The lockdown period for millions has been about learning or mastering a new skill from painting, cooking, baking to designing; everyone has found some activity to keep themselves engaged. Gardening is one such therapeutic hobby and Jeff Smith, vice president of Sustainability at Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has shared the below tips for all those with […]

Bee’ah, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, and Polyeco, a European environmental protection company, have built an advanced Alternative Raw Material Facility in Bee’ah’s Waste Management Complex in Al Sa’jaa, Sharjah which will be operational this month. Both entities are also joining efforts to explore future collaboration in waste management solutions for marine pollution as per […]

A recent test kitchen study (US Ministry of Agriculture and North Carolina State University, 2018) from the United States shows only two percent of the 383 test persons washed their hands properly. A worrying result, since 80 percent of all infectious diseases are transmitted via the hands. The Robert Koch Institute (Germany) recommends in the […]

Union Coop, the largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE recently was listed on the interactive map of the official website of ‘International Co-operative Alliance’ for its contribution and efforts towards tackling the issues of Climate change and reducing the carbon footprint.   Union Coop believes that the combined efforts of Cooperatives around the world can surely […]

If technology is employed correctly, it is a distant perception that even flowers can bloom in deserts. Rechsand’s Breathable Sand is one such unique innovation that will allow desert areas such as the GCC, Saharas or the UAE to grow abundant and lush foliage and greenery. The innovative sand retains water and allows free air circulation, thus […]