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Building a More Dignified and Just World
The need to build a more dignified and just world brought together experts, Expo Partners and International Participants – alongside renowned humanitarians and a blockbuster film-maker – at Expo 2020 Dubai’s latest virtual thematic programme, Expo Talks: Global Goals. Held in association with the United Nations on 9-10 March, the event explored the innovative solutions […]
Protecting the Credibility of Sustainability-Linked Loans
By Michael Wilkins, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, Corporate & Infrastructure Ratings, at S&P Global Ratings. The benefits of an awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities – and the potential financial implications of ignoring them – has driven a proliferation of sustainability-linked debt instruments in recent years, […]
JinkoSolar Launches Tiger Pro 580Wp, the World’s Most Powerful Utility Solar Panel
Recently, JinkoSolar officially launched the world’s most powerful utility solar panel – the Tiger Pro series – as well as a full stack portfolio. “We have been making steady progress since we announced our technical roadmap and high power product strategy last year,” said Kangping Chen, CEO of JinkoSolar. “Everything is moving forward according to […]
Nestlé Creating Shared Value Prize 2020
The Nestlé Creating Shared Value Prize 2020 has been launched in partnership with Ashoka, the world’s leading network of systems-changing social entrepreneurs, for submissions from innovators tackling the challenge of “How do we create a waste-free future?” Entry is open to social and commercial enterprises, nonprofits and NGOs. Winners will receive a cash prize of […]
Idiosyncratic Modular Bags – Sustainability Really is the New Fashion
Thinking laterally, Third Culture Co has been exploring the conversation around our relationship and understanding of the environment and single use plastic, for the last two years. With 2 years in the making, the Idiosyncratic modular bag focuses on functional usability with a balance in design. In a day and age where we are mostly […]
Blockchain – Putting Power in Your Hands
Blockchain has been a buzzword for cryptocurrencies since 2015, but with more research into the uses of the distributed ledger technology, energy industry analysts now believe that blockchain technology can resolve data management issues, and errors that are faced by energy producers, and put the power of generation directly into the hands of independent power […]
EAD and ENGIE Use Drone Technology in Mangrove Rehabilitation Project
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is partnering with the global utility company ENGIE who is sponsoring the launch of the first phase of the “Blue Carbon” Environmental and Social Responsibility project that uses drone technology to help in rehabilitating areas of Abu Dhabi’s mangrove habitats, demonstrating the benefits of government and the private […]
The Start-Up Made for Parents in the UAE
QiDZ is the app for kids-related fun, education and entertainment in the UAE “where all the information was up to date, real time, relevant and available at our fingertips,” writes Simona Agolini, CEO of QiDZ, business woman, and mother. Together with Ines Mena, Claudia Ribas, Nourhan Hassan and Therese Hundt, Simona founded an app to […]
Original Style, Responsibly Made
For Fall/Winter 2020, Levi’s® unveils its most sustainable collection yet. Thanks to a range of different fabrics and fabrications, almost every piece this season moves the needle forward on sustainability for us. In an age of climate change and diminishing resources, putting responsible and ethical worker and environmental practices into place is paramount—and consumers no […]
Tadweer Opens Expanded Used Tire Recycling Facility
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) announced the opening of its expanded used tire recycling facility in Abu Dhabi. Run in strategic partnership with the private sector, the facility aims to ensure the safe disposal of used tires to avoid public health and environmental risks. To ensure the facility’s success, Tadweer has contracted with Tarheel […]
