As fashion firms flaunt green claims of “recycled,” “sustainable,” and “responsibly sourced” materials on labels and scorecards, a new report reveals top brands have actually increased their use of synthetic…
September 2024
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Food & WaterInnovation & EducationLatest News
EtihadWE, Khalifa University Partner on Water Quality Research
Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE) has announced a new partnership with Khalifa University of Science and Technology’s Centre for Membranes & Advanced Water Technology (CMAT) this week, centred on water…
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Food & WaterInnovation & EducationLatest News
SUEZ, TAQA, Siemens Sign MoU for Desalination Development in Emerging Countries
French utility SUEZ, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and German tech company Siemens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week to participate in the Mohamed bin Zayed…
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FlyNow Aviation, a Salzburg-based eCopter company, and Savvy Charging Technologies, an Emirati charging solutions startup, have announced a partnership this week. According to a statement, the collaboration will see FlyNow…
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FinanceLatest News
Casablanca Finance City, CDG Partner to Establish Regional Voluntary Carbon Market
This week, Morocco’s Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) and the Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a regional voluntary carbon market.…
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DevelopingEnergyInnovation & Education
Schneider Electric’s Amel Chadli Talks Green Tech Transformation
As the world battles intersecting climate change-induced crises, technological innovation is a vital weapon in the fight. ESG Mena recently caught up with Amel Chadli, Schneider Electric’s President of Gulf…
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New research from Bain & Company has found that sustainability has dropped off CEOs’ priority lists, overtaken by AI, growth, inflation, and geopolitical uncertainty. The recently published research also found…
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Azerbaijan, which is set to host this year’s UN climate summit in November, has “critically insufficient” climate plans, according to an assessment from the Climate Action Tracker. The petrostate—the third…
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced a strategic partnership this week focused on advancing hydrogen fuel cell research…
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The Commercial Bank has issued its inaugural Green Bond denominated in CHF (Swiss Franc). The bond is the largest ever CHF green bond issued in Qatar, the largest CHF bond…