1 in 3 Are Buying More Locally Sourced Products

Leading management consulting firm Kearney Middle East has revealed insights into changes in community, family and sustainability behaviors. This is following a survey of more than 1000 UAE residents conducted by YouGov which revealed that 62% of the respondents in the UAE have experienced a significant or complete change in their lives during the pandemic […]


IGS announces referral partnership with IREP in Middle East

Indoor agritech specialist IGS has today announced a referral partnership agreement with International Real Estate Partners (IREP), the international facilities management firm. The agreement is specifically focused on indoor vertical farming for the UAE and Saudi Arabian markets. The agreement will enhance the capacity for IGS to service the Middle East market and bring greater […]


Can sustainability be intrinsic part of our work life?

Over the last half century, one of the key focus among various working white collar professionals across industries is to explore significant increases of productivity leading to increase in total output value. From a macro economic perspective, such productivity is primarily linked to technology based automation and various innovations. However, we often forget the human […]


JinkoSolar Secures Supply of Solar Glass

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE:JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the Company and its subsidiaries have signed a solar glass procurement contract with Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd. (“Flat Glass”), securing approximately 338 million square meters of rolled glass to […]


The Pressure is On

By Alain Kaddoum, General Manager, Swisslog Middle East   The world is crippling with the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Border restrictions and lockdown measures are bound to cause a massive negative short-term impact on consumer spending, investments, and disruptions to international trade. On the other hand, the disrupted manufacturing operations around the world […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


For the Gulf to Recover Faster, we Must Go Green

By Waseem Taqqali, Vice President Field Services, Schneider Electric Gulf   Much has been said about the past few months and what has happened to our societies and economies. And yet not enough has been shared about what comes next, and how we recover. Tens of millions of jobs have been lost as most of […]