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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 […]
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 […]
BBC Earth Announces ‘A Perfect Planet’ with Sir David Attenborough
BBC Earth has announced a brand-new series narrated by legendary English broadcaster and natural historian, Sir David Attenborough. A Perfect Planet explores the great forces of nature that support, drive and enable life on earth, and features breath-taking scenery set against an original score by award-winning composer Ilan Eshkeri and Attenborough’s distinctive voice. “Whilst we […]
EGA and DEWA Make UAE First Country to Produce Aluminium Using Solar Power
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) today announced a new global milestone placing the United Arab Emirates as the first country in the world to produce aluminium using the power of the sun. The milestone supports the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime […]
JinkoSolar – Top Brand PV in MENA 2021
JinkoSolar is delighted to announce that it has been awarded as Top Brand PV in MENA 2021 by EUPD Research. Consequently, JinkoSolar is ranked among the top solar brands in the MENA region according to the results of a comprehensive survey carried out by EUPD Research among market intermediaries on brand awareness, satisfaction, customers’ choice, and distribution.
Reliable Connectivity for Humanitarian Response Teams
Global satellite communications specialist IEC Telecom, along with mobile-satellite service provider Thuraya, introduced its Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK), designed to provide Humanitarian Response Teams with reliable connectivity during COVID-19 and support emergency and disaster relief efforts even in the most remote areas. With over 126 million people in need of humanitarian assistance globally, including 70 […]
Cathay Pacific to Half Single-Use Plastic Footprint by 2022
The Cathay Pacific Group has released its 2019 Sustainable Development Report, providing a comprehensive overview of Cathay Pacific’s and its subsidiaries’ approach to and performance in the areas of environmental, social and governance that are of great importance to its stakeholders. In his message in the report, Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer Augustus Tang writes: […]
UPS to Mark World Environment Day by Matching Offsets of Carbon Neutral Shipments in June
UPS today announced the company will commemorate World Environment Day on June 5 by matching the carbon offsets of all packages shipped via its carbon neutral program during the month of June. UPS carbon neutral counterbalances the estimated carbon impact of each shipment by purchasing certified carbon offsets. “There is truly no better way to […]
Takeaways From the Covid-19 Experience
By Niranjan Gidwani, Former CEO of EROS Group Dubai Until now, our world has always been referred to as the VUCA WORLD – a world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity AND Ambiguity. VUCA is an acronym drawn from the leadership theories of Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus. However, taking inputs from a renowned strategic trainer, […]
EARTH: I NEED A BREAK
Firstly, and to get it strictly out of the way, no this piece is not meant to seek the silver lining in the circumstances enforced by the novel coronavirus, nor is it meant to be celebrating the positive impacts of the byproducts of this global pandemic. There is no upside to situations that put human’s […]
