Life After COVID: Green Recovery

By Sébastien Chauvin, CEO of Veolia Middle East The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through global supply chains. For the first time in modern manufacturing history, demand, supply, and the available workforce were affected globally at the same time. The strain the pandemic conditions have placed on our worldwide industrial infrastructure has ultimately shined a light […]


The Ariel Pod Swap Shop Launches At Breakout Dxb

Ariel Middle East – one of the world’s most recognisable laundry brands – is introducing a fashion sustainability initiative that encourages people to swap preowned items of clothing for preloved items at the new and upcoming music and arts festival, Breakout DXB this weekend. A relatively new concept in the region, the Ariel PODS Swap […]


Farnek’s Vertical Rooftop Garden Comes to Life

Leading UAE-based smart and green facilities management (FM) company Farnek, in partnership with Dutch green-tech projects specialist developer Urban Ponics, has created a 240sqm vertical rooftop garden at Farnek’s brand new staff accommodation centre in Dubai South – Farnek Village. Farnek arranged for a team of experts from Urban Ponics in the Netherlands to fly […]


ENGIE Cofely introduces sustainable initiatives to align to the company’s zero-carbon transition ambition

ENGIE Cofely, an international leader in providing zero-carbon energy and innovative integrated facilities management solutions, continues its road to increased sustainability by introducing recycled staff uniforms and business cards, electric/low carbon emission vehicles, and have completely banned single-use plastic from their offices. The company, which recently re-branded from Cofely-Besix Facility Management to ENGIE Cofely, introduced […]


DEWA and HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer win two prestigious governance awards from Cambridge IFA

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the two most important awards at the Global Good Governance Awards 2020, organised annually by Cambridge IFA in the UK. This adds to DEWA’s global achievements. DEWA won the 3G Leadership Award 2020 (Government Sector), while HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA won […]


Smart4Power integrates with ENGIE Solutions, strengthening energy saving offerings in the Middle East

Dubai, UAE, 6 September 2020: ENGIE Solutions, an international leader in providing energy efficiency solutions, has announced the integration of an energy services company (ESCO) Smart4Power. The transition of Smart4Power into ENGIE Solutions will merge two solid portfolios of energy solutions, further strengthening ENGIE’s position in the Middle East as a leader in the transition […]


An alliance to drive global action to protect our natural world

Expo 2020 Dubai, its Premier Global Trade Partner DP World and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have joined forces to drive meaningful, global action that will have a measurable impact on animal and habitat conservation to help safeguard our planet. With more than 200 international participants and millions of visitors expected, Expo 2020 is […]


Top Tips to Keep your Face Mask Clean

With face masks becoming mandatory across the UAE, it is important to ensure you keep your mask clean, in order to maximize its effectiveness. Damodaran Sivakumar, Head of Production at 5àsec UAE, world leader in laundry operating in Dubai, says: “Since we need to wear face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, residents have […]


How Gulf Solar Producers Can Secure and Meet their Renewable Energy Targets

By 2030, global CO2 emissions need to be reduced by at least 45%, compared to 2010 levels, and to achieve this doubling the global share of renewable power is a key factor. Power generation is responsible for 30-40% of global emissions, of which businesses are responsible for half. Much of the renewable energy demand is […]


iMile Launches in Egypt

iMile, a technology-driven delivery service, has officially launched into Egypt with operations in Cairo and Suez. Born in Dubai, iMile is a market leader in delivering goods from e-commerce sellers in China to customers in the MENA region to serve the dynamic e-commerce marketplace of the future. iMile’s recent expansion into Egypt is part of […]