UAE consumers are growing increasingly interested in environmental conservation issues, especially in regards to ‘plastics in the ocean’ and ‘recycling’, which top associated online searches by the country’s residents ahead of World Environment Day (05 June), according to back-search data collected by SEMrush, the award-winning digital marketing suite. The UAE’s most searched environmental-related term between […]

The UAE Council for Climate Change and Environment today held its second meeting of 2020, chaired by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. During the virtual gathering, the participants examined multiple topics. As a first order of business, they explored the impact of COVID-19 precautionary measures on air quality […]

Al Mouj Golf, regarded by many as one of the Middle East’s finest golf courses, has for the second time retained its designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Programme for Golf Courses, an Audubon International programme. Al Mouj Golf was first designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in […]

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workplace environment is unprecedented, and businesses will need to re-shape their physical environment and develop new policies to enable employees to return work safely. Summertown Interiors, the UAE’s leading fit-out contractor specialising in green interiors, is helping companies assess and adapt their current workplaces to meet new […]

The performance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds during the Covid-19 pandemic and their alignment with government visions in the GCC make them a compelling choice for investors in the Middle East, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI). In the first quarter of this year, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted the most severe stock-market crash […]