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Insights from Douglas Coupland – Effects of Consumerism & Technology
Q: What causes you the highest level of anxiety when it comes to looking at the future? What about excitement? A: I don’t get anxiety about the future — I think it’s a terrific place. I’m always baffled when people think the future is somehow doomed. Throughout my entire life, the world has only gotten […]
Award-winning Financing Solution for First Waste-to-Energy Facility
The collaboration between Bee’ah, pioneering waste management company, and Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, to establish the first waste-to-energy facility in the Middle East is groundbreaking, not only from the projected waste reduction, but also through the innovative financing solution secured. The First of its Kind Waste-to-energy is a form of energy recovery, […]
Walking The Sustainable Talk
With more than one billion travellers criss-crossing the globe every year, tourism is a powerful economic driver and hotels can no longer afford to ignore the sustainability issue. Armani Hotel Dubai shares its own vision and action plan The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) declared 2017 the Year of Sustainable Tourism, urging the world’s […]
A Drive For Artificial Intelligence
“The ‘Zayed Innovation Hub’ will… help drive an innovative approach and also support the skills development of next generation of Emirati leaders” Multinational technology giant, Oracle, has announced the opening of an Innovation Hub in Dubai that will help drive the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the country’s businesses, public sector and the academia. […]
Ramada Hotel & Suites Ajman
Over the years, Ramada Hotel and Suites Ajman, led by General Manager Iftikhar Hamdani, has been actively leading sustainable tourism initiatives within the UAE’s hospitality sector. As a testament to its successful green campaigns, the hotel has won several awards, citations and certifications including Green Globe, making it the first hotel in Northern Emirates to […]
Learning The Sustainability Lesson From Sheikh Zayed
By HE Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Global Aluminium Since 2011 EGA has reduced total CO2 emissions per tonne of aluminium produced by 10%. We have pioneered the role of Emirati women in heavy industry and more than 17% of people working at supervisory level and above at EGA are female. […]
Rove Hotels Green Key
Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Emaar Properties PJSC, and Rove Hotels ‐ a joint venture of Meraas Holding and Emaar Properties PJSC, have joined hands with Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, to secure the ‘Green Key’ […]
Sustainability Champions
Expo 2020 Dubai, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Ministry of Education, launched the Sustainability Champions programme for all schools across the UAE aimed at leaving a lasting renewable energy legacy for the nation. Public and private schools had an opportunity to showcase how they are playing their part […]
Carbon Footprint of Water Consumption
By Ashwatha Mahesh Climate change, a prevalent term in today’s age, is a global challenge with far-reaching consequences. From the adverse impact on human life to economic implications, extreme weather conditions have the potential to cause major global disruption. According to the Stern Review, without international action, the economic cost of climate change can […]
Interview: Founder of Holly Holistic
My name is Holly Aldhebaiei and I am the founder of Holly Holistic. We are the UAE’s First Homegrown Holistic Brand and we specialize in bringing you positive vibes and providing our customers a holistic way of healing your mind, body and soul. How did your journey as a holistic therapist begin? Holly Holistic […]
