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Masdar celebrates work of Emirati Women sustainability champions

By Third party content on September 4, 2023
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) is honouring the outstanding achievements and invaluable contributions of remarkable Emirati women working to build a sustainable future for all. A new campaign, launched by Masdar in celebration of Emirati Women’s Day, features prominent Emirati sustainability pioneers at the forefront of the UAE’s global sustainability mission, alongside several young […]
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How Arab countries can tackle food waste at every step of the supply chain

By Third party content on September 4, 2023
Waste occurs at almost every stage of the global food supply chain, costing money and precious resources, damaging the environment, and unnecessarily adding billions of tons of climate-changing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. If food waste could be represented as its own country, it would be the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, behind China and […]
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How is sign language adapting to climate change?

By Third party content on September 4, 2023
For deaf children, teachers and scientists, talking about things like "greenhouse gases" or "carbon footprint" used to mean spelling out long, complex scientific terms, letter by letter. Now they are among 200 environmental science terms that have their own new official signs in British Sign Language (BSL). The deaf scientists and sign language experts behind […]
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Sustainable tourism vital to safeguard Bahrain's environment, says expert

By Third party content on August 28, 2023
Visit Bahrain, a leading destination management company in the kingdom, has highlighted the crucial role being played by the firm in advancing sustainable development and safeguarding the environment, natural and cultural heritage, ecosystems and habitats. Emphasizing the significance of promoting environmentally conscious and sustainable tourism, Visit Bahrain said it serves as a foundation for striking […]
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How Middle Eastern companies benefit from industrial symbiosis

By Third party content on August 28, 2023
One company’s trash can be another one’s treasure. That’s the premise behind industrial symbiosis, a kind of industrial collaboration that promises environmental, economic, and societal benefits for countries in the Middle East region and beyond. An industrial model for the circular economy, industrial symbiosis involves exchanging various types of resources between companies located near each other […]
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Dubai Chambers advances sustainability agenda

By Third party content on August 28, 2023
Dubai Chambers has contributed to the emirate’s drive for sustainability by saving a total of 72,239 litres of water between June 2022 and June 2023, equivalent to 3,822 five-gallon bottles. The savings were achieved as part of the chambers’ participation in ‘Dubai Can’, a sustainability initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin […]
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UAE: 9th World Green Economy Summit to take place in November

By Third party content on August 28, 2023
The World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) announced that the 9th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) will be held on 28th-29th November 2023 at Madinat Jumierah Conference Centre. This will be right before the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the […]
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Sparklo drives sustainability by installing 1,000 AI-powered reverse vending machines in MENA

By Third party content on August 28, 2023
AI-driven global cleantech company Sparklo has announced installing 1,000 reverse vending machines (RVMs) – known as Sparklomats – in popular public areas throughout the MENA, leading a sustainability wave in the region. The company said its innovative solutions have inspired users to place 1 bottle every 3 seconds and 30,000 plastic bottles and aluminum cans […]
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Biodiversity: The Next Arena in Sustainable Business

By Third party content on August 28, 2023
In recent years, climate change has risen to the top of the CEO agenda. A recent poll shows that Fortune 500 CEOs consider climate action a top priority, not only in its own right, but also for their business: It can enhance employee engagement, strengthen bonds with customers, and open up new markets. Almost every large company […]
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Zayed Sustainability Prize’s Beyond2020 initiative secures clean water for 9,000 rural Ethiopians

By Third party content on August 21, 2023
Beyond2020, the UAE-driven humanitarian initiative launched by the Zayed Sustainability Prize and its partners, has improved access to safe drinking water for 9,000 people in the rural villages of Walessa, Holte, and Gato in Dirashe District, Ethiopia. Six shallow wells with solar pumps have been installed in the villages, reducing the incidence of waterborne diseases […]
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