Dubai Can, a citywide sustainability initiative, has cut the usage of an equivalent of almost 18 million 500ml single-use plastic water bottles in two years since its launch. The initiative …
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Schneider Electric and DataVolt collaborate to drive sustainability and decarbonisation in data centre sector
Schneider Electric has announced a collaboration with DataVolt, a provider of data centre solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to drive forward sustainability in the data centre sector. It …
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank becomes first Islamic bank in UAE to receive LEED v4 Platinum Certification
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)’s Zayed International Airport branch has been awarded LEED v4 Platinum certification. The bank shared that this makes it the first Islamic bank in the UAE …
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His Excellency Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA): Promoting innovation is essential for the growth of the aviation sector
In recent years, the UAE has shown increasing interest in achieving sustainability in the aviation sector. It has launched the National Program for Energy and Water Demand Management in the …
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R3 Factory and Amity School Dubai launch Eco-Warrior app
R3 Factory and Amity School Dubai have launched the R3 Eco-Warrior App, part of the Digital Sustainability Project, known as XERO, aimed at empowering students and communities to champion environmental …
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Crown Farms announces partnership with University of Washington Civil & Environmental Engineering
Crown Farms, a Fujairah-based organic farm management company, has announced that it has finalised a new partnership agreement with the University of Washington Civil & Environmental Engineering (UW-CEE) department. Together, …
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The UAE Council for Climate Action recently gathered to assess the most recent developments and progress on sustainability in the country. The Council also reviewed various programs aimed at attaining …
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Red Sea Global has announced the launch of the first-ever seagrass transplantation initiative in the Red Sea. The company explained that seagrasses are important for both local and global marine …
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In recent years, food production and availability challenges have multiplied in the MENA, driven by a number of crises. Climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war have all …
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AgriClimate Tech company iyris (formerly RedSea) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Magrabi Agriculture, it has been announced. The strategic MoU covers sales of iyris’ technologies to Magrabi …