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, […]


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


Conceptual Design Thinking: The Development Process in Sustainable Fashion

By Najia Qazi, Founder of The Sustainable Narrative   Fashion is a global industry worth 2.4 trillion dollars employing millions of people and said to be one of the world’s most polluting industries. The lack of transparency and trace ability across fashion supply chains is also a major challenge. But we all believe that fashion […]


Nespresso Launches New Capsules using 80% Recycled Aluminium

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21st September 2020 – Nespresso has announced the launch of the first coffee capsules on the market made using 80% recycled aluminium, as part of the company’s continued journey towards circularity, going further to minimize waste and maximize reuse of product materials.The move closely follows the introduction in March of new […]


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 […]


NYUAD Researcher Aids in Solving Cybersickness

Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Neuroimaging Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Bas Rokers and a team of researchers have evaluated the state of research on cybersickness and formulated a research and development agenda to eliminate cybersickness, allowing  for broader adoption of immersive technologies. In the paper titled Identifying Causes of and Solutions […]


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 […]


JinkoSolar Wins PV Magazine Award

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Company” or “JinkoSolar”) (NYSE:JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it has won the prestigious PV Magazine Award 2020 in the Module category for its Tiger monofacial module. PV Magazine assembles expert juries and representatives from the global solar world every […]


Home Away from Home

Summertown Interiors, the UAE’s leading fit-out contractor specialising in green interiors, recently completed the fit-out of the new Headquarters for the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO). Located at Dubai World Trade Centre’s prestigious One Central Tower, the GDMO is responsible for implementing strategic communication plans for the Government of Dubai, as well as disseminating […]


Dubai Municipality visits Moro Hub

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) welcomed a delegation headed by HE Dawood Al Hajiri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, in Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DEWA. The visit aimed to discuss the opportunities of the joint cooperation between the two […]