Academia and Industry Join Forces to Diversify Fuel Sources

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai has joined forces with Saudi-based engineering group, Jubail Pearl, to establish a long-term partnership that aims to generate sustainable sources of fuel to help diversify the region’s energy supply for a post-oil era. The collaboration was sealed with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and will begin with the production and […]


Accelerated Digitalization to Unlock $2.6 Trillion in Oil and Gas

DHL Global Forwarding has released a whitepaper examining the key trends impacting the oil and gas (O&G) industry in the Middle East and Africa. According to the leading air, ocean and road freight specialist, digitalization will continue to play a significant role in transforming the industry, potentially unlocking $1.6 trillion to $2.6 trillion by 2025. […]


ACCIONA launches BIONS, a new intelligent cloud-data platform for water management

ACCIONA, a leading global company in sustainable infrastructure solutions, has launched BIONS (Business Intelligence Of Network Solutions), a new intelligent cloud-based data platform that integrates data to improve the efficiency of water supply management systems. This next-generation platform provides an in-depth vision of the water supply service in real time, for an overall view of […]


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The Red Sea Development Company appoints AlFalah Ready Mix for the provision of low carbon concrete

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind one of the world’s most ambitious tourism projects, has awarded a contract to AlFalah Ready Mix for the supply of structural low-carbon concrete manufactured utilizing recycled raw materials to meet existing and upcoming project demand while adhering to its environmental sustainability goals. “TRSDC is leading the […]


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Dialogue with Lord Browne

1.  Was Beyond Petroleum too early, too bold, and too fast for the industry 20 years ago? ‘Beyond Petroleum’ certainly did not feel fast at the time; it was the product of almost a decade of thinking, listening and consultation both within BP and with stakeholders and experts outside the company. It was a reflection […]


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Acting Today to Meet Skills Gaps in the Future

By Dr Matar Al Neyadi, Chairman, 24th World Energy Congress; Undersecretary, UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry In the last decades the UAE has been transformed into one of the world’s most advanced economies and transformative business environments, through the energy, vision and entrepreneurship of a generation; we are acutely aware that we need to […]


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 […]


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UAE’s Legislative Lab – World Premiere

HE Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, announced the launch of the world’s first Legislative Lab, during the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils. During 2018’s Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils, organised by the UAE Government and the World Economic Forum, HE Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister […]


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Dubai Exports Enables 5000 Female Entrepreneurs Access to the Marketplace

Dubai Exports joined forces with the International Trade Commission and UPS to launch SheTrades MENA, a regional initiative as part of a global platform enabling female entrepreneurs. Dubai Exports joined forces with the International Trade Commission and UPS to launch SheTrades MENA, a regional initiative as part of a global platform enabling female entrepreneurs to […]


Measuring Success

The Sustainabilist interviewed Gopalakrishnan, Operations Director at Emrill Services LLC, on how this integrated facilities management provider is leading sustainability operations   What distinguishes Emrill from other integrated facility management providers, and how do you communicate these advantages? Through its Sustainability Leadership Plan, Emrill ensures sustainable practices are applied to all areas of the business […]