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Middle East's shift towards renewable energy sources

FOTO: Renewable energy sources in Middle East. How are Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE stimulating renewable energy?

How a new way to think about ESG can create value for banks

The UN SDGs also positively influence a robust ESG framework and the associated practices of stakeholders within the public and private sectors by creating opportunities for shared value, and guide them in defining strategic priorities, setting goals, ass

Sustainable investments account for more than a third of global assets

The report also includes money invested using a process that assesses the risk and return impact of issues, such as climate change, even if the strategy's mandate does not have a formal, explicit sustainability focus, so-called 'ESG integration&

Saudi sovereign wealth fund scopes banks for ESG framework - sources

One of the sources said developing an ESG framework was likely a precursor for a multibillion dollar bond sale, which would be the Saudi wealth fund's first.

Middle East needs region-wide plan to tackle climate change

Working together is the only effective way of handling the crisis - and it is a crisis, if not an emergency

Linking executive pay to ESG goals

Public pressure and changing norms are paving the way for business leaders to be paid based on a new set of criteria.

Green finance volumes surge in Middle East in first half of 2021

Region bucks the global trend and growth rates

Path to Net Zero Riddled with Potential Pitfalls

This is the first in a series of thought leadership pieces on net zero that S&P Global is releasing in conjunction with Earth Day.

The race to net-zero: why it matters

The economic framework in which we have operated for decades is becoming obsolete.

Sustainable mobility a $400 billion opportunity for GCC

Indeed, where private transport makes up roughly 30% of all mobility in major global cities such as Singapore, London, Stockholm and Barcelona – GCC’s urban mobility leaders Dubai and Doha have a 75% to 80% ratio of private vehicles.

Doha Bank to host virtual client conference on Qatar’s economic development and opportunities

The Speakers at the event include Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO at QDB, Rashid Ali Al Mansoori, CEO at QSE, Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida, CEO of QFC Authority, and Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health at the MoPH.

NBK releases the documentary "The Path Towards A Sustainable Future"

Narrating the construction journey of its new headquarters

Central banks integrate ESG into mainstream activities

Over 80 central banks are now members of the Network for the Greening of the Financial System

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