Go Green
As 2024 draws to a close, IFFCO, a multinational powerhouse headquartered in the UAE, celebrates a year defined by impactful achievements in sustainability, innovation, and global leadership. By setting ambitious goals and executing transformative initiatives, the FMCG giant is redefining industry standards for responsible practices.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) continues its tireless efforts to achieve sustainability in the agricultural sector, covering both plant and livestock farming. It is implementing a range of pioneering programmes and projects, adopting best agricultural practices to ensure sustainability, promoting modern agriculture technology and improving product quality to achieve global leadership in food security.
The world’s first edition of the International Mangrove Conservation and Restoration Conference (IMCRC), led by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), concluded with an urgent message, safeguarding and restoring the world’s mangroves is essential to addressing global environmental and socioeconomic challenges.
Ajman University is proud to announce that its "Greening Communities: Mangrove Planting Project" has won the Gold Category for the Middle East region at the prestigious QS Reimagine Education Awards 2024 for "Sustainability Education Action." This gold award underscores the University's dedication to environmental sustainability and its commitment to empowering youth and communities with the necessary skills and knowledge to drive the UAE’s ambitious sustainability goals.
EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), a leading company in the integrated planning, purchasing, supply, and system despatch services of water and electricity across the UAE, today announced that it has obtained approval to allocate four new sites covering an area of approximately 75 square kilometres of land to be turned into world-leading solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy developments.
As environmental consciousness continues to grow, second-hand buying has evolved from a niche market to a mainstream movement. Retailers embracing this shift are finding not only a way to support sustainability but also an opportunity to meet the rising demand for affordable, high-quality pre-owned goods. Wholesale second-hand buying, in particular, has become a key strategy for eco-friendly retailers to stock their shelves sustainably while appealing to a broad customer base.
Wasl, one of Dubai’s largest real estate development and management companies, has extended its strategic partnership with Etihad Energy Services to drive a series of innovative and impactful sustainability initiatives across Wasl’s real estate portfolio. This continued sustainability journey of Wasl encompasses further solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, building retrofits, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and the establishment of an advanced Command Control Centre. These projects align with the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 Strategy and Dubai’s vision for a sustainable and environmentally conscious future.
Emicool, a leading district cooling service provider in the region and a joint venture between Dubai Investments, a leading investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure has announced a strategic partnership with Quant Gulf, a leading smart maintenance solutions provider, to enhance its operations through the deployment of the Schaeffler OPTIME Ecosystem. This first-of-its-kind technology aims to boost Emicool’s operational efficiency, environmental performance, and reliability, marking a significant step in the company’s digital transformation journey.