Media Accreditation for Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Now Open

Media accreditation for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is now open. The 2021 Festival is spread across three weekends, starting from 29 January and ending on 13 February. The Festival will begin at Jameel Arts Centre with sessions focusing on art and literature on 29-30 January, followed by the InterContinental Dubai Festival City for […]


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 […]


Water Resources for Population Growth

By Frank Ackland, Managing Director Middle East & Turkey at Xylem   The World Population Day on July 11 marks the global recognition of the demographic trends that shape our world, including population growth, migration and urbanization. Yet, among the many implications of a growing population, the strain on the demand of our planet’s resources […]


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 […]


Molten Salt Receiver Installed at Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park on Wednesday witnessed the installation of the Molten Salt Receiver (MSR) on top of the world’s tallest solar power tower at 262.44 metres. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, accompanied by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of […]


Building Green Resilience Beyond The Crisis

By Ahmed Khashan, Cluster President, Gulf Countries at Schneider Electric   This year has been one to forget for many of us. But there has been one silver lining. Last year, we used as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.75 Earths – this year we’re slightly down to 1.6. The global pandemic […]


Dyson Investigates the Effect of Lockdown on Air Pollution

Participants in 14 cities globally, including Dubai, are using Dyson’s air quality backpack to collect air quality data, to generate snapshots of their personal exposure to air pollution during and after lockdown. Dyson’s air quality backpack, which was developed for a research study with Kings College London and the Greater London Authority, has on-board sensors, […]


Sustainable Building Strategies to Enhance Workforce Productivity and Health

By: Dr Samar Hamad Although it is quite challenging to quantify the financial value of healthy buildings, numerous sustainable building strategies have been proven to enhance the indoor environmental quality and positively impact the employees’ performance and health leading to better productivity and increased profits.   Great attention has lately been paid to the impact […]


Construction Industry: Modular, Greener, and Digital

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated disruptions in the GCC’s construction industry, creating a mix of opportunities and headwinds. Many of these changes – such as industrialization and digitalization– were already taking place. To navigate the ‘new normal’, the region’s construction ecosystem needs to make strategic business decisions. Leading regional design-build contractor AMANA is showing the […]


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