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Mashreq, UAE fintech Fils to launch carbon offsetting services

By Visitor on January 26, 2024
Mashreq, a leading financial institution, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE-based fintech firm, Fils, to develop a corporate carbon offsetting offering. This helps corporate and institutional clients to integrate carbon offsetting directly from their Mashreq corporate accounts. Fils is a groundbreaking, enterprise-grade, digital platform that provides the underlying infrastructure for financial […]
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Future Glass collaborates with MOCCAE in accelerating NetZero by signing the UAE Climate Responsible Sustainable pledge

By Visitor on November 13, 2023
Future Architectural Glass (Future Glass), one of the UAE’s leading specialized glass processors, announced its next level of sustainability commitment by signing the UAE Climate Responsible – Sustainable Companies Pledge with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) at the 13th National Dialogue for Climate ambition (NDCA). The event was held on the 23rd of October […]
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UAE community gardening initiatives promote sustainability and food self-sufficiency

By Visitor on October 23, 2023
Food security is a key issue that is given great attention in the United Arab Emirates. The country has developed strategic plans and practical programmes to ensure its food security, and has mobilised the community to support these plans in order to achieve food self-sufficiency and promote the concept of sustainable food. Agriculture is one […]
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Farnek launches solution to cut hotel sector emissions

By Visitor on March 21, 2023
UAE-based smart and green facilities management company Farnek has launched a new online remote digital platform called PowerTek, developed by in-house experts at its innovative digital solutions sister company HITEK. The comprehensive and data-driven energy performance monitoring tool supports hotels and the wider business community, through efficient measuring, tracking, monitoring and benchmarking of energy and […]
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EAD contributes to enhancement of sustainability in Abu Dhabi

By Visitor on January 9, 2023
As the primary environmental regulator in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and a leader in the implementation of sustainable best practices, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is one of the main sponsors of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). Held under the patronage of UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, […]
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UAE-based sustainability advocates use art and food to raise awareness

By Visitor on October 25, 2022
From rescuing left-over food at restaurants, to creating art from seabed litter, UAE-based advocates are hoping to inspire others to work and live more sustainably. In Abu Dhabi’s fish market, the first thing people see as they walk in is an art installation of abandoned items collected from a shipwreck. Inspired by days spent at […]
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Aging office buildings in Dubai and Riyadh could drive ESG awakening in the Middle East

By Visitor on October 17, 2022
ESG factors can have a significant impact on the attractiveness of commercial assets to occupiers, as well as investors Dubai: Aging office buildings in Dubai and Riyadh present a unique investment opportunity as occupier expectations start turning increasingly green, according to a new report, The ESG Imperative – The View From The Middle East – https://bit.ly/3ehxPwC, by global property […]
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Deep tech startup tackles water scarcity in the Middle East

By Visitor on September 19, 2022
By Abha Malpani-Naismith When you think how the ocean covers more than 70 percent of the surface of our planet, and 40 percent of the world’s population (2.4 billion people) lives within 60 miles of the coast, it is baffling to know that in this day of advanced science and technology, billions of people still […]
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Nakheel partners with Averda to bring Green Standard to Discovery Gardens

By Visitor on May 19, 2022
Averda, the leading international waste and recycling company headquartered in Dubai, has been awarded a three-year waste management contract for Discovery Gardens, one of Dubai’s most popular residential communities by world renowned developer, Nakheel. The new waste management contract will transform the way waste from Discovery Gardens is managed. Averda’s services are designed to increase […]
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Lenovo launches smarter iIT sustainability in the Middle East with CO2 offset service

By Visitor on May 9, 2022
Lenovo™ has announced the Middle East launch of its CO2 Offset Service to its consumer PC portfolio. Available on all, Think commercial PCs, Lenovo Legion™ and Yoga™ PCs for consumer and commercial customers, the Lenovo CO2 Offset Service gives consumers a simple and transparent way to offset carbon emissions and help the environment by supporting one of several United […]
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