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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 […]
JinkoSolar Achieves Major Technical Breakthrough
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it has achieved a major technical breakthrough on its N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell. JinkoSolar has set a new world record for the fourth time in a year with […]
Virgin Mobile UAE Urges Collaborative Approach to Climate Change
As world leaders seek new ways of tackling climate emergency at the ongoing COP26 Summit, Virgin Mobile UAE, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is taking a key step to drive the brand forward to achieve its aspiration of becoming carbon negative by the end of 2022. To help make this aspiration a reality, Virgin […]
A Whoop for Workers’ Wellness
Expo 2020 Dubai is creating a new roadmap to help future major construction projects and mega-events lift safety standards thanks to its pioneering Worker Wellness Programme, a massive project to measure workers’ health and well-being using the latest wearable wellness technology. The first phase of the programme ran for 30 months from October 2017, using […]
Intersectional Environment Is The Future
By Hannah Pereira I first read about intersectionality when I came across Kimberlé Crenshaw who is a Black American lawyer, Civil Rights Advocate, Philosopher, and leading scholar of critical race theory. She coined the term Intersectionality as a theoretical framework that explains how someone’s identity (gender, sex, culture, race etc) can overlap and influence […]
Mangroves, The Carbon Sequestration Heroes
By: Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and Ahlam Bolooki, the co-founders of Mangroves 4 Mankind Here in the UAE, we are accustomed to working fast. A 10-year plan can be achieved in 12 months. It is deeply ingrained within us; we have grown up seeing our desert towns blossom into green […]
13th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey: Climate Change
More than half of young Arabs (56%) said they are concerned about climate change, and a similar number will boycott a brand seen to be operating in a way that damaged the environment. This compelling sentiment, which reflects the growing concerns towards climate change, climate action and the regional governments’ role in mitigating climate issues […]
TRSDC Finalises Contract for 100% Renewable Utilities
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has finalised its utilities deal with a consortium led by ACWA Power for The Red Sea Project (TRSP). This confirms the development as the largest tourism project in the world set to be powered solely by renewable energy. The […]
Sustainability Reporting Increases in Top UAE Companies
Corporate sustainability reporting has increased from 44% in 2017 to 51% in 2020 among the top 100 UAE companies. The increase has been driven by a greater commitment to national initiatives and efforts to gain stakeholder confidence by proactively communicating ESG performance. This is one of the key findings of The time has come, the […]
Green recovery business opportunities in the UAE – seven ideas
By Dr. Mari Luomi The UAE already has a roadmap in place for a green economy. How could it support post-Covid-19 recovery, and what business opportunities could a green and just transition offer? This article puts forward seven suggestions. In the UAE, many private sector companies are breathing a sigh of relief with the […]
