Countries in the GCC must accelerate their efforts if they are to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Oliver Wyman’s latest report. Titled ‘A Decade of Action: Delivering Sustainable Development Goals in the Gulf’, the report looks at why SDGs, launched in 2015, are critical and why it is imperative […]

The Government of Bangladesh has awarded the Rangunia 55-megawatts electric (MWe) ac grid-tied solar power plant project to the Consortium led by Metito Group together with Jinko Power and AlJomaih Group (the Consortium). The project will be developed on a Build Own Operate (BOO) basis under a 20 years concession agreement, which is in line […]

With Global Recycling Day approaching in March, it’s a great time to take a step back and look at your relationship with the environment around you. As part of this worldwide event, American Eagle introduces the initiative of recycling jeans for the first time in the Middle East across their stores in Dubai, UAE. Think […]

Employees of Grandiose, the fast-growing UAE supermarket chain, recently led a major beach clean-up effort at Imkan Al Jurf beach. On December 23rd, employees visited the beach, which is located between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. They spent hours walking the shoreline collecting and clearing plastic waste, paper and rubbish. Over 50 kilograms of environmentally hazardous […]

Volvo Cars has now formally opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD, the company’s first fully electric car based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. Tens of thousands of consumers have shown keen interest in the all-electric XC40 and the company already received several thousands of firm orders even before the formal […]