This week, Saudi Arabia celebrated its inaugural Saudi Green Initiative Day, an annual climate action awareness day marking the initial launch of the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) on March 27, …
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“Investing in innovation is essential”: Sprudel’s founder on getting the world to quit single-use plastic
The world churns out about 380 million tons of plastic every year, around half of which is single-use. When discarded, this waste either ends up in landfills or in our oceans, where …
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Dubai Municipality publishes guidance for businesses on single-use plastics ban
Following the issuance of a single-use plastics ban in January by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai’s Executive …
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Etihad Rail has signed an agreement for waste management services with BEEAH Tandeef, a subsidiary of BEEAH Group. Through the agreement, waste management services will be provided for the entire …
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EAD’s Rasha Ali Al Madfai: Environmental education empowers the next generation to become changemakers
In recent years, the climate crisis has escalated to unprecedented levels, and reports warn that the situation will only worsen without decisive action. In response, there has been an awakening …
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The Chief Procurement Officer’s top five priorities for 2024 and beyond
From national talent development to a pressing climate action agenda, to economic challenges to complex geopolitics, to fast-evolving technologies, a deluge of macro trends has meant public sector entities and …
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The Secretariat General of the Arab League and the Council of Arab Environment Ministers have named Abu Dhabi as the Arab Environment Capital for 2023. The emirate secured the accolade …
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Supreme Legislation Committee to host IT workloads on Moro Hub’s Green Cloud
The Supreme Legislation Committee (SLC) will host its IT workloads on Moro Hub’s Green Cloud, it has been announced, with the aim of driving forward more sustainable IT practices. Moro …
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3DXB Group participates in Energy & Sustainability Summit
3D printing construction technologies company 3DXB Group recently participated in the third Energy & Sustainability Summit, held at the Habtoor Grand Resort in Dubai. The Energy & Sustainability Summit gathered …
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UAE-based smart and green total FM company Farnek has shared that through its sustainability and consultancy division, Burj Khalifa has obtained LEED O+M Platinum Certification, the optimum international standard for …