When Keeping Visitors in the Dark is a Good Thing

By John Pagano, CEO of The Red Sea Development Company   Man’s relationship with the stars spans thousands of years and plays a key role in diverse cultures around the world. Since time immemorial, travellers have observed patterns in the heavens and used them to navigate their paths. On the Arabian peninsula, the stars were […]


Why Safeguarding Water is Imperative for the Protection of the Natural World

By Francois Frigaux, Regional Director of Sensus, a Xylem brand     Earlier this month, we celebrated World Environment Day, an annual day focused on generating worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. This year’s theme was centred around the biodiversity, with the aim of shining a spotlight on the inextricable link between biodiversity […]


Dubai Outsource City Completes Solar PV Carports in Partnership with ENOVA

Dubai International Academic City and Dubai Outsource City, part of TECOM Group, have jointly announced the successful completion of work on two solar PV carports that will generate 4.25 GWh of clean electricity annually — enough to power 350 homes. They are the first solar PV carports commissioned for the business communities and fall within […]


Sustainability Begins in the Classroom!

By Dr. Norhayati Zakaria, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business & Management, UOWD   Indisputably, the world is moving into auspicious business environment which is rapidly paved towards sustainability. Organizations begin to embrace the triple spheres of sustainability—profit, people and planet as the main agenda for building resilient workforces who are equally eager to make vital […]


Irish companies score big on clean-tech

Irish continue to play an active role in supporting the achievement of the UAE and wider region’s clean technologies ambition for a more sustainable future


Priceless Planet Coalition Launched to fight Climate Change

As the effects of climate change ravage many parts of the world and we experience some of the most extreme weather events on record, we must urgently invest in innovative ways to inspire collective action to address climate change. With this in mind, Mastercard announced that Expo 2020 Dubai has joined the Priceless Planet Coalition […]


Profit, People and the Planet

By Ashraf Abdelkhalek, Environment, Health & Safety and Real Estate Manager at Schneider Electric   Sustainability Sustainability is all about three things; economic growth, people development and sustainable planet earth. Economic growth and associated profitability is a main prime-mover of many things that we do. It maintains the need for economic interactions and makes these […]


Expo Probes Humanity’s Need to Connect, Explore and Discover

Digital connectivity and the changing nature of travel and tourism in the reality of the pandemic were just some of the key themes explored by travel experts, International Participants, and Official Partners, including Emirates and Etisalat, as Expo 2020 Dubai continued its pre-event program.  Covering key sectors such as mobility, transport, and logistics, governance, education, […]


The Wake Up Call

By Nabra Al Busaidi, Sustainability and Community Manager at CAFU    The global Covid-19 pandemic has shown us with dramatic effect how our way of life can experience substantial change in how we live, work and socialise. The impact it has on the business community this year has been severe as most of the global […]


Dubai Design District launches Curated Playlists for Local Musicians only on Apple Music

Dubai Design District (d3) is quickly becoming the UAE’s undisputed hub for homegrown music and talent. Looking to shine a light on the region’s top emerging musicians and artists, D3 will collaborate with music lovers from across the District to curate distinctive playlists that amplify the work of local artists, which will be available exclusively […]