The UAE Probe Mission to Mars – The Countdown has Begun

Dubai: The UAE is set to launch the Arab world’s first mission to Mars early in the morning of Friday the 17th of July. The nation that sent its first astronaut in space just 10 months ago and its interplanetary ambitions are soaring. Launching from the Tanegashima​ Space Centre​ in Japan, the Hope Probe will […]


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 […]


ekar Integrates with CarPro to Tech-Enable 500,000 Rental Cars

ekar, the Middle East’s first and largest personal mobility company, has integrated with CarPro, a state-of-the-art car rental fleet management platform, enabling car rental and leasing companies with over 500,000 rental cars to digitally rent cars via the ekar platform. CarPro will integrate ekar’s Mobility OS natively within its fleet management software, allowing car rental […]


GEMS Education Pupils’ Fight Against Climate Change

From United Nations-certified Climate Change Teachers and energy-efficiency programmes, to organic farming, hydroponics, recycling and zero-waste campaigns, the sustainability practices and initiatives in place across GEMS Education schools in the UAE are driving positive action and change within communities and contributing to the fight against climate change. The urgent need to protect the environment and […]


TRSDC and KAUST Sign Landmark Master Research Agreement

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has signed a Master Research Agreement (MRA) with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The agreement, which is open for renewal after five years, follows extensive collaboration between the two organisations on flora and fauna assessments, marine […]


Virgin Mobile MEA Achieves Net-Zero Carbon Emissions

VMMEA announced their net-zero carbon emissions achievement on 21st September – which is Zero Emissions Day. Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa has achieved net-zero carbon emissions across all of its operations this year. Through its partnership with Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence, Virgin Mobile MEA gathered and assessed the data to calculate its group-wide total emissions. […]


Cross-collaboration Key to a Sustainable Future

Patron Sponsor of the United Nations Global Compact SDG Ambition, 3M, in collaboration with The American Business Council in Dubai (AmCham Dubai), today hosted an exclusive conference titled ‘Sustainability: The Business of Saving the World’ in line with its commitment to invest US$1 billion over the next 20 years to accelerate new environmental goals. The day-long event featured a […]


AkzoNobel Receives SBTi Approval for Carbon Reduction Targets

AkzoNobel’s commitment to setting science-based sustainability targets has now been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – confirming its status as the first paints and coatings company to receive this endorsement. Our commitment to carbon footprint reduction is reflected in the company’s operations in the Middle East as well where it has […]


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 […]


Coronavirus causing “devastating blow” for the hospitality sector

The spread of infectious diseases is invariably linked to travel. Today, tourism is a colossal global business that accounts for 10.4% of the global GDP and 10% of global employment. The pain will be felt in every industry as the supply chain of tourism involves everything, from agriculture and fishing to banking and insurance. The […]