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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Listening to Nature’s Whisper
By Anees Rahman Cheratta. Me: What’s wrong with you? First Corona, then murder hornets, and now locusts? Why are you giving us such a hard time? Nature: What’s wrong with me! Listen deeply. You never had authority over me. Yet, you inflated my lungs with pollution and chocked my breath……you filled my blood with […]
IFHC Marks World Education Day With Launch of Game
The International Fund For Houbara Conservation (IFHC), the global leader in pre-emptive species conservation, has enhanced its burgeoning reputation at the forefront of digital learning with the launch of ‘Centennial in Review’, its second educational game. Produced in both Arabic and English, ‘Centennial in Review’, launched today to mark World Education Day, gives players an […]
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: […]
CPLC Conducts Workshop on Carbon Markets at ADSW
The importance of the successful implementation of carbon pricing and efficient running of carbon markets has increased significantly as countries rush to meet the emission targets under the Paris Agreement. The virtual workshop will take place on Tuesday, 19 January 2021 at 12.00 – 13.30 CET / 03.00-04.30 GST. Keeping this in mind, The Carbon Pricing Leadership […]
Ministry of Climate Change & Environment, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai Knowledge Park Establish Environmental Collaboration
Dubai-UAE: 9 September, 2020 – The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) alongside Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) and Dubai Knowledge Park (DKP) today announced a strategic partnership that aims to initiate collaboration and exchange of expertise in environment, climate change, and related fields. His Excellency Sultan Alwan, Acting Undersecretary at MOCCAE, and Mohammad […]
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 […]
Webinar: Carbon Pricing in the EU and GCC
Putting a price on carbon is the most economically efficient way to reduce CO2 emissions and is an important mechanism under article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement. The EU has the largest carbon market in the world and plans to implement a border carbon tax adjustment for goods coming into the region. The GCC […]
