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 […]


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: […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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.


ENOC Group Recognised at the Clean Energy Ministerial for Sustainable Energy Resource Management

ENOC Group has recently won the coveted 2020 Energy Management Insight Award by Clean Energy Ministerial, a global forum of 25 countries and the European Commission designed to promote sustainable policies and programmes to advance clean energy. ENOC Group was recognised for the implementation of ISO 50001, a global standard to better manage retail operations […]


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 […]


Trina Solar First PV Manufacturer to Obtain Certification

Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, has recently obtained dual “Environmental Product Declaration” (EPD) certifications from UL, the global independent safety science certification institute, and EPDItaly, which is the first UL and EPDItaly mutually recognized EPD in photovoltaic industry, proving the Company’s […]