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Real Estate Self Transaction Disrupts the Real Estate Industry

As part of the 10X Initiative, Dubai Land Department launched the digital platform, Real Estate Self Transaction, REST, enabling customers to manage all transactions related to real estate online. In 2018, as part of its participation in the 10X Initiative, Dubai Land Department launched Real Estate Self Transaction “REST”, a platform for conducting real estate […]


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EGA Champions the Environment – MD & CEO HE Abdulla Kalban

How does Emirates Global Aluminium define sustainable development? The principles of sustainability are embedded in everything we do at EGA. We are a strong supporter of the UAE Vision to ‘ensure sustainable development while preserving the environment, and to achieve a perfect balance between economic and social development’. Sustainable development has been defined by the […]


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Seven Action Steps To Sustainable Manufacturing

The seven steps are not necessarily a one-way journey. We recommend that you apply them for a cyclical management process. Doing so will help you measure and understand your environmental impact, as well as improve your performance on an on-going basis. It is important to appreciate that sustainable manufacturing is not about a final destination […]


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Farnek

Local facilities management company Farnek operates Hotel Optimizer, a tool designed to help hotels benchmark their performance in energy management, water and waste reduction and CO2 emissions, both with their sister properties and their peers. The Sustainabilist took a look at Hotel Optimizer, how it works and how it contributes to the sustainable tourism sector. […]


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Ecological Literacy For A Better Tomorrow

Our world stands at the point of change. All around us, there is an increasing need for humankind to recognise and enact solutions to the greatest issue of our age – learning to live sustainably on our planet. From ocean plastics and waste disposal to global climate change and habitat loss, a paradigm shift is […]


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Youth Hub Hosts Roadshow for Corporate Finance Woman of the Year Award

EY and its corresponding Youth Council, developed with the support of the UAE Youth Council, kicked off its second annual Corporate Finance Woman of the Year (CFWY) competition in the United Arab Emirates in December 2018.   The initiative encourages Emirati women to pursue careers in the private sector, particularly within transaction services and corporate […]


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Creating International and Long-Lasting Impact

The Green Bond designed to operate under the FAB Green Bond Framework has been specifically designed to be used for climate and environmental projects. A green bond – or climate bond – is a bond specifically designed to be used for climate and environmental projects. According to First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), at the end […]


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Deconstructing Architectural Thinking

On the occasion of the ‘The Art of Sustainable Architecture’ exhibition organised in partnership with Dubai Design District (d3), Foster + Partners’ David Nelson, Senior Executive Partner, Head of Design and Gerard Evenden, Head of Studio explained how the company’s approach to design and the learnings from developing innovative projects in the UAE such as  […]


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The Greenest Destination in UAE – Al Ain

The reason for Al Ain being one of the greenest destinations in the UAE and why it has persisted for 4000 years, despite its location on the edge of the world’s largest continuous sand desert, Rub Al Khali, may be found in its name which means “the spring”. For hundreds of years, camel trekkers headed […]


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Transforming the UAE into the Ecotourism Destination of Choice

The UAE government has taken measures to preserve the country’s rich biodiversity and develop the infrastructure needed to provide visitors with a fulfilling experience in a natural setting. Emerging in the late 1980s, ecotourism is a form of specialty travel defined by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) as “responsible travel to natural areas which conserves […]