Sustainability

Construction & Real Estate

BENEFIT, Safa join hands to drive Bahrain’s key sustainability initiatives

Sun, 01 Feb 2026

BENEFIT, a leading company in Bahrain's fintech sector, has joined hands with Safa, a voluntary carbon offsetting platform and a portfolio company of the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat, in a move aimed at driving Bahrain’s sustainability and climate action initiatives.

Construction & Real Estate Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Basalt fibre market set to hit $590m by 2030, says report

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

The global market for value-added basalt fibre products mainly fabrics and geogrids - a key part in the construction sector’s push toward durability and sustainability - is projected to hit $590 million by 2030, rising from $398 million in 2024, said a report.

Construction & Real Estate

CIOB sustainability ambassador urges Gulf construction leaders to follow SDGs

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

Aaron Hennessey, one of CIOB’s Sustainability Ambassadors in Oman and Group Managing Director of Douglas OHI, has called upon construction leaders across the Gulf region to be more mindful of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Construction & Real Estate

Cityscape Global Riyadh closes with record-breaking $63bn in deals

Sat, 22 Nov 2025

This year's edition of Cityscape Global saw record participation with 577 top firms showcasing the best in real estate, urban planning and modern construction, at the four-day event in Riyadh. It ended on a successful note with record-breaking SAR237 billion ($63 billion) in deals.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Mandarin Oriental win three sustainability awards

Tue, 11 Nov 2025

Mandarin Oriental has been named the winner of World's Leading Sustainable Energy Efficiency Initiative, World's Leading Sustainable Cultural Heritage Project, and World's Leading Sustainable Policy Initiative at the 2nd annual World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards in Dubai.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Adnec to host sustainability events in October

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

Adnec Centre Abu Dhabi will host significant conservation and sustainability events this October, including the IUCN World Conservation Congress and the Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders’ Summit.

Energy, Oil & Gas IT & Telecommunications

IFS to showcase industrial AI solutions at Adipec 2026

Mon, 26 Oct 2026

IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, will showcase its advanced Industrial AI capabilities, IFS Intelligence and integrated Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions for the energy sector at Adipec 2026.

Health & Environment

450 entries compete across 4 categories in 3rd HBRISA

Mon, 26 Oct 2026

The winners of the 3rd edition of the Humaid bin Rashid International Sustainability Award (HBRISA) will be announced and honoured during the 8th Ajman International Environment Conference 2026.

Health & Environment

Minister stresses resource conservation at Forbes Summit

Tue, 20 Oct 2026

Resilience begins with how policies are designed, how infrastructure is built and how partnerships are forged whilst ensuring that food, water, and energy systems can adapt to change and sustain communities.

Health & Environment

IDWS 2026 aims to boost deployment of water solutions

Tue, 20 Oct 2026

Jeddah is preparing to host the fifth edition of the Innovation-Driven Water Sustainability Conference (IDWS 2026) which aims to accelerate the transition of water solutions from research and development to real-world deployment.