Deloitte has released its 2024 Sustainability Action Report, sharing survey findings on ESG disclosure and preparedness. The survey was commissioned in January 2024 and collected responses from 300 executives across …
July 2024
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Abu Dhabi Energy Services (ADES), a subsidiary of TAQA (Abu Dhabi National Energy Company), has announced what it is calling the “largest” solar energy initiative in the UAE’s education sector. …
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its Electricity Mid-Year Update – July 2024, which features the latest data for 2023, new 2024 data and 2025 forecasts for global electricity …
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GovernanceLatest News
Dubai Centre for Family Businesses Launches Sample Family Constitution Toolkit
The Dubai Centre for Family Businesses has published the ‘Sample Family Constitution,’ a new toolkit for family-owned enterprises. The launch, the Centre said, is part of its efforts to provide practical …
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Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) Chairperson Habiba Al Mar’ashi, has been appointed the Vice Chair of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC). The non-profit organisation is a global network of national …
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UAE-based energy company Masdar has raised USD1 billion through its second green bond issuance under its Green Finance Framework. The proceeds from the issuance will be deployed to fund Masdar’s equity …
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Innovation & EducationLatest News
Dubai Humanitarian, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Forge Strategic Partnership
Global humanitarian hub Dubai Humanitarian and Heriot-Watt University Dubai have announced a strategic partnership. The partnership between the two institutions is centred around a number of strategic objectives, including advancing …
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It is a truism in the business world that vision without execution is a hallucination, and execution without vision is futile. The same principle applies to global policy: ambitions without …
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Envision Energy has launched a renewables-focused strategic joint venture (JV) with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Vision Industries. According to the parties, the JV will focus on manufacturing …
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The climate disasters unfolding around the world – including unprecedented floods in Brazil, Africa, and China, heat waves in Asia and the Middle East, and persistent droughts in Europe and …