Say No to Plastic

The international James Dyson Award winner, 24-year old Lucy Hughes from the University of Sussex (UK) attempts to solve the problem of both single-use plastics and inefficient waste streams by harnessing fish waste to create a unique plastic alternative, MarinaTex. MarinaTex is a bioplastic made of organic fish waste ordinarily destined for landfill or incineration […]


Majid Al Futtaim Launches Circular Economy Strategy

As part of its company-wide sustainability strategy, Dare Today, Change Tomorrow, Majid Al Futtaim – the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia – is bolstering its sustainable business commitment by launching its Circular Economy Strategy. The new strategy, which sets out a roadmap towards achieving circularity […]


Fifth Expo 2020 International Participants Meeting

Expo 2020 Dubai and its 190-plus participating countries are committed to working together to achieve shared goals and are making strong progress with preparations for the global event, which will begin on 1 October 2021. Organisers, members of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee and BIE representatives, plus participants, commercial partners and government officials from […]


Sharaf DG Energy And Dubai Healthcare City’s Retrofitting Project Results in 30% More Savings Than Initial Projections

By Sanjay Dabur, VP and Head of Energy Business, Sharaf DG Energy   Sharaf DG Energy completed its signature EPC lighting retrofit project for Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC). DHCC is the world’s largest healthcare free zone providing world class health and wellness services. In just 30 days, DHCC reduced its electricity consumption by 1,237,745 kWh […]


Tadweer Opens Phase Two of Solar Power Plant at Al Dhafra C&D Waste Recycling Facility

Al Dhafra C&D Waste Recycling Facility first of its kind in world to be 90% solar-powered Facility to help reduce pollution and carbon emissions Abu Dhabi-UAE: 07 September, 2020 – The Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) announced the opening of the second phase of the solar power plant project at the Construction and Demolition […]


Bee’ah Expands into Saudi Arabia Winning 3 New Contracts in Madinah

Bee’ah, the Middle East’s award-winning sustainability pioneer, is expanding into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of Saudi Vision 2030, after being awarded three contracts for waste management services in Madinah, covering the North, West and East regions. Bee’ah services will be conducted for 70 percent of the city, serving a population of 1.2 […]


Futurism Forum is Announce Its International Online Conference

Futurism Forum is happy to announce its international online invite-only conference on AI, Cyber Security, and Blockchain on October 6-8! A team of industry experts with a huge R&D center is bringing together the world’s leading minds to build tech communities of the future. Futurism Forum is opening up new opportunities for businesses, government, start-ups […]


Online Platform opens the way for meditation in Arabic & English

ShalaOnline is the wellbeing platform we need, especially during the pandemic. The Sustainabilist spoke with Tamara Hachem, CEO and Founder, about the physical and mental wellbeing matters addressed in both Arabic and English on ShalaOnline.com   1. What is ShalaOnline and what services does it offer? ShalaOnline.com is an on-demand streaming platform of online yoga […]


Transguard Volunteers Sew Masks for their Colleagues

Transguard Group, a leading UAE-based business services provider, announced today that its site-based employees have been volunteering their time and talent to sew handmade masks for their fellow employees. The first batch of masks was delivered to Transguard’s Accommodation Services team in mid-May, with the second batch scheduled for delivery this week. “It was a […]


Save the Date: Agritecture Xchange

Agritecture Xchange is a virtual conference connecting key innovations in the field of AgTech to the future health of our cities. In the face of climate change, rising populations, rapid urbanization – and a global pandemic – cities face increasing pressure to forge new partnerships and attract innovative solutions to guarantee the food security of […]