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Sustainable investing
Latest in Sustainable investing
climate action
How businesses can benefit from COP28
This is perhaps the most significant moment for businesses to embrace global partners
Abdul Jabbar Hayel Saeed
HSA Group: Driving sustainable development through investment, innovation and ingenuity
The story of HSA Group’s growth is a story of entrepreneurship, courage, and resilience
ESG
Impact investing and ESG ahead of COP28: A paradigm shift in wealth management
The Middle East’s embrace of impact investing mirrors this global trend, showing the synergy between responsible investments and conscientious wealth management
Carbon credit market
Urgent measures needed for retail investor participation in carbon credits
The call comes amid frequent weather emergencies wreaking havoc in India and many other parts of the world, killing and displacing hundreds of thousands of people and destroying billions of dollars worth properties and crops
ESG
How to harness the power of community in ESG
Multinational family-owned tech firms need to be on the path to inclusive corporate citizenship
Hospitality
Moving towards net zero hotels
Embracing sustainability represents both risks and opportunities for the tourism and hospitality sector
Mashreq Bank
Mashreq Bank funds $15.5bn of sustainable developments
Mashreq supports UAE sustainability goals with $15.5bn of funding deals
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
What can we expect the key trends to be for ESG investing 2023: A GCC perspective
ESG and the environment looks set to remain at the top of the agenda
Arabian Business
Watch: AB Webinar on unpacking the MENA sustainability challenge
Boardrooms need to engage with the diversity debate to adequately address the challenge of sustainability
climate action
Unpacking the MENA sustainability challenge to take centre stage in next Arabian Business Webinar
Addressing the challenge of sustainability requires boardrooms to engage with the diversity debate
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
environmental social and governance
A blueprint for sustainable investment leadership in the GCC
Many asset managers still approach ESG in a piecemeal fashion
environmental social and governance
Are ESG strategies just sustainability strategies rebranded?
The recent upswing of ESG-centric investment suggests it is more than a fad or a feel-good exercise
ESG in the Middle East
Social concerns to be key focus for Middle East investors in 2022: expert
Middle East investors focus is firmly aimed at the social aspect of ESG
carbon emissions
How sustainable investing can help us win the race to net zero
Technological advances in clean energy and cleaner emissions allow more and more industries and countries to work toward environmental goals
GHD
How the GCC is booming with investment opportunities
Region is developing rapidly with green hydrogen and community-focused projects leading the way in investments, said David Kinniburgh, regional general manager, GHD