Record entries for Emaar’s Sustainability Challenge

The first edition saw numerous solutions and initiatives proposed by the applicants across all business units from properties to hospitality, malls, and...

BEEAH drafts Air Water into Waste-to-Hydrogen project

Japanese conglomerate joins BEEAH Group and Chinook Services to join initiative to produce fuel cell grade hydrogen from waste wood and plastic....

Dubai’s AMEA Power awarded 120MW Solar Project in South Africa

AMEA Power takes majority shareholding in the US$120 million project, and has partnered with a consortium wholly owned by African women. AMEA...

MOCCAE looks to waste management to accelerate the UAE’s transition to Net Zero

The MOCCAE is currently preparing the National Agenda for Integrated Waste Management. Waste management was in sharp focus at the seventh National...

VTT electric kiln advances environmentally friendly cement and paper production

Powered by low-emission electricity, the kiln also enables capturing of pure CO2 when lime is burned in the precalcination phase of cement...

Women and youth entrepreneurship project initiated by Africa Climate Change Fund

Since 2017, the ACCF governing committees are said to have approved 26 projects estimated at US $15.87mn. An initiative to support processes...

Majid Al Futtaim secures sustainability-linked loan for $1.25bn

The facility is said to position the organisation as the largest SLL borrower in the Middle East. Mall and leisure specialist Majid...

Saudi ministry pledges US $1mn to Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust on behalf of Edward Norton

The trust actively partners with traditional communities in East Africa to conserve key ecosystems by developing sustainable, natural resource-based economic revenues. Saudi...

MOCCAE, EAD and ENWWF ink deal to scale up Nature-based Solutions in a bid to address climate change

The collective action on Nature-based Solutions will be showcased at COP28 in Dubai next year. A collaboration agreement to scale up Nature-based...

SirajPower and Nakheel announce partnership in support of the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 drive

The firm’s solution enable large entities to produce clean energy without an upfront investment. Solar energy specialist SirajPower has partnered with master...