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Jumeirah Creekside Hotel Launches Sustainable Initiative To Reduce Plastic Pollution

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The vibrant city hotel, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, has installed water filters in all public areas to begin its phase-out of single-use plastic water bottles across its operations.

With an average of 450 plastic water bottles per resident used in the [...] 

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Zayed Sustainability Prize 2023 Highlights Global Reach, Impact With Over 4,500 Submissions

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Following a successful four-month period for receiving submissions, the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global award recognising excellence in sustainability, is officially closed to entries for its 2023 edition.

Over 4,500 applications [...] 

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Jumeirah Beach Hotel Installs Onsite Bottling Plant To Replace Plastic Bottles With Glass Reusables

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Jumeirah Beach Hotel celebrates saying goodbye to single-use plastic bottles by installing a top-of-the-range Nordaq glass bottling plant at the resort.

With roughly 300 million tonnes of plastic produced each year and nearly 8.8 million tonnes dumped [...] 

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WGES Calls On Attendees For The 2022 Edition To Register On Its Website

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The organisers of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) invite those interested in attending to register on the Summit website so that they can participate in the activities, high-levelseminars, panel discussions and youth circles held during the 8th [...] 

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Malaysia Pavilion For Expo 2020 Dubai Wins GADA 2022 Award For Sustainable Project Of The Year (Built)

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The Malaysia Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai has achieved its second win with the latest recognition for best Sustainable Project of the Year (Built) by the Global Architecture & Design Awards (GADA 2022).

The award recognises the Malaysia Pavilion, [...] 

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Dubai Residents Will Live, Work, Play, And Socialise In Metaverse In The Near Future

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Dubai residents will soon live, work, play and socialise in Metaverse in addition to visiting government departments and completing transactions too, says Sharad Agarwal, Chief Metaverse Officer of Cyber Gear.

While speaking at the MetaDecrypt Web 3.0 [...] 

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GMG’s Géant Reiterates Commitment To Single-Use Plastics Reduction In-Store

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The mandatory tariff of 25 fils on single use bags goes live today. Keeping this in mind,Géant is reinforcing its commitment to the UAE’s single-use plastic-free agenda with tangible in-store enhancements.

Géant, which was recently acquired by GMG, [...] 

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Etihad Airways ‘Sustainable50’ A350 Makes Inaugural Flight To New York

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Etihad Airways celebrated the arrival of its new Airbus A350-1000 in the United States following the inaugural commercial flight from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to New York’sJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on 30 June. The aircraft, [...] 

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Siemens Supports The UAE’s American University Of Ras Al Khaimah’s Energy Conservation Plan With Energy Systems Retrofit

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Siemens has partnered with the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) to help the university reduce expenses and curtail carbon emissions as it educates a future generation of leaders.

A part of the collaboration, Siemens will be retrofitting [...] 

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du Joins Dubai Can Initiative To Reduce Plastic Waste

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du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced its support for ‘Dubai Can’ – an innovative citywide sustainability initiative launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai [...] 

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