This investment would cover design, collection, sorting, and recycling investment across these four key waste streams, said the study by BCG in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
circular economy
Abu Dhabi
SAP to work with ADDED to help realise Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy objectives
The German company to focus on talent acquisition and development with global training programmes focused on technical, business, and behavioural skills
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi-based Rebound launches global digital trading platform for recycled plastics
The company is also partnering ADGM and will help mobilise private capital towards low-carbon, environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient investments
Bee'ah Waste Management Complex
A sustainable future: Exploring the Gulf’s burgeoning recycling sector
Embracing recycling will be key for sustainability targets to be realised
Abu Dhabi
Five reasons why businesses should rethink plastic
In 2019, UAE created 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic. That’s 16,600 times the weight of the Burj Khalifa
carbon emissions
Can the circular economy be the paradigm shift businesses need to address climate change?
If we want to make transformational changes, we must first acknowledge that we cannot solve the new challenges climate change poses with old paradigms
circular economy
The importance of financing a sustainable future
Projects that are climate adapted from the outset reduce some of these risks and are more likely to stand test of time
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi taps GE Digital to accelerate digital transformation in manufacturing sector
The two are to collaborate to adopt circular economy strategies to drive more productive, competitive, advanced and innovative measures for the manufacturing sector, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants
Artificial intelligence
UAE approves 22 policies to accelerate shift to circular economy
UAE Circular Economy Council’s policies will focus on four main sectors of manufacturing, food, infrastructure and transport
Biodiversity
Phase 1 of Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Gate masterplan achieves Platinum LEED sustainability pre-certification
The LEED precertification shows that sustainability has been integrated into every aspect of Diriyah Gate’s planning, design, construction, and operation phases
Abu Dhabi
UAE food security on the menu as Masdar and DANA team up
The regional agriculture market is projected to grow a compound annual growth rate of 5.7 percent through 2026
Accenture
Which sectors contribute the most to climate change and what can we do to lower emissions?
Here’s how digital technologies can be deployed together with new climate tech and business models to deliver net-zero and lower GHG emissions across three key sectors
carbon emissions
Video: Six ways to assess and improve your product’s eco-footprint
What’s good for the planet can also be good for your company, your clients, and you!
carbon emissions
The ‘E’ in ESG: Addressing the elephant in the boardroom
Most companies have a history of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, which addresses the S in ESG, and have been slowly enhancing their corporate governance, which addresses the G in ESG, but the environmental aspect needs attention
carbon emissions
Six ways that companies can minimise the environmental footprint of their products
By making products safer, more efficient, and reliable, we can drive growth while also working towards a healthier planet
AgriTech businesses
UAE’s Right Farm looks to scale up food supply chain solutions after $2.8 million seed funding round
Countries across the Middle East, some of which import 80-90 percent of their food, have all turned their attention to bolstering their food security strategies
circular economy
Dulsco commissions waste-to-energy plant at Expo 2020 Dubai site to divert 85 percent waste from landfills
The Dulsco waste-to-energy plant has the capacity to process more than 70,000 tonnes of waste, which is the equivalent of diverting 7,000 garbage trucks away from landfill