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On some level, our relationship with nature and the environment is deeply connected to what we were taught as children. Lessons in preventing wastefulness through recycling and reuse as children, …
Agriculture accounts for almost 20% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,[1] and livestock alone uses 80% of total agricultural land. The bulk of GHG emissions from livestock (consisting of …
Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are facing three different but interconnected shocks: the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant drop in oil prices, and climate change. First, COVID-19 has …
Fashion is a competitive and growing industry. Big brands have lowered production costs making clothing more affordable, and release up to 24 collections per year. Not only are people buying …
Despite the decelerating growth in Islamic finance due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sharp drop in oil prices, the industry has grown significantly in the past couple of decades …
Being in the Northern hemisphere, Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, sustaining a temperature increase that is 0.9°C higher than the global rate.[1] The past three decades …
In the UAE, 42% of the potable water supply comes from thermal desalination of seawater. The UAE has more than 70 major desalination plants, and produces 14% of global desalinated …
Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days in many different parts of the world. In 2011 Patagonia, a manufacturer of upscale outdoor clothing recognized for its environmental efforts …
The global response to COVID-19 bears witness to the power of collective action, and how technology can be mobilized to garner and streamline efforts across sectors, including health, education, telecommunication, …
In the last two decades, supply chains have become increasingly globalized. Around the world, profit-seeking organisations have established low-cost country sourcing (LCCS) as an effective tool to realize cost saving …
Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are facing three different but interconnected shocks: the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant drop in oil prices, and climate change. First, COVID-19 has …
The global response to COVID-19 bears witness to the power of collective action, and how technology can be mobilized to garner and streamline efforts across sectors, including health, education, telecommunication, …
