World Day for Captive Dolphins is held annually on 4 July to remember those animals confined in captivity and others which continue to be taken from the wild in marine parks and aquariums. This day is an opportunity for us to remember the plight of the thousands of whales, dolphins, and porpoises held in captivity […]
Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall leisure pioneer, has achieved 97% of the targets set out in its annual sustainability strategy, demonstrating the company’s dedication to driving the sustainability agenda forward in the region. The company has released its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting key milestones and initiatives launched throughout the year, GDN Online reports. […]
The UAE is taking meaningful action to reverse the trend of overfishing to satisfy the country’s huge demand for fish in a sustainable way. By adopting aqua practices to replace conventional fishing methods, the UAE has taken decisive action to help preserve fish supplies without harming the environment, Arabian Business reports. To put the current […]
MEED’s 2021 Smart Construction Virtual Summit, a one-day event held by MEED, will take place on Wednesday 16 June from 9:00AM to 5:00PM GST. MEED, abbreviated from the former name Middle East Economic Digest, is a business intelligence tool for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It announced the event on its site, everyone […]
47% of the world’s top management believes that after the pandemic, businesses will face climate problems. This is stated in the Deloitte Global Resilience Report 2021, based on a survey of 2,260 top managers from Europe, America and the Asia-Pacific region. According to the respondents of the Deloitte company, in the current decade the business […]
Qatar based panelists shed light on the opportunities and challenges in the field of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) across the GCC banking sector. During the ‘Banking on ESG’ webinar, they discussed whether it is a short-term phenomenon or will be here for long-term, The Peninsula Qatar reports In Qatar and the western region, […]
Pedestrianization of the streets stimulates the attendance of food establishments located on this streets. This conclusion was reached by analysts of the American platform for finding Yelp services, according to Bloomberg CityLab. During the coronavirus pandemic, many cities began to block some streets from car traffic. Such streets are called “open”, “slow”, “healthy”, “safe” and […]
