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3 Ways Cannabis Can Make the Earth More Sustainable

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There’s no denying the fact, climate change has become a popular topic of discussion across the globe. This is why there has been an exponential increase in the number of people who are worried about the use of plastic and rampant pollution globally. [...] 

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ACME Intralog Plans Expansion To Meet Strong Demand For Warehouse Automation Amidst COVID Associated Supply Chain Disruptions

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The region’s largest full spectrum factory and warehouse automation solution provider, ACME Intralog, reports increase in demand for their solutions as the ‘new normal’ signifies radical change in the way businesses look at their distribution [...] 

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Sharjah Girl Guides Focuses On Art, Organizing & Sustainability Via Online Workshops

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In a bid to enable their young members to utilise their time at home gainfully this summer, Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG) organised a series of workshops in August to engage Brownies, Guides and Senior Guides in a variety of activities to teach them new [...] 

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AMC cinemas expands footprint in Riyadh with two new locations

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AMC Al Khair 9 and AMC Riyadh Gallery 9 exemplify two more significant milestones in the evolution of the cinema experience in Saudi Arabia delivered by global leader, AMC Theatres. AMC Al Khair 9 and AMC Riyadh Gallery 9 officially opened respectively [...] 

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Farnek launches state-of-the-art remote energy audit system

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Leading UAE-based technology and sustainability-driven facilities management (FM) company Farnek, will utilise virtual video tools and online data collection, to provide building owners and tenants with recommendations to improve energy performance [...] 

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Al Wathba Wetland Reserve Nominated For Middle East’s Responsible Tourism Award

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The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced that Al Wathba Wetland Reserve was nominated for the Middle East’s Responsible Tourism Award, part of the 27th World Annual Travel Awards. The reserve was selected because of its excellence [...] 

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Al Mouj Golf Achieves AMajor Sustainability Milestone

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Al Mouj Golf, regarded by many as one of the Middle East’s finest golf courses, is set to further its sustainability credentials by announcing that it has successfully retained its GEO Certified® distinction – a marque dedicated to recognising [...] 

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Dake Rechsand’s ‘Magic Sand’ Aims To End UAE’s Food & Water Deficit Within 5 Years

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Dake Rechsand, a collaboration between South Africa’sDake Group and the Rechsand Technology Group from Beijing, today announced the launch of their revolutionary ‘magic sand’ technology and its affiliated sand-made product range in the [...] 

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ecoDemonstrator Program Begins Testing With Etihad’s 787 Dreamliner: Interview Opportunity And Executive Quotes

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Interviews are available with Etihad executives to discuss the Etihad / Boeing strategic partnership and ecoDemonstrator collaboration, as well as Etihad’s wider sustainability agenda:

  • Etihad is delivering on its commitment for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be a test-bed to accelerate technology development making aviation safer and more sustainable now and into the future
  • The ecoDemonstrator, and at a broader level Etihad’s Greenliner programmer, is an Industry-leading strategic partnership focused on innovation, collaboration and corporate/consumer engagement to minimise the impact of climate change
  • Through these initiatives Etihad unites industry-wide sustainability action to responsible aviation as sustainable corporate leaders
  • Etihad leads the industry in creating, testing and implementing technologies that make travel safer, more sustainable, more enjoyable and with passenger wellness as the priority.
  • Partnerships between Etihad and the industry, including this program with Boeing, accelerate technology development through collaboration and shared learnings.

Etihad’s contribution to Mobile UV disinfecting wand

  • Etihad has been an early adopter of testing this technology and partnered with Boeing in April; right now this prototype is being tested on Etihad’s 787 Dreamliner ecoDemonstrator
  • In fact, Etihad carried out in-service trials with anearlier prototype on the Etihad’s 787, 777 and A320 aircraft – providing valuable feedback for the second generation prototype which is now being tested on Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator prior to eventual deployment in the operational environments
  • The collaboration on the ecoDemonstrator is an element of Boeing and Etihad’s ongoing partnership to test various technologies to make aviation safer and more sustainable now and for the future

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