Chief Sustainability Officers Insights
Desert Wisdom: How the UAE’s Heritage Shapes Its Green Future
Sustainability is rapidly gaining momentum, drawing the attention of many who understand the urgent environmental and climate change challenges ahead....
How we can do the impossible, all with the power of nature
Our soils are contaminated, and we don’t even see it. What do we have? ‘Forever’ chemicals, oil spills, heavy metals,...
The Challenges of Climate Finance in Emerging Markets
While multilateral development banks (MDBs) like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have been the primary source of...
Digital Technologies to Accelerate Smart Cities: Part 2
This is the second of 3 posts in the series on “Digital Technologies to Accelerate Smart Cities.” The focus of...
Reimagining Health Practices for a Sustainable World
The health sector has been long been at the forefront of innovation that impacts humanity. From the development of drugs...
The Rise of Sustainable Cities in the Gulf Region
The Gulf region is witnessing a rapid and transformative shift towards a more sustainable future, driven by factors such as...
Can technology offer the much-needed route to decarbonise our economies?
Ambitions and commitments to cut carbon emissions to achieve net-zero goals have proliferated over the last 5 years. However, as...
Towards a More Sustainable Future: Innovative Tools to Combat Climate Change and Promote Responsible Practices in the Agri-Food Sector
In the face of escalating climate change concerns, it has become imperative for the agri-food sector to adopt sustainable practices...
Digital Technologies to Accelerate Smart Cities: Part 1
For all of us in the climate movement, history has shown that COP 15 in Copenhagen failed to deliver on...
How can sustainable investors benefit from artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help to generate better, more timely, and cheaper information for sustainable investments. AI can also help...
Capital Projects in the Era of Sustainability: A Global Infrastructural Shift
Paving the path to a sustainable tomorrow: embracing a global infrastructural transformation Infrastructure services, such as the supply of drinking...
Leveraging Digital Technologies to Transition from Net Zero to Regeneration
According to Hubertus Meinecke, the Managing Director for BCG’s climate practice, 800 of the Fortune 2000 have established net-zero targets....
A new hope: four reasons why synthetic biology may hold the key to solving carbon capture
Introduction In 1796, an English doctor named Edward Jenner developed the first ever vaccine by exposing children to cowpox. Fast...
How Climate Finance Can Drive a Sustainable Future
Climate change is an existential threat that requires urgent action. The Earth's temperature has increased by 1.1˚C since pre-industrial times,...
Decarbonizing Food: Precision Fermentation as the Next Frontier in Climate Technology
The way we feed the world today is unsustainable. Our food system is responsible for one third of global greenhouse...
Designing for Responsible Behaviour
Plastic waste that is improperly managed (mismanaged) is at significant risk of leakage to the environment. Packaging waste, primarily consisting...
Decarbonizing the Power Industry: The Role of DC Power and Smart Buildings
With the ongoing environmental crises and the accelerated pace of climate change, decarbonizing the power industry has become an imperative....
Repurposing Agribusiness for a Circular Future
Agriculture contributes 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and about 45% of high-temperature absorbing methane emissions. Besides, more than 75%...
PODCASTS
Shaping AECO’s Future: Insights with Autodesk
Step into the realm of the AECO industry, where innovation thrives, and the future beckons. In a compelling discussion with...
Building Cities of Tomorrow – by CEO of URB, Baharash Bagherian
Know more about the Cities of Tomorrow from Baharash Baegherian - Having previously led designs of various sustainable cities including...
Opportunities and Challenges in the Parking Industry
Know how Naviparking is leveraging the opportunities and addressing challenges in the parking industry. A podcast with Marek Stawiński, Founder &...
Sustainable Investment & Finance
4.4% GDP Loss by 2050: The Cost of a Warmer World
The transformative report from our GITEX Impact Gold Sponsor S&P Global provides a comprehensive analysis of the looming economic challenges...
Unlockin the Green Premium in Commodity Trading
As 2023 draws to an end, McKinsey's revealed its most-read article on sustainability and energy in 2023. 'The Future of...
A More Impactful Strategy for Sustainable Investing
The effectiveness of sustainable investing has been challenged, with critics like Tariq Fancy describing it as a mere placebo. Amidst...
UN Reports $4 Trillion Gap in Sustainable Investment for Developing Countries
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reported a $4 trillion gap in sustainable development investments for developing countries, signaling a...
White Paper – Decarbonising Through Regulations In Finance
GITEX Impact Council on Decarbonising through regulations in finance will publish a White Paper with recommendations for financial institutions, regulatory...
The 2023 Climate Risk Landscape
Assessing climate risks, setting strategy, engaging with clients, assessing climate opportunities, and meeting regulatory and stakeholder requirements are the most...
Energy Transition And The Changing Cost Of Capital: 2023 Review
The cost of equity and debt is lower for renewable electric utilities with a higher share of solar and wind...
The current state of play on financing loss and damage
There is a need for international agreement on the official definition of loss and damage, with the focus on helping...
Climate Tech
200 organisations call to triple renewable energy capacity
After G20 leaders pledged to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, an open letter was published on Monday on...
A Call for Climate Tech Scale Up
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Climate Change 2023 AR6 Synthesis Report this week. The report makes...
The Future Of Climate Tech
The share of deals over $100 million in climate technologies has grown from 2% in 2017 to 8% in 2021....
Esg Pulse Check: Getting The Basics Right For Startups And Venture Capital Firms
68% of startups surveyed by the World Economic Forum in 2022 integrated ESG into their business strategy since the genesis...
Clean Energy & Power
World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2024 Key Takeaways
The World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report 2024 provides an in-depth analysis of the looming challenges and risks shaping our...
Egypt’s Landmark $1.5bn Wind Energy Deal
Egypt has embarked on a transformative journey in renewable energy with a $1.5 billion deal with ACWA Power, a leading...
10 Key Takeaways: COP28 UAE Consensus
The COP28 UAE Consensus document encapsulates a transformative vision and actionable outcomes. Here's our summary of the 10 key takeaways:...
UAE’s clean energy milestones: path to net zero
The UAE, the Arab world's second-largest economy, has been investing heavily in renewable energy projects to achieve net-zero emissions by...
Addressing the Overflow: Carbon Removal’s Role in the Climate Crisis
From the perspectives of Breakthrough Energy (A company founded by Bill Gates in 2015, that aim to accelerate innovation in...
The Strong Technology Play In The Carbon Transition Of Oil And Gas Companies
There are mounting pressures from regulatory authorities, investors, and market peers for oil and gas(O&G) companies to move towards lower...
Breakthrough in commercial nuclear fusion for clean energy
Amidst the growing concerns about global warming, many heavily funded efforts have been focused towards building commercial nuclear fusion reactors....
Global Energy Perspective 2022
Synfuels and hydrogen will represent 32% of the global energy mix by 2035 and 50% by 2050. Power consumption is...
Green Mobility
Innovating with sustainable developments in UAE
Sustainable developments are becoming increasingly popular in UAE as the country transitions towards sustainability. The demand for a higher quality...
Dubai to boost green mobility with 170% increase in public charging stations planned by 2025
Dubai has consistently been rated as one of the ‘world’s best cities to drive’ with exceptional ratings in measures like...
Agritech
Agritech Market 2023-2030: Trends, Opportunities, and Strategies for Future Growth
Opening the comprehensive 110-Page Report on the Agritech Market, this analysis deep dives into the market size, share, and industry trends. The Agritech...
The world is growing more crops – but not for food
Only 37% of crops currently grown are used directly for domestic food consumption, which is a cause for concern for...
Built Environment
How nature shapes better cities?
The benefits of nature in urban environments and its positive impacts on our wellbeing are shaping better cities; a method...
Innovating with sustainable developments in UAE
Sustainable developments are becoming increasingly popular in UAE as the country transitions towards sustainability. The demand for a higher quality...
Building the Future: IoT and Smart Cities
For over 6,000 years, cities have grappled with the same issues: sanitation, crime, traffic, public facility maintenance, and emergency services....
Key ESG takeaways – WGS 2023
Under the theme of “Shaping Future Governments,” the World Government Summit 2023, held in Dubai from 13-15 Feb, brought together...
Breakthrough in commercial nuclear fusion for clean energy
Amidst the growing concerns about global warming, many heavily funded efforts have been focused towards building commercial nuclear fusion reactors....
Net-Zero Challenge: The supply chain opportunity
Supply chains for the food sector, followed by the construction sector, contribute to the largest proportion of global greenhouse gas...
Global Energy Perspective 2022
Synfuels and hydrogen will represent 32% of the global energy mix by 2035 and 50% by 2050. Power consumption is...
Four Things You Should Know About Sustainable Cooling
· 1.1 billion people face risks from lack of access to cooling that will lead to a 6% loss of annual...
Supply Chain & Logistics
Sustainable Procurement in the Middle East: Business & Digital Transformation’s Perspective
This article is the third in a series discussing the importance of sustainable procurement for different roles within a company....
Sustainable Procurement in the Middle East: A Procurement Department’s Perspective
By Oscar Limited - Exhibitor Introduction This article is the first in a series discussing the importance of sustainable procurement...
Retail & FMCG
The Rise Of Sustainable Fashion Startups
It does not only matter where clothes go after they are worn out but also how and where they come...
The ongoing COP15 and its implications on businesses
The ongoing Conference of Parties 15 to the United Nations Convention of Biodiversity (COP15) organized by the United Nations Environment...
How sustainability is fundamentally changing consumer preferences
Overall, 79% of consumers are changing purchase preferences based on social responsibility, inclusiveness or environmental impact of their purchases. 63%...
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World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2024 Key Takeaways
The World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report 2024 provides an in-depth analysis of the looming...
Egypt’s Landmark $1.5bn Wind Energy Deal
Egypt has embarked on a transformative journey in renewable energy with a $1.5 billion deal...
10 Key Takeaways: COP28 UAE Consensus
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GITEX IMPACT TAKES CHARGE IN CONSERVATION OF PRESERVING 50,000 ACRES OF THE NATIVE AMAZON RAINFOREST.
The sustainable extra-mile; beyond organizing an event. In partnership with The Amazon Protection Foundation a...
GITEX Impact Partners with MetAmazonia & Acme to Fight Climate Change with FREE NFTs!
Dubai, October 16, 2023 — GITEX Impact, in a groundbreaking partnership with MetAmazonia and Acme,...
4.4% GDP Loss by 2050: The Cost of a Warmer World
The transformative report from our GITEX Impact Gold Sponsor S&P Global provides a comprehensive analysis...
Unlockin the Green Premium in Commodity Trading
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