Insights
The Flight to Sustainability: Sustainable Transitions in the Aviation Industry
To effectively meet sustainability and net-zero targets, all sectors of the global economy must decarbonise, in other words, reduce the...
Prospects of Green Hydrogen
In the global race against the clock, the energy sectors of the world have been seeking alternatives to the most...
Decarbonising for Development: The Future of Global Economies
The world watched closely as delegates of participatory parties from around the world discussed and negotiated matters regarding the future...
Urbanising Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based solutions (NbS) rely on the interactions and relationships that exist within natural ecosystems to provide us with multiple advantages....
The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Combat Climate Change
There is no phenomenon that better describes “life imitating art” more than the invention of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Though...
Using Biotechnology to Reduce GHG Emissions from Animal Farming
Agriculture accounts for almost 20% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and livestock alone uses 80% of total agricultural...
Sustainable Economic Recovery Post COVID-19 in the GCC Region
Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are facing three different but interconnected shocks: the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant...
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Sustainable Fashion
Fashion is a competitive and growing industry. Big brands have lowered production costs making clothing more affordable, and release up...
The EU: Using Airborne Technology to Detect Water Leakage in Underground Pipes
As global warming heavily impacts water sources globally, it is important to address any wastage owing to faulty water infrastructure...
Mobilizing Youth for a Sustainable Future
The oft-cited quote about our planet is that we have not inherited the land from our parents, we are borrowing...
South Korea Plans to Build Three Hydrogen Powered Cities by 2020
At the COP21 meeting in Paris in 2015, 195 countries agreed to keep global warming below 2°C above preindustrial levels....
Sustainable Financing Case Study: Majid Al Futtaim Green Sukuk
The financial sector is evolving to achieve social and environmental targets around the world. Innovation is spurring a wave of...
Action Steps for a Sustainable Lifestyle - Conscious Consumerism
We are at a historic tipping point in our history in regards to consumerism and climate change. For the last...
Building Resilience: Sustainable Financing in Emerging Markets
The global response to COVID-19 bears witness to the power of collective action, and how technology can be mobilized to...
Launching Barclays' socio-economic inclusion agenda; Source: Barclays
Hannah Awonuga, Barclays’ Global Head of Colleague Engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is leading work on the bank’s new socio-economic...
The Future of Crypto Mining must be Green!
The digitisation era has transformed various sectors of the economy on a global scale. From resource extraction and manufacturing to...
Counterintuitive maybe, but realistic! Sustainability in the Oil and Gas Industry
Time and time again, scientific evidence has supported the fact that anthropogenic activities that increase the volume of greenhouses gasses...
Why addressing climate change is key to nations’ food security?
Food security, or rather insecurity, is one of the most important obstacles that the world’s population needs to overcome, so...