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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Expo 2020 and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tackle the World’s Biggest Challenges
Expo 2020 Dubai has joined forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support grassroots innovators with the ambition and potential to improve the lives of people across a variety of complex, fragile or marginalised humanitarian settings, organisers announced at the end of the fifth Expo 2020 International Participants Meeting (IPM). The link-up with […]
Let’s Make This Summer Green
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) continues its annual ‘Let’s Make This Summer Green’ campaign, which includes a number of simple tips that society members can follow to reduce electricity and water use. This is part of DEWA’s strategy to encourage society members to adopt sensible practices, which help protect the environment and reduce the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Virtual WETEX & Dubai Solar Show expand green technologies in the region
Dubai, UAE, … September 2020: Since its launch in 1999 by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) has witnessed significant growth. It has become one of the most prominent international exhibitions in water, electricity, energy, environment, oil, gas, green buildings, and environmental sustainability. This makes it a […]
Sustainability and Social Impact – Do you have what it takes?
The 2020 hasn’t even entered its final quarter, but we can for sure tell it wasn’t an easy one. But, things seem to be getting better, the humanity has adjusted to the new normal and continued doing what we’re really best at as a species – getting the most out of the given circumstances. We’ve […]
Rolls-Royce to Test 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
As part of its ongoing decarbonisation strategy, Rolls-Royce is to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time in engine ground tests on next-generation engine technology. The tests will aim to confirm that unblended SAF makes a significant contribution to improving the environmental performance of gas turbine engines. The SAF being used in the […]
