This past holiday season, L’OCCITANE has launched a beautiful campaign based on a tree planting challenge, focusing on one of the brand’s key commitments: RESPECTING BIODIVERSITY. Customers and friends of the brand were invited to make a wish for nature online and/or in-stores across the region. In return, L’OCCITANE promised to plant 1 tree for every 5 wishes collected. […]

More than one million seeds of native wild plant species are to be scattered across Abu Dhabi by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). The seeds will be scattered in four different locations within the Emirate, with the aim of rehabilitating natural habitats, supporting seed stock in different types of soils and enhancing plant […]

ION, the UAE-based sustainable and smart transportation company, has partnered with the Sharjah City Municipality (SCM), and Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) to supply, install and operate public electric vehicle charging stations across the city of Sharjah. The new charging stations will play an important role in accelerating UAE’s ongoing electrification of its transportation […]

Kids collect a large number of toys and books that they outgrow and then throw. Instead of disposing of them, The Sustainable City would like to nurture a culture of sustainability among younger generations by hosting a flea market for kids. Everything from books, DVDs, and accessories to clothes and even antique pieces of furniture […]

A team of scientists has observed, for the first time, the presence of warm water at a vital point underneath a glacier in Antarctica—an alarming discovery that points to the cause behind the gradual melting of this ice shelf while also raising concerns about sea-level rise around the globe. “Warm waters in this part of […]