Innovation & Education

BEEAH venture, the Institute of Environmental Management and Sustainability (IEMS) Academy, has launched the second edition of the annual competition for universities dedicated to sustainability in partnership with the College …

AI-powered geospatial solutions company Bayanat and Yahsat, the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, have launched the UAE’s first Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite into orbit. In …

Work management platform Asana has launched an AI ESG chatbot with the aim of making its ESG strategy and disclosures more accessible to stakeholders and facilitating easier engagement. “This bot will allow …

German lithium-sulfur battery company theion has launched a representative office in the UAE’s commercial hub of Dubai, as part of its Gulf expansion plan. theion, which launched back in 2020, …

The Authority of Social Contribution—Ma’an has launched its latest Social Incubator programme aimed at driving social impact. Operating under the theme, ‘Entrepreneurship for Social Impact’,’ the incubator, launched in partnership …

The Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on biodiversity sustainability. The authority and …

KBW Ventures has invested in Egyptian climate tech startup NoorNation—its first investment in Egypt’s startup ecosystem. Led by HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, KBW Ventures invested an undisclosed amount in …

The Carbon Mapper Coalition has launched its first satellite, Tanager-1, into orbit to drive action on methane and CO2 super-emitters globally. Deployed on the SpaceX Transporter-11 Rideshare mission, the satellite …

This week, MENA Impact, a UAE-based social enterprise, announced that it has secured B Corporation (B Corp) Certification, a designation verified by B Lab intended to indicate that a business …