ADDC Expands ‘Green Corner’ Initiative to Attract More Customers to Energy-Efficient Products

Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), announced today that it has expanded its Green Corner initiative to LuLu Hypermarket outlets in Al Wadha and Mushrif Malls to attract more consumers to energy efficient products. The initiative supports ambitions to reduce 20% of Abu Dhabi’s water and electricity […]

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Bee’ah and Chinook Sciences Announces Region’s First Waste-to-Hydrogen Project

Building on its commitment to zero-waste cities and clean energy solutions, Bee’ah, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, today announced that it will be pursuing plans for the region’s first waste-to-hydrogen project in the UAE. The project includes a green hydrogen generation plant and a hydrogen vehicle fuelling station, in collaboration with UK-based Chinook Sciences. The […]

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Eco-Friendly Eid Gift Box

Creat’Elle is a small business based in Sharjah, which offers handmade items aimed at reducing waste. The goal is to facilitate and encourage people to change their habits with simple gestures. Step by step, we can reduce waste together. We are not perfect but we can be better than yesterday. In this confinement period, […]

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Herman Miller Increases Use of Ocean-bound Plastic with Aeron Chair

Today, Herman Miller (NASDAQ;MLHR) announced that its entire portfolio of Aeron Chairs will contain ocean-bound plastic, including a new color, Onyx Ultra Matte, which contains up to 2.5 pounds (1.13 kg) of mismanaged plastic waste found near waterways per chair. These material changes in the Aeron Portfolio specifically are projected to save the ocean from […]

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The Red Sea Development Company Announces Exceptional Results in ESG Assessment

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has achieved an overall score of 84 out of 100 in its first-ever ESG-assessment and benchmark exercise by Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). GRESB assessed The Red Sea Project against standardized targets for Environmental, Social and Governance. It […]

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Interview with James Michael Lafferty, CEO of Fine Hygienic Holding

UAE-based Fine Hygienic Holding‘s products have been in our homes long before the pandemic, from facial tissues to paper towels, as well as baby and adult care goods. As a result of the pandemic and the subsequent mandatory safety measures, we can now easily recognize the Fine logo on a very important product – the Fine […]

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Going “Green” Roofs

By: Dr Samar Hamad Green roofs are popular green design features that can be incorporated into the design of highly dense urban centres to enhance the sustainability and energy performance of buildings without disrupting the existing architecture. They are typically installed on flat (or slightly sloped) rooftops of any building or structure (such as […]

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Bottle it Up: Go Plastic-Free with Sprudel Dispensers

Shawn Green is the man on the mission to change the way Dubai drinks water. Mr. Green was inspired to create a wave of change in the way the UAE perceives and consumes its water and as a result, he founded Sprudel, an eco-friendly water company whose products have trickled into offices, restaurants and cafes, and homes […]

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Noor Abu Dhabi Trains UAE Students To Become Solar Professionals

Noor Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest stand-alone operational solar photovoltaic (PV) plant located in Abu Dhabi’s Sweihan region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi University to offer internships to students in the company’s solar power plant. The move has made Noor Abu Dhabi an ideal platform for training national engineers and […]

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