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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, […]
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 […]
L’Oréal’s Vision of the Beauty of the Future
As part of its permanent quest to offer consumers products that are ever more effective, safe and respectful to the environment, L’Oréal commits to an important transformation of its Research & Innovation through adopting a ‘Green Sciences’ (Biosciences) approach. By 2030, 95% of its ingredients will be derived from renewable plant sources, abundant minerals, or […]
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 […]
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 […]
ECI Collaborates With Masdar for UAE’s Renewable Energy
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s Federal export credit company, has signed an agreement with Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, to work on initiatives aimed at supporting investment in renewable projects that will contribute to reducing carbon emissions. Under this MoU, ECI and Masdar will explore establishing political and commercial risk insurance solutions […]
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 […]
Flare Stars’ Impact on Planetary Atmosphere
Planetary habitability, defined by a planet’s ability to sustain liquid water on its surface, is one of the most important concepts in exoplanet science
Material Shortage to Increase Module Prices in 2021
The module makers eventually cannot bear the cost pressure anymore which is transmitted from the upstream sector as material shortages continues to ascend. This is reflected in the actions of almost all industry giants like JinkoSolar, Longi, JA, which reversed their price cut policy and raise their bid quotation, others have already notified their customers […]
