SWS Industries Is Now Using Solar Energy At Their Facility

SWS Industries is proud to mark its three-month anniversary since Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) Middle East powered a 0.55 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop at their facility in Dubai. Operating since 2004 in the United Arab Emirates, SWS Industries became a valued business in the industry specializing in innovative solutions for action sports […]


UAE’s The Storey Group Launches One Billion Trees Initiative

The UAE’s The Storey Group (TSG) has launched an ambitious initiative to encourage the Emirates’ residents and corporates to come together to help plant one billion trees globally by 2026 in a transformational project designed to help offset the country’s carbon emissions.   OBTI enables people to buy or gift trees, with each tree delivering […]


Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Inaugurates National Air Quality Platform

Ministry introduces initiative in collaboration with National Center of Meteorology, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah Launch coincides with International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Abu Dhabi-UAE: 7 September, 2020 – His Excellency Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, today attended the […]


BALLY Announces New Mountain Preservation Effort And A Dedicated Peak Outlook Foundation

24 March – The Swiss luxury brand returns to Mount Everest sponsoring community-led clean-ups throughout the Himalayas and beyond BALLY reinforces its mountain preservation agenda in 2020, following the milestone commitments set with the launch of its Peak Outlook initiative in Spring last year, which included the first-ever clean-up expedition of Mount Everest from base […]


The Link Between Spirituality and Good Business Practices

By Niranjan Gidwani, Independent Consultant Director and Former CEO Of Eros Group   More and more people today are finding that there’s more to life—and business—than profits alone.  Money as the single and only bottom line is increasingly becoming a thing of the past. In a world of massive corporate frauds, values and ethics are […]


Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is the Arab World’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word, featuring international and regional writers, poets, thinkers and speakers from around the world. Visit the Festival in 2020, 4 – 9 February, to enjoy great conversations, thought provoking discussions, laugh-out-loud interactive children’s sessions, and spectacular special events. […]


Masdar City’s Eco Residences 2 project wins MENA Green Building of the Year

Masdar City’s Eco Residences 2 project, has been awarded the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Green Building Project of the Year, at the MENA Green Building Awards 2020. This award marks the second Green Building Award for the Eco Residence project, after phase one of the development, received the Green Residential Building award in 2018. […]


The Problem with teaching sustainability in schools.

The Problem with teaching sustainability in schools Are children being taught the right way about sustainability, going green, recycling and protecting the planet? Many schools and even nurseries have included topics on environmental sustainability, recycling, going green, waste reduction and more into their curriculum. Many nurseries have monthly themes that they follow, and all learning […]


The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert Welcomes a New Addition Baby Luliwa to The Desert Conservation Oasis

The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert has welcomed a new baby camel called ‘Luliwa’, or more affectionately known as Lulu, meaning Pearl in Arabic to the stunning nature reserve, home to more than 8 Arabian camels and 135 Arabian gazelles and oryx. Lulu’s parents Darling and Bob, part of the conservation area’s herd […]


‘Earth Day is a symbol of cooperation among all segments of the community towards the common objective of preserving the environment’

His Excellency Mohamed Bin Jarsh Al Falasi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), asserted that Earth Day is a special occasion and a symbol of cooperation among all segments of the community towards the common objective of preserving the environment. It is an opportunity to promote positive behaviour that helps ensure the […]