Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries have much arid desert, but they are also home to mountain forests, rangelands, wetlands, and mangrove forests. Yet these habitats, which play…
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Fueled by the clean-energy transition and surging gold prices, demand for critical minerals and metals is rising at an unprecedented pace. This trend has supercharged mining activities, posing a serious…
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In recent years, e-commerce has revolutionised the way consumers shop, but its impact extends beyond convenience and variety. As the world grapples with climate change, the intersection of e-commerce and…
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Cities across the Middle East are experiencing an infrastructure boom, driving the demand for steel, cement, petrochemicals, and aluminum. However, the production of these essential materials faces significant decarbonisation challenges.…
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It was not so long ago that corporate social responsibility (CSR) was the exclusive program for a corporation to demonstrate its community bona fides. Today, CSR’s scope looks extremely limited…
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Innovation & EducationOpinion
The Most Important ESG Questions – What Agencies and Firms Need to Agree
ESG (environment, social, governance) has to be considered when looking at almost every PR brief. For many companies it will be central for all proposals, or at least they may…
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EnvironmentOpinion
COP28 One Year On: How the Middle East Construction Industry Can Build a Sustainable Future
A year has passed since COP28 in Dubai, where the historic UAE Consensus united nations in a call to double energy efficiency by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.…
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From Bridgetown to Nairobi to Paris, no country is immune to the worsening effects of the climate crisis. With each passing year, we witness more climate-related destruction. In 2024, we…