Interview: Mohammed Al Dhahouri

My name is Mohammed Al Dhahouri and I am the founder and owner of Local Roots.  Our company focuses on organic gardening where we help the local community to produce their own fresh organic food in a more sustainable way. We provide urban farming set-ups, supplies and focus on spreading the knowledge of organic gardening […]


AI-Designed Customised Face Masks: The Sustainable Solution to The Pandemic Years

By Dr. Chaouki Kasmi, Executive Director of the Directed Energy Research Centre at the Technology Innovation Institute   As people across the world have begun returning to the streets as we near the six-month mark of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it has become apparent that striking the right balance between public safety and resuscitating the […]


Young UAE Environmentalists Honoured by Bee’ah

Over 250,000 students from KG to Grade 12, 6,000 teachers and 500 schools have been engaged with Bee’ah School of Environment since 2010 26 winners across 500 UAE schools were awarded prizes across three competitions worth AED 243,000 BSOE announces launch of two new interactive gamified learning platforms for young digital natives UAE, 8 September […]


DEWA Launches online Campaign for World Energy Day

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched an online campaign for World Energy Day, which is observed on 22 October every year. This is part of its continuous efforts to engage the public in achieving sustainable development and raise awareness on the importance of energy conservation, increasing energy efficiency and supporting energy sustainability. World […]


Expo Talks: Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods

Feeding a growing global population while minimizing our environmental impact was the focus of Expo 2020 Dubai’s latest virtual thematic programme, Expo Talks: Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods, held on 23 February in association with PepsiCo, Expo’s Official Beverage and Snack Partner. The talks brought together leading policymakers and food and nutrition security experts from around […]


Who has the Best CSR and Sustainability Initiatives?

In recent years, sustainability and CSR have become increasingly important in the Middle East. Customers now expect businesses to act in a way that protects the environment and serves the local community. We want to preserve the planet and create a better community for ourselves as well as for the future generations.  That’s why it […]


Sustainable finance for SDG 2: Zero Hunger

The world is facing an ever-growing number of sustainability challenges, many of which are captured by the Sustainable Development Goals. Robeco, a global asset manager based in Rotterdam founded in 1929, has been working for more than 10 years to contribute positively to the SDGs, tackling environmental, social and governance related issues. After gathering data […]


JinkoSolar ESS – Efficient, Safe and Flexible Energy Storage System

Recently, JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Company” or “JinkoSolar”) (NYSE:JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, announced the completion of an order for its Energy Storage System with one of the largest distributors in Africa. This client has a stable business cooperation with JinkoSolar for PV modules and […]


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 […]


Tackling Embodied Carbon Reduction

Majid Al Futtaim- Embodied Carbon Op-ed   There is no doubt that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Yet despite the vast amount of information experts are producing on this subject, embodied carbon reduction is a vital topic that commands less column inches and is achieving minimal progress outside a […]