Depleting inventories: Learning to Safeguard the Supply Chain

By Francesco Antoniola, Supply Chain & Operations Network Lead – Accenture Middle East.   The supply chain has always been an essential lifeline for people, getting goods and services to all types of customers everywhere quickly, safely, and securely. Never has this been truer than in the current unprecedented times of global restrictions due to […]


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 […]


ITA Takes the Spotlight at WETEX

Italy pushes to exploit green energy opportunities to help economies recover from COVID-19


Prince Albert of Monaco to Deliver Keynote Address at ADSW

H S H Prince Albert II of Monaco, Head of State, Principality of Monaco will deliver a keynote address at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, hosted by Masdar, which runs from 18-21 January 2021 as a reimagined virtual event this year.   For over a decade, Abu Dhabi […]


Jafza Records 10.6% Increase In Retail And E-Commerce Business

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the leading business and logistics hub, has recently recorded 10.6% growth in the retail and e-commerce sector with a total trade value of AED 37.6 Billion despite the sudden challenges facing both regional and global economy in recent times. More than 1000 companies from 96 countries play a pivotal role […]


Sharp launches new panels for lower LCOE

Sharp today announces the addition of new 360W and 370W monocrystalline PERC silicon photovoltaic panels to its half-cut cell portfolio – the NUJC360B and NU-JC370. The new half-cut cell PERC modules use a combination of features to provide residential and commercial customers with the lowest possible levelized costs of electricity (LCOE), enabling high power output, […]


Adoption of renewable energy sources in response to climate change

By Vivek Agarwal, Director at KPMG Lower Gulf Sustainable energy innovation is of critical importance in achieving the global climate targets. Vivek Agarwal, explores how technological solutions and a canny funding strategy can help make adopting renewable energy sources more feasible.   In 2017, human-induced global warming hit approximately 1°C above pre-industrial levels8. The Paris […]


The new normal: How Brands are Acclimatizing E-Commerce to Meet Changing Needs

By Natalja Kissina, HR VP Gulf Countries at Schneider Electric As people come to terms with the realities of these unprecedented times, shopping behaviors is one of the many things that have changed. With store closures and restrictions on movement, it’s natural that e-commerce would perform strongly as consumers based at home shift their shopping […]


Italy Leads the Way in Sustainability at WETEX 2020

During this year’s WETEX, 31 Italian companies showed a cross-section of the country’s offerings in sustainable and renewable technology. The companies ranged from water treatment and recycling to solar energy generation and renewables, to air control and environmental protection systems and green building. The Sustainabilist spoke with five of the companies to find out more […]


JAFZA sets New Benchmark with ‘Collaboration for Safe and Sustainable Growth’ Webinar

The leading business and logistics hub, Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), organised the ‘Collaboration for a Safe and Sustainable Growth’ webinar to kick-start a mega awareness campaign. Distinguished speakers participated in the webinar such as Dr. Saif Darwish, Head of Communications and Public Relations, Community Medicine Specialist, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services and Ramzi Al […]