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Invesco’s Strategy Helps Manage Climate Risk
Awareness and importance of sustainability integration in investment processes are rising across investors globally Climate change is a growing concern, particularly among Middle East sovereign asset managers Invesco’s multi-factor strategy allows implementation of ESG considerations while preserving potential for outperformance DUBAI, UAE, 16 september 2020 – Sustainability and responsibility in investments have become a mainstream […]
Denmark and the UAE, the Energy Transition
What would you say are the top 3 environmental issues that your country is handling? Denmark has made the energy transition its top priority, in addition to our commitment to ensuring high water quality, and the third environmental issue is reforestation. Also, Denmark has some of the most ambitious climate goals in the world, aiming […]
Put Your Money Where the Sun Shines
The Sustainabilist spoke with, Hardik Bhatia, Co-Founder at SolarGridX, about the platform revolutionising investments in solar projects for individuals. 1. Tell us about SolarGridX and its company mission. SolarGridX is a crowd-investing platform that lets people buy and sell fractional digital ownership in solar panels. Prices start at US $6 and earn up to […]
Expo 2020 Dubai unveils new round of social entrepreneurs helping communities around the world
An Australian organisation providing work opportunities for refugees, a dementia breakthrough from Malta and an environmentally-sustainable Indian packaging company are among 23 new social innovators helping to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges as part of Expo 2020’s global innovation and partnership programme, Expo Live. The Expo Live Innovation Impact Grant Programme (IIGP) […]
Interview: Matthew Tribe, Executive Director at CallisonRTKL (CRTKL)
The Sustainabilist interviewed Matthew Tribe, Executive Director at CallisonRTKL (CRTKL), who brings local and global intelligence combined with cross-sector expertise, for further insights and commentary on remote working and sustainable communities. Mr. Tribe offered insights on the importance of citizen well-being during this period, as well as the role of sustainability and sustainable communities and […]
Flexibility is Key
The GCC power sector needs greater flexibility if it is to effectively integrate renewables into its electricity generation infrastructure, according to one of the world’s leading energy market consultants. Brendan Cronin, Head of Management Consulting Middle East, AFRY was speaking ahead of his participation in the thought leadership plenary sessions of the first Middle East […]
BCG Finds More UAE Consumers Willing To Go Green
With less than 250 days to the start of EXPO 2020 public awareness concerning the mounting challenges stemming from global warming is reassuringly high in the UAE as the government, organizations, and civil society continue to play their part in embracing environmental sustainability initiatives. Despite significant efforts by all those involved consumers still face obstacles […]
Developing the Green Sukuk Market
A Sukuk is an Islamic bond that generates returns to investors without contravening Shari’ah Law, a green Sukuk is one in which proceeds from the Sukuk investment can only be used for climate friendly investments. A green Sukuk can be invested in by both Islamic and conventional investors and provides a high degree of certainty […]
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 […]
Breathable Sand Holds Big ROI for Entrepreneurs
Dake Rechsand, a Dubai-based company offering sustainable solutions for decentralized rainwater harvesting and desert farming, is advocating the adoption of breathable sand technology, to empower agri-entrepreneurship in the MENA region. The global organic food market surpassed a valuation of $100 billion last year. This meteoric growth can be attributed to the influx of entrepreneurs into […]
