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Costs of fuel motorcycles to our environment
COSTS OF FUEL MOTORCYCLES Below air transport, petrol powered motorcycles are the most damaging vehicles to the environment. We’ve researched the affects fuel-based motorcycles have on the environment compared to cars and other forms of transport. With the increasing demand and supply of petrol motorcycles in the delivery sector these statistics are shocking! ONE MOTO […]
Fuelling Sustainability with HE Saif Al Falasi
1. How are you incorporating sustainability, in particular energy savings and alternative energy sources, into your corporate strategy? ENOC’s operational excellence across the length and breadth of its businesses is well-known in the market, and so is our intensive work in Energy & Resource Management (E&RM). We work closely with the Dubai Supreme Council of […]
Promoting Public-Private Partnerships
On the sidelines of the World Government Summit here in Dubai, I had the opportunity to catch up with the recently appointed Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Achim Steiner. Steiner succeeded Helen Clark, former UNDP Administrator, but also the former New Zealand Prime Minister. UNDP released amazing initiatives under her administration but […]
Scaling New heights
With Ras Al Khaimah’s Destination 2019 strategy declaring a vision to be a sustainable and competitive tourism destination, it’s understandable sustainable tourism is a major focus for the emirate in coming years and, as such, much is in place to turn this vision into reality. “By identifying sustainable tourism as a major pillar of Ras […]
What Does it Take to Remodel Cities? Veolia Has the Answers
By Veolia, March 3, 2020 Digital technology is revolutionizing our consumption, production and work patterns. The art of city living is being remodelled through digital transformation. Combining Sustainability Goals and Digital Transformation The world is undergoing a digital transformation that affects not only businesses and people, but also territories. The digital revolution that puts citizens […]
Sustaining Sustainability
Most city dwellers spend much of their time indoors, inside a building. Buildings consume nearly 40 per cent of all global energy, and are both heavy on people and assets, affecting the environment at large. Despite the fact that the global facilities management industry is close to a trillion dollars, buildings continue to operate as […]
Harbouring Sustainability
Dubai’s new Arbor School is teaching sustainable values at its very core, according to Dr. Sa’ad Al-Omari, CEO of Praxis Education, which builds and operates educational settings in the Gulf (GCC) region . Sustainability is very much on the agenda of individuals, organisations and governments around the world, particularly in the form of initiatives aiming […]
Rewarding Conservation
FEWA hopes to drive change by installing special water-saving devices, comparing the levels of saving and rewarding the winners in monetary incentives of more than 750,000 AED for different categories.” As part of FEWA’s strategy to create, promote and reward the efforts of various sectors in water and electricity conservation, H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister […]
Plastic Fantastic
Every January students at NYUAD embark on local and global academic travels for a distinctive learning experience known as the January Term or J-Term. This year, NYUAD students are learning about the use of plastic and its alternatives for maintaining sustainability through a course titled Plastic Fantastic, which taught by Assistant Professor of Practice Design […]
Measuring Success
The Sustainabilist interviewed Gopalakrishnan, Operations Director at Emrill Services LLC, on how this integrated facilities management provider is leading sustainability operations What distinguishes Emrill from other integrated facility management providers, and how do you communicate these advantages? Through its Sustainability Leadership Plan, Emrill ensures sustainable practices are applied to all areas of the business […]
