed Michael Obermair, the CEO, to know more about Wolfhaus’ sustainability success. What distinguishes Wolf System buildings from the others? To understand how Wolf System building’s, differ from the others, it is important to know […]
Oasis Water now available in Tetra Pak packaging
A game changing, GCC first initiative is unveiled at Gulfood 2020: Oasis Water now available in Tetra Pak packaging Oasis, a leading water brand of National Food Products Company (NFPC) became the first GCC water brand to provide water in sustainable Tetra Pak packages to consumer market The water, available in Tetra Prisma® Aseptic […]
Agthia Launches Region’s First Plant-Based Water Bottle and Signs Sustainability MoU with Veolia at Gulfood 2020
Agthia Launches Region’s First Plant-Based Water Bottle and Signs Sustainability MoU with Veolia at Gulfood 2020 Al Ain Plant Bottle set to be region’s first plant-based water bottle MoU with Veolia to launch initiative to build a sustainable Plastic Water bottle ecosystem Abu Dhabi, UAE – February 2020: Agthia Group PJSC, one of the […]
Voices of Future Generations – Tell us your Story!
Isobel Abulhoul is the CEO of the Emirates Literature Foundation and the founder of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, the Arab World’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word. Isobel has received a great number of awards and accolades over the years for her work She also co-founded the beloved Magrudy’s bookshop back […]
Plastic Fantastic
Every January students at NYUAD embark on local and global academic travels for a distinctive learning experience known as the January Term or J-Term. This year, NYUAD students are learning about the use of plastic and its alternatives for maintaining sustainability through a course titled Plastic Fantastic, which taught by Assistant Professor of Practice Design […]
Decoding India’s e-mobility Policy Landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little of the legacy of resource-blind mobility unlike other economies of similar nature. India also has fewer vehicles per capita than other major economies without carrying much of the baggage of other economies that were built […]
Building Energy Use Benchmarking: A Sustainable policy Solution
Sustainable building is key to improving building energy use patterns, cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and mitigating climate change. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) buildings account for approximately 20% of the global energy consumption and responsible for 11% of the total GHG emissions worldwide. These rates are significantly higher in economically developed […]
Sustainable Fashion
The first thing that comes to the mind when we hear Sustainable Fashion is that it comes as a joke to the mind of whoever is part of the industry considering what those terms mean which are two contradictory words together that makes no sense ; can never be the same. If you see very […]
$2.5 trillion is the estimated financing gap in ensuring a successful SDG roll out in developing countries including the Gulf countries
Countries in the GCC must accelerate their efforts if they are to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Oliver Wyman’s latest report. Titled ‘A Decade of Action: Delivering Sustainable Development Goals in the Gulf’, the report looks at why SDGs, launched in 2015, are critical and why it is imperative […]
Organisations shouldn’t fold on government’s sustainable paper initiatives
‘Going green’ will protect the bottom line for companies as eco-conscious consumers set the criteria for products of the future By Alexandria Robinson, Show Director, Paperworld Middle East Dubai, UAE: In the wake of the eco-conscious consumer, there has been a noticeable shift in the way products are designed, and it has been led […]
