{"id":74642,"date":"2022-11-03T01:57:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T01:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/11\/03\/mena-companies-recognized-for-their-sustainability-efforts-at-mena-green-building-awards\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T01:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T01:57:45","slug":"mena-companies-recognized-for-their-sustainability-efforts-at-mena-green-building-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/11\/03\/mena-companies-recognized-for-their-sustainability-efforts-at-mena-green-building-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"MENA companies recognized for their sustainability efforts at MENA Green Building Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EmiratesGBC\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldgbc.org\/mena-green-building-awards\">MENA Green Building Awards<\/a><\/strong><strong> recognizes sustainability efforts: <\/strong>Several MENA companies were recognized for their work to advance sustainability, according to a statement picked up by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/emiratesgbc-recognises-celebrates-excellence-in-the-built-environment-with-mena-green-building-awards-2022-psxyp7sj\">Zawya<\/a>. The Green Building Products of the Year award in energy management was given to Dubai-based energy company <a href=\"https:\/\/takasolutions.com\/\">Taka Solutions<\/a>\u2019 Takaunify platform, The Net Zero Building Project of the Year accolade was secured by trade and logistics firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adportsgroup.com\/\">AD Ports Group<\/a> for their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adports.ae\/ports-terminals\/terminals\/cma-terminals-khalifa-port\/\">CMA Terminals Khalifa Port Administration Building<\/a>, and the Developer of the Year award was snapped up by Abu Dhabi-headquartered real estate company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldar.com\/\">Aldar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plasticbank.com\/\">Plastic Bank<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.henkel.com\/\">Henkel Egypt<\/a><\/strong> celebrated the collection of more than <strong>300 mn plastic bottles<\/strong> in less than two years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/plastic-bank-and-henkel-egypt-celebrate-collecting-300-mn-plastic-bottles-in-less-than-2-years-q74kg0i9\">Zawya<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aquafina <\/strong>introduced <strong>100% recycled bottles in Qatar<\/strong>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/dohanews.co\/aquafina-introduces-100-recycled-plastic-bottles-in-qatar\/\">Doha News<\/a>. The bottles are manufactured from repurposed plastic waste.<\/p>\n<p>Two <strong>Moroccan <\/strong>airports \u2014 <strong>Rabat-Sal\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>F\u00e8s Sa\u00efss<\/strong> \u2014 have been inducted into level 1 of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org\/\">Airport Carbon Accreditation Organization<\/a><\/strong> for meeting carbon footprint measurement requirements, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org\/aca-media\/news\/934:african-airports-accelerate-action-to-reduce-carbon-emissions\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UAE\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/masdar.ae\/en\">Masdar<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (<a href=\"https:\/\/masdar.ae\/Strategic-Platforms\/WiSER\">WiSER<\/a>) platform launched its <strong>#IAmWiSER campaign<\/strong> yesterday to promote more inclusivity in the fight against climate change. Take the pledge <a href=\"https:\/\/masdar.ae\/IAmWiSER\/take-the-pledge\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EGX-listed <strong>CIB<\/strong>, Egypt\u2019s largest private-sector bank, is launching a <strong>sustainability initiative<\/strong> to help SMEs achieve their sustainable development targets in line with <a href=\"https:\/\/mped.gov.eg\/EgyptVision?lang=en\">Egypt\u2019s 2030 Vision<\/a>, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/bitly.ws\/w9Aw\">Al Mal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Three <strong>Egyptian ministries<\/strong> signed an agreement to <strong>plant 5 mn trees<\/strong> across the country as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sis.gov.eg\/Story\/238888\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-100-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A9?lang=ar\">100 mn trees<\/a> initiative, according to a cabinet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02VDSoEZ7Mhs73MmriM5KgPLc2Wjm8eR5gukPByHHJrS6JhLUYoq4nLhtv6oVGM358l\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emirates Global Aluminium<\/strong> is the first UAE-headquartered firm to join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/first-movers-coalition\">the<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/first-movers-coalition\">First<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/first-movers-coalition\">Movers Coalition<\/a><\/strong> by committing to sourcing the materials it needs for aluminum production from low-carbon sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395303097366\">WAM<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EmiratesGBC\u2019s MENA Green Building Awards recognizes sustainability efforts: Several MENA companies were recognized for their work to advance sustainability, according to a statement picked up by Zawya. 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