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FedEx Express (FedEx) and the world’s largest express transportation company, is expanding its footprint in the Middle East with its new Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa (MEISA) state-of-the-art hub at Dubai World Central (DWC) Airport in Dubai South.
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The COP28 gavel has finally slammed down with the focus on a key word: transition. After days of intense negotiations between world leaders at the two-week UN climate summit in Dubai, the clock is now ticking as the fossil fuel industry faces the inevitable end.
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Expo City Dubai's engagement in supply chain sustainability ratings reflects a commitment to best practice in the field of sustainable procurement, as Expo City Dubai continues to serve as a blueprint for sustainable urban living and a people-centric city of the future.
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After substantial participation at COP28 in Dubai, an expanding group of leading global sustainable forestry companies working together as the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), has announced the formalization of the organization.
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Griffith Foods, a global food development partner, proudly announces its participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP28), taking place in Dubai, UAE, from November 30th to December 12th.
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We caught up with Helen Walter-Terrinoni, director of global climate policy for Trane Technologies, in between her participation at the United Nation’s Climate Ambition Summit in New York and her role representing Trane Technologies at COP 28 in Dubai.
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Trane Technologies will underscore the critical need for adoption of new and existing solutions at scale, accelerated climate policy and transparent emissions reporting during COP28 in Dubai, November 30 – December 12.
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BI’s inaugural auto-buying intentions survey, which canvassed consumers in Dubai ahead of COP28, saw a growing appetite for BEV’s with consumers, more so than European buyers.
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Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, UAE, SAP Insights has released the results of its Wave 3 sustainability study.
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Bloomberg announced a remarkable milestone today by setting a new Guinness World Records™ title for creating the most awareness ribbons in one hour by a team.
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New HPC Cluster Enables Lenovo Al Hathboor Bikal.ai To Drive Citizen Safety Health From Sustainable Data Center Mon, 07/03/2023 - 10:35 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body HPC and AI as a service available to public and private organizations of any size as part of new agreement UAE to become home to one of the regions first sustainable data centers powered by Lenovo Neptune™ Liquid Cooling Servers HPC Cluster at SRTI to drive transformational change in citizen welfare and s
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Company works with multiple non-profit organizations and governments to respond to ongoing crisis using FedEx global network and logistics expertise including six charter flights
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Under the directive of the President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, today announced the leadership team for COP28 UAE, taking place at Expo City Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023. His Highness designated Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber to serve as COP President. Dr. Al Jaber will develop the COP28 agenda, in partnership with the UNFCCC’s Executive S
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Emirati scientists, clinicians, and dignitaries attended the opening of the Illumina Solutions Center in Dubai on November 8. The new state-of-the-art facility will expand genomics capabilities and build local expertise in genomics to advance and deliver precision medicine to patients at scale.
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Citizens Companies is a 40-year-old energy company leading the way to a more sustainable world by connecting people, capital, and purpose to advance market-ready solutions to address climate change. On the opening day of COP27, Citizens are launching a new venture that will lead to the establishment and expansion of Supercool EMC to 60 locations worldwide by 2030. “Supercool Electric Mobility Centers was created as a turnkey platform to bring the world’s leading transportation companies and mobi
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AM Best will join the general session of the Insurance Internal Audit Group (IIAG) Fall Conference, which takes place Oct. 5-7, 2022, in Boston. Anthony Molinaro, senior financial analyst, AM Best, will participate in the presentation that opens the conference at 3:00 pm (EDT). The session is titled, “ESG and AM Best Perspectives: What Internal Auditors Should Know and Do Now, Next and Later,” and is sponsored by Baker Tilly. Molinaro, who has been at AM Best since 2019, works in the property/ca
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Global Alliance on Green Economy launched during World Green Economy Summit in Dubai
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Surge for Water, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Chicago and Dubai, invests in communities with safe water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health solutions, hosts its annual gala at Moonlight Studios, September 24, 2022, in Chicago. With a “Vintage Circus” theme, attendees will be awed by jugglers, stilt walkers, tarot card readers, and more. More importantly, proceeds will support Surge’s commitment to providing life’s basic needs to communities around the world. At the event and online, there w
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Born in Kuwait and raised in Lebanon, Dr. Ahmad Abou Tayoun developed a passion for genetics and genomics during his high school and college years in the early 2000s, when the Human Genome Project’s first draft was nearing completion.
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Donation will Help Students Facing Economic Challenges in Houston’s Northern Suburbs
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World Property and Casualty Insurance Report 2022: research suggests that only 8% of insurers are resilience champions; 73% of policyholders rank climate change among their top concerns
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CSR Report Outlines Achievements and Expands Sustainability Disclosures
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Report Highlights Progress Towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and New Workplace, Supply Chain and Sustainability Initiatives
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Groasis selects Footprint’s plant-based fiber for its innovative Growboxx®
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Arid, fire-ravaged land now ripe for new trees with up to 90% less water
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AM Best’s four-part series, “Asset Management & ESG Imperative,” examines how insurers are working closely with asset management professionals to address growing regulatory and stakeholder expectations for investment portfolios that address environmental, social and governance concerns. The segment, “For ESG Investors, It's Getting Easier to Be Green,” examines how new products and investment approaches are expanding opportunities for insurance asset managers to better meet ESG concerns.
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AM Best’s four-part series, “Asset Management & ESG Imperative,” examines how insurers are working closely with asset management professionals to address growing regulatory and stakeholder expectations for investment portfolios that address environmental, social and governance concerns. In the segment, "Focus on ESG Expands Beyond Environmental, Energy," experts discuss how sustainability, human rights, diversity, inclusion and other concerns are more broadly defining ESG. Watch now: h
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AM Best’s four-part series, “Asset Management & ESG Imperative,” examines how insurers are working closely with asset management professionals to address growing regulatory and stakeholder expectations for investment portfolios that address environmental, social and governance concerns. In the segment, “ESG Under Insurance Regulatory Spotlight,” insurance and asset experts discuss how global and national regulatory developments for ESG are placing new expectations and demands on insurers. Wa
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Surge for Water, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Chicago and Dubai, invests in communities with safe water, sanitation, hygiene solutions and menstrual health solutions, and is partnering with the business community across the US & UAE, to recognize World Water Day. World Water Day is an international recognized day that celebrates water and raises awareness of the two billion people living without access to safe water. Earlier this year, Surge launched the “Companies That Give Back” campaign to
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Global Sustainable Markets (GSM) launched its sustainable e-commerce platform with GSM Deal City, an online clearance outlet.
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AccountAbility, a Sustainability Consulting & Standards Firm with offices in New York, London, Dubai, and Riyadh, has been ranked as a Premier Sustainability Consultant following a survey of 5,200 partners and executives.
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BDO USA has named six-time PGA TOUR winner and professional golfer Billy Horschel as the firm’s first golf brand ambassador.
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AYR Logistics signs agreement to purchase up to 100 Chaparral autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL delivery aircraft
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The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has been recognised in this year’s Ethical Boardroom Corporate Governance Awards, by winning the ‘Special Recognition Award for Real Estate Developer - Middle East’. The tourism destination development company is setting new standards in sustainable development as it creates a luxury destination that will position Saudi Arabia on the global tourism map. Ethical Boardroom’s Head of Awards, Henry Smart, said: “The Red Sea Development Company is a on a missio
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WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Global Ambassador Titus O’Neil been named the recipient of the 2020 Warrior Award. Named after WWE Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior®, The Warrior Award is presented to an individual who has exhibited unwavering strength and perseverance and who lives life with the courage and compassion that embodies the indomitable spirit of The Ultimate Warrior. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/
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Gibson Dunn's ESG Practice offers holistic advice to clients on their corporate responsibility and ESG risks and opportunities.
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The February issue of Best’s Review examines how insurers are increasing efforts to build a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Last year’s nationwide protests and civil unrest, coupled with a pandemic that revealed racial disparities in mortality and health care access, have led to an increased focus on workplace culture. Learn more in “Insurers Work to Build Diverse and Inclusive Workplaces.” In “Insurers Turn to Apprenticeships to Find Diverse, Next-Gen Workforce,” Best’s Review looks at ho
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As the official logistics partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, UPS is an important player in the lead-up to the event. Like other world expositions, Expo 2020 will bring together visitors from all parts of the world to share solutions to global challenges.
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AM Best will host a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, at 2 p.m. GMT (9 a.m. EST), to explore key results of the rating agency’s recently conducted survey of insurance companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Among the takeaways from these survey results, included in a new Best’s Special Report, is that significant divergences exist in expectations between regulators and (re)insurance businesses. During the event, senior AM Best analysts also will discuss
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Public Benefit Company Designation Reflects Company’s Core Commitment to Improving Humanity’s Relationship to Water
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The future of engineering is strong at Cisco, and that was especially apparent to me during a recent visit to the Dubai Co-Innovation Centre where this eye-catching facility (like many of its global counterparts) offers an exciting...
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AM Best expects the claims impact from the coronavirus outbreak to be manageable for Southeast Asia-based insurance companies over the near term; however, a persisting slowdown of business activity and reduced regional economic growth could pressure insurers, according to an AM Best report. A new Best’s Commentary, titled, “Southeast Asian Insurers Face Uncertainty in Wider Economic Fallout From Coronavirus Outbreak,” states that AM Best expects the potential direct impacts to insurers to includ
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Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s will stop selling fur by end of fiscal 2020
Commitment made in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States
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As part of MetLife’s Community Week; an initiative funded by MetLife Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global insurer MetLife, 33 MetLife volunteers joined 25 Young Athletes, for a day filled with activities at Dubai Sports World.
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Wipro Limited today organized the 14th edition of the ‘Spirit of Wipro’ (SOW) Run in 110 cities across 34 countries.
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Updated and Expanded Customer Bill of Rights
Established Inclusive Marketing Practices
Implemented Inclusive Workplace Training for all Leadership
Increased Underrepresented Supplier Representation
Expanded Economic Development Partnerships
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Worldwide video game marketing campaign featuring WWE Superstar Roman Reigns™ set to raise awareness for blood cancer research and treatment
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Bloomberg recently announced the expansion of its New Voices initiative to the Middle East at an event held in its Dubai office and attended by 50 public relations and finance professionals from the region. Dubai is the latest city to join New York, San Francisco, London, Toronto and Hong Kong in the New Voices initiative; Sydney and Mumbai will join later this year.
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Velocity Global, the leading provider of global business expansion solutions, is hosting its first-ever Velocity Global Day of Service to celebrate its five-year anniversary. The day will be dedicated to giving back to the 10 communities in which the company has offices: Toronto, Yangon, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Singapore, London, Bogotá, Dubai, Bangalore, and its headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The volunteer efforts will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2019, and align with Velocity Global’s t
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Employees Build “AquaTowers” at two schools on World Water Day
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Bloomberg today announced the expansion of the news organization’s New Voices initiative to Sydney, Mumbai, Dubai and San Francisco in 2019, following on the success of similar launches this year in New York, London, Toronto, and Hong Kong.