A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report states that it takes about 3,781 liters of water to produce a pair of jeans, from the cotton production to the delivery of the final product to the store
Recycling
Agriculture
How PepsiCo is driving sustainability and inclusivity in Saudi
Leading food and beverage manufacturer is a committed partner in the kingdom’s Vision 2030 and its goal to safeguard the environment and drive inclusivity, reaffirms Eugene Willemsen, CEO, Africa, Middle East, South Asia at PepsiCo
circular economy
Why PepsiCo is looking towards regional startups to address sustainability challenges
Ten MENA-based startups have been selected to be part of PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator Programme, launched to support regional startups in launching and scaling concepts for reducing, recycling, or reinventing food and beverage packaging
carbon footprint
Responsible tourism needs to be at ‘heart of industry’
The narrative around luxury tourism is changing, Oliver Ripley, CEO and co-founder of Habitas tells Arabian Business
Aluminium
UAE industrial giant reveals plan to build aluminium recycling hub
Emirates Global Aluminium says it will market recycled aluminium under new EternAL brand
branding
Why sustainability has to be part of your personal brand
As the ramifications become more visible, the days of deciding whether to go green or not are long gone
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center
Tadweer signs four contracts worth AED235m
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center signed contracts with Green Mountains Environment and Transport Service Establishment and Train environmental services
circular economy
Green start-ups in Dubai Science Park are paving the road to net zero
Businesses in the modern era must integrate sustainability into their core models
circular economy
Circular economy pioneer Finland offers know-how to UAE
Finland, which in 2016 mapped out a path to a national circular economy model that looks to eliminate waste, deposits less than 1 percent of its municipal waste in landfills
ESG
Want to attract investment and tourists? Pick up the rubbish
Proper garbage collection and processing, a fundamental pillar of a functioning city or state, serves as a signal to investors and helps attract tourists who don’t want to wade through rubbish on holiday
AB In Focus
Digital transformation: How Bee’ah is evolving to Tesla trucks, clean energy and a space age HQ
Group CEO HE Khaled Al Huraimel tells Arabian Business of the milestone his company intends to achieve this year, making Sharjah the first city in the Middle East to send none of its waste to landfill
Bee'ah HQ Sharjah
Smart sustainability: How Bee’ah is evolving to Tesla trucks, clean energy and a space age HQ
Sharjah’s homegrown success Bee’ah is evolving for a new sustainable age by becoming a digitally-focussed sustainability company, with Tesla trucks and an AI-powered headquarters inspired from science fiction stories using the very latest in technology
Conscious consumption
Conscious Consumption: New ways of getting around
Reduce, reuse and recycle – that is the mantra of those who want to make their footprint smaller. This holds true especially for those of us living in prosperous places, as our financial flexibility comes with above average consumption
Bee’ah
UAE to build one of world’s largest $1.1bn waste-to-energy plants
Bee’ah, the company managing Sharjah’s waste, says it will create green spaces and install a 120-megawatt solar-power facility on top, as well as produce hydrogen from the garbage to fuel its rubbish trucks
domestic food production
Why the UAE is ‘ahead of the curve’ in sustainability
The country is leading the region when it comes to food security but its recycling industry is still emerging, said PepsiCo regional executive
circular economy
Addressing the plastic problem is first step towards creating circular economy
Given the massive volume of waste created in predominantly linear systems, addressing the plastic materials issue is central to the success of a circular economy
carbon footprint
Sustainability, it’s in the details
Technology, such as PCs, laptops, and smartphones, represented just 1 percent of the world’s carbon footprint in 2007. Today, that’s already tripled and is on its way to exceeding 14 percent by 2040