Dams built with ADFD funding generate about 9,000 megawatts of hydroelectricity, serving millions of people
Sustainable Development Goals
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Walking the walk to gender equality!
WILD and Arabian Business aims to help interested organisations further understand some of the key business-related issues surrounding gender equality
Adel Salem Al Wahedi
Tabreed launches Green Financing Framework to fund projects aligned with UAE’s carbon-neutral objectives
Tabreed’s Green Financing Framework and the Second Party Opinion will demonstrate the sustainable nature of the firm’s District Cooling operations, which utilises 50% less power than conventional cooling, while providing an essential service in the GCC and wider region
Architecture
Digital transformation: Creating a sustainable future
To change what we create, we must change how we create, with sustainable, equitable and resilient outcomes in mind
ESG
Coronavirus is putting the S back in ESGs
With the pandemic highlighting social and governance elements, corporates and governments need to work together to finance sustainability targets, panellists at Expo 2020’s Global Goals Business Forum said
Gender gap
UAE private sector pledges to put more women in leadership roles by 2025
The Gulf country has upped its efforts to close the gender gap, and though Covid-19 has exacerbated gender inequality globally, the UAE was in the world’s five most improved countries for making progress on gender parity
Expo 2020
Expo 2020 Dubai visitor numbers pass 10m as it hosts Global Goals Week
Organisers say Expo 2020 Dubai’s virtual visitation passes the 65 million mark
clean energy
Time to get serious about achieving the SDGs
How the UAE, as part of its larger economic diversification, can align itself with SDGs and unlock positive outcomes across social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainability
Expo 2020 Dubai
Women need 36 years to earn back gender equality gains lost during Covid-19
Despite the progress made, gender parity remains elusive as two years of coronavirus pushed progress back 36 years, speakers at Expo 2020’s Women’s World Majlis panel agreed
Expo 2020 Dubai
Bill Gates urges action as Expo 2020 Dubai tackles mounting sustainability concerns
Microsoft founder says governments, philanthropies, non-profits and the private sector need to work together to meet SDG targets
Etihad Rail
How rail can help region deliver a sustainable future
Etihad Rail is committed to supporting the UAE in delivering on the goals and supporting sustainable development and economic growth for future generations to come
Egypt - ICF
How investing in infrastructure promotes gender equality
In 2020, research group RAND recommended that to better the lives of women in Egypt, “investments could be made in infrastructure to improve and expand access to transportation, electricity, and broadband internet”
corporate social responsibility
MENA start-ups can show the world there is more to unicorn status than scale-up and expansion
For the Sustainable Development Goals to yield more successful results, the collective sustainable impact of companies should go hand-in-glove with business growth
climate change
The plight of climate change demands gender parity
We must empower women to have a meaningful say in the decision-making processes that will shape our lives going forward
environmental social and governance
What role does PR & comms play in bringing the ESG story to life?
With management and the C-suite engaged and on board, PR and comms can provide the perfect match for promoting ESG
Emerging Markets
Building resilience: Sustainable financing in emerging markets
The next decade presents a ‘use it or lose it’ moment for emerging markets to reorient the financial sector towards building a more sustainable and resilient future
Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau
Expo 2020 Dubai reveals 25 projects to help change the world
Expo 2020’s Global Best Practice Programme picks 25 projects from 1,175 submissions from 141 countries