A new department under the name of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and diversity and inclusion (DI) framework was announced by Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) on November 14, Times of Oman reports. The exchange has also appointed Majida bint Sheikhan Al Mamari as the head of this initiative. The setting up of this section comes […]
DHL Global Forwarding and CFC Fert/Evergrow have partnered to develop exclusive logistics solutions for the latter, covering all aspects of the company’s logistics needs across the globe in line with their growth plans, GDNonline reports. DHL Global Forwarding will manage all logistical movements, as well as import requirements across CFC Fert/Evergrow ’s operations globally. In […]
Middle East business leaders and decision-makers consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives to be a top business priority, focusing on energy management and occupant safety and well-being, GDNonline states. According to a survey commissioned by Honeywell on building sustainability and energy management, more than 300 business leaders and decision-makers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia […]
At London’s The Trade-Inn, guests can pay for food and drink by handing over unnecessary electronic devices, Euronews reports. In total, the bar accepts about 14 thousand types of equipment. The campaign is supported by Spring, which has installed more than a thousand machines for collecting electronic waste in the country. The technique thus obtained […]
On Friday, November 26, the environmental group Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrances to 13 Amazon distribution centers in the UK (including its largest one, in the Scottish town of Dunfermline) and one each in Germany and the Netherlands, the BBC and Reuters reported. Police arrested five people at a protest in Dartford and 17 in […]
Australian beer makers have brewed up a novel way to fight climate change: capturing the carbon dioxide produced by fermenting hops and feeding it to micro-algae, Reuters reports. The carbon emitted by fermenting hops to make a six-pack of beer can take a tree two days to absorb, experts say. To tackle that problem, the […]
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) has invited business owners to invest in waste recycling activities to enhance the local added value in the Sultanate of Oman. According to the statistics available at the MoCIIP the number of waste exports for the years 2020 and 2021 reached more than 230,000, where paper […]
The Pearl Initiative, the leading Gulf non-profit organization promoting a corporate culture of accountability and transparency, hosted 37 CEOs of leading regional and international corporations along with UAE ministers at Expo2020 Dubai for its annual CEO Council meeting to discuss the increasingly important role of the private sector in realising national policy agendas, WAM reports. […]
The Gulf state plans to establish engineering hubs in the UK and Qatar to test and develop green technologies. Qatar is partnering with Rolls-Royce to inaugurate new green engineering projects as the Gulf state pushes toward a greener environment, Doha News reports. Qatar is investing in building science and engineering hubs in the north of […]
The remarkable sustainability event in the GCC, Abu Dhabi Sustainable Business Leadership Awards and Forum 2021, is just around the corner. Broadcasted live from Abu Dhabi on 23-24 November, in line with UAE’s celebration of its Golden Jubilee, sustainability professionals from across the globe will gather and collaborate on how to transition to the future. […]
