Tag: UAE

Building a greener future with Gulf Sustainability Awards 2021

This year was special for the professionals in the GCC region because they got a chance to enjoy the live Gulf Sustainability Awards 2021! For the first time in 18 months, the Awards Finals and Ceremony were held in person...

Virgin Mobile UAE Customer Care Team is Going Remote

Virgin Mobile UAE, the double gold winner at the 2019 Gulf Customer Experience Awards, announces a work-from-home scheme for its entire customer care staff. The company now makes it possible for their customer staff to offer 24/7 support from their...

CXM Snippets: Three Stories in Three Minutes

Three stories from the world of Customer, Employee, and Digital Experience in Three Minutes… Abu Dhabi to phase out disposable plastics by 2021 A new environmental policy announced by the Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD) targets single-use plastics such as cups,...

2020 Brings Next Stage of Record-Breaking Dubai Sustainability Project

The third stage of an immense sustainability project in Dubai is set to be completed within the coming year – a project which aims to drastically reduce carbon emissions by up to 6.5 million tonnes annually. In 2020 the third phase...

Five Steps to Starting Your Ecommerce Business in the UAE

Whether you’re buying for personal consumption or business through the internet, online shopping is now a big part of our everyday lives. This fact is going to evolve even more so in the coming years with the upsurge of ecommerce...

Cuban sustainability project boosted by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has joined forces with Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) as part of a project to power almost 7,000 Cuban homes. ADFD, the leading national entity for international...

Global Prosperity initiative focuses on sustainability development goals

The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity has begun preparations for the launch of its second cohort, re-affirming its commitment to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. An action of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, GMIS, the Global...

Renewable future in focus ahead of Abu Dhabi climate summit

Renewable power will be the engine of global energy transformation, according to a new report ahead of a climate summit taking place in Abu Dhabi this year. The latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that renewables are...

Individual to Benefit the Community – Pedestrian Safety Awareness Campaign

As a Finalist at the Gulf Sustainability and CSR Awards, held on February 15, 2017, in Dubai, the presentation on “Pedestrian Safety Awareness Campaign/Project” was a self-motivated individual campaign which competed on the same level as Corporate Giants such as...

Pedestrian Initiative That Is Saving Lives In UAE

Everyone is a walker, but no cars stop for walkers to cross. In 2013, pedestrian fatalities in the UAE and in the GCC accounted for almost one-third of roadway-related deaths. In Dubai, fatal traffic accidents that involved pedestrians were the second...