How to Make Sure Your Electric Vehicle is an Investment in Sustainability
Teslas might be more affordable than they ever were, but have you thought about what happens when the battery needs replaced.
Why your business needs a chief sustainability officer
A corporate sustainability manager is responsible with social responsibility for everything that happens in the company that may have an environmental impact. We give you reasons you can't refuse one in your business.
What Is Sustainability Recruitment and Why Does It Matter?
Is your bottom line being negatively affected by wasted resources and manpower? Sustainability recruitment has the potential to revolutionize business and help the planet at the same time.
Guide to Going Green: Sustainability Practices for Small Businesses
Your business is small but you want to make it sustainable in every single way. Here are some starter tips.
Southern California’s largest orchid producer Westerlay sets sustainability standards
Westerlay is undertaking three significant efforts in 2021 to reduce its carbon footprint by 43 percent from 2020:
Jewish eco group Hazon launches sustainability kit
Starting at $79 for six kits, you and your family can start using products that can limit your carbon footprint.
Dubai’s Sustainability Pavilion for Expo 2021 revealed in real
Dubai will host the World Expo 2020 in 2021. We show off first look of the Sustainability Pavilion.
How To Set Up Your Small Business With Sustainability In Mind
Keeping your business sustainable is crucial as a green company. Fortunately, in 2020, it is becoming easier than ever.
5 Ways Businesses Can Increase their Sustainability & Go Green
The best businesses don’t just turn a profit –– they make a positive impact in the lives of their employees and customers. And there’s no better way for a business to boost its reputation and do good for others than to increase its sustainability and go green. Indeed, making a few eco-friendly changes can lead […]
5 Impactful Strategies for Communicating Sustainability Online
People are searching for information about global warming online. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the “Global Warming” Google Trends page based on searches performed around the globe on the world’s most popular search engine. It’s our responsibility to get better at communicating the things that matter most to building a sustainable future for […]
Learn About Sustainability and How to Start at Home
Sustainable living is a practice whereby you reduce the consumption of natural resources. This sometimes could mean foregoing a product created through practices that do not support nature. In other instances, it could be translated to mean altering the way you do things so as to become an active part of the life cycle. With […]
Creating lifestyle changes for human and environment sustainability
The environment is only half of what sustainability really is. Sustainability is marketed as an action that you do towards the environment. While it is easy to understand, it forgets the key player in this cycle. There is a need to make drastic changes on how we care about the environment, thus the policies governing […]
The Ocean Cleanup wins Katerva – the Nobel Prize of Sustainability
A new breed of companies are showing how innovation can be scaled for both business opportunities and global good. Led by resolute and independent thinkers, these companies are making dents in conventional ways of thinking to defy and fight for global change. The Katerva Award identifies 10 of these companies as finalists annually in its […]
Dubai’s Museum of the Future is short on sustainability
Construction has begun in Dubai on the $136-million Museum of the Future. Tucked between skyscrapers in Dubai’s financial district, just a seven-minute drive from the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, it will be more than an exhibition hall, cafe and gift shop. Special “innovation labs” will be included where researchers and designers will […]
Orbital sustainability with space junk tow truck
Maybe I need a new job title. Imagine being head of the Space Debris Office? Or, Space Janitor?
Dubai Sustainability City Phase 2 Awarded to Baharash Architecture
Diamond Developers selected Baharash Architecture to plan the second of four phases of Dubai Sustainable City – a 46 hectare, 500 villa eco-development slated for construction at the junction of Al Qudra and Emirates Roads in Dubai.
Estidama Is the Arab World’s Sustainability Rating System: Watch Films on Estidama
These films shown below show the basics of the Estidama Pearl rating system unique to the Abu Dhabi region. We’ve collected a number of films from around the net on Estidama, a LEED-like sustainability rating for communities, villas and apartments in the United Arab Emirates. A system that makes sense for the challenges of the […]
The Big Ask – Is Islamic Sustainability The Answer To Our Green Prayers?
I interview Professor Al Jayoussi about Islamic notions of sustainability and whether they could ever be seen as universally applicable In a previous post, I raised concerns over what an Islamic worldview can realistically offer those looking for a new sustainability model. After reading Odeh Al Jayoussi’s book on the topic, I felt that there […]
Write for Sustainability and Win Creative Writing Contest
Unleash your inner Thoreau, show the human side of sustainability and and win $10,000 for a creative nonfiction essay. Have you been lucky enough to Dance at the Dead Sea but then couldn’t help but notice its destruction? Or you’ve have had the rare chance to travel and surf through unknown parts of Iran. Perhaps you […]
Interview with Masdar’s Director of Sustainability – Nawal Al-Hosany
Nawal Al-Hosany, a leading figure in the environmental movement of the Middle East speaks to GreenProphet about renewables, Masdar, education and the absence of women in the climate change debate – both locally and globally In 2010, after eight days of hiking in freezing temperatures Nawal Al-Hosany reached the Uhuru Peak of Kilimanjaro Mountain. She […]
Welcome 2013 at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Kick off the new year with Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to be held January 13 through 17. The world’s leading symposium committed to promoting the advancement of alternative energy and efficient, clean technologies, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2013 is expected to attract 30,000 participants from over 150 countries. Hosted by Masdar, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week provides a […]
Iraqi Mud Architect Talks Sustainability and Corruption in the Middle East (Exclusive Interview)
Award-winning architect Salma Samar Damluji speaks to GreenProphet about her mud architecture work in Yemen and why Dubai’s property development mentality is ruining the Middle East The Middle East may be a fascinating place politically but architecturally, it’s on its last legs. Years of corruption and poor governance mean it’s slowly becoming one of the […]
Investing in Ramallah’s Children Key to Sustainability
Ramallah is leading the way as the heart of Palestine’s environmental awakening. City-dwellers are planting trees, creating and restoring open, natural community spaces and reviving bygone environmental protections. But there is still much work to be done. There will need to be a complete shift in culture. A recent history of crumbling infrastructure and inadequate public […]
Iraqi Mud Architect Wins Prestigious Sustainability Award
Iraqi architect Salma Samar Damluji has won the ‘Global Award for Sustainable Architecture’ for her mud-brick renovation work in Yemen Mud. Muck. Dirt. Clay. Earth. Call it what you like – it’s the stuff of life and also of sustainable architecture. From the stunning mud mosque of Djenne in Mali to the clay tower homes […]
Apply Now for the 3-Day TentTech Sustainability Tech Camp in Israel
100 eco-minded individuals will gather in Israel next weekend to brainstorm creative technological approaches to environmental challenges. Have you ever dreamed about brainstorming with 99 other eco-minded individuals to find clever solutions to our various environmental challenges? If so, this may be for you. TentTech is an invitation-only gathering of 100 artists, scientists, designers, agriculturalists, […]