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Extending the UAE’s Expertise Across the Seas
Bee’ah Wins Largest Waste Management Contract in the Middle East for Egypt’s new Administrative Capital Sharjah, UAE, 28 January 2020 Bee’ah, the award-winning UAE-based sustainability and environmental services pioneer, has been appointed as the waste management partner for Egypt’s new Administrative Capital, which is being developed by the Administrative Capital for Urban Development and is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hand-washing Heroes
Water Alliance, a local nonprofit association, has been quietly rolling out a community mobilization effort to tackle both poor hand hygiene and lack of water conservation at the same time. The idea came about during the COVID-19 lockdown as the team noticed hand washing videos showing the tap running for the entire washing up time. […]
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 Future of Payments
The Sustainabilist spoke with Senior VP at IDEMIA MEA, Julia Schoonenberg, on the prospects of future payments and how the pandemic may have acted as a catalyst in reaching the current level of adoption of novel transaction modes. In her current role, Julia leads the Financial Institutions business for Middle East & Africa region at […]
Tadweer Steps Up Efforts to Ensure Safe Environment for Abu Dhabi Residents During Ramadan
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) has stepped up waste collection and transportation and clean up and sanitization operations during the holy month of Ramadan as part of its sustained efforts to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). As part of the drive, Tadweer teams have been working around the clock to transfer waste […]
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. […]
Three Consumer Habits for Making a Meaningful Change in the Covid-19 World
By Dr. Mari Luomi We must seize this historic opportunity to fulfil our generational responsibility to create a better, cleaner and greener future. While governments and businesses also need to act, individual choices matter. There are three green, high-impact lifestyle changes that many of us have already embarked on without noticing. Going forward, we […]
Unlocking the Full Potential of Circular Economy
By Massimo Cannizzo, CEO and Co-founder of GELLIFY Middle East A worrying 2.12 billion tons of waste is what we produce every year, partly because we only use 1% of what we buy and the other 99% is trashed within 6 months . The global waste is projected to pile up by 70% in […]
