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DMCC, the leading Free Zone for commodities trade and enterprise in Dubai, in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Network UAE, this morning staged its latest Knowledge Series event on sustainability.
The aim of the event is to raise corporate social responsibility awareness among representatives of DMCC’s members – almost 15,000 companies. Delegates debated how best to action the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking at the event was Gautam Sashittal, CEO, DMCC, Mahmoud Hesham El Burai, Chairman, UN Global Compact UAE Local Network, Aris Vrettos, Director of Open Programmes and International Markets, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Amer Afifi, General Manager, Duracell Middle East, Ayla Bajwa, Founder and Ampuz and Senior Advisor to the United Nations Global Compact UAE Local Network, and Iris Van Der Veken, Director of Public Affairs, DMCC.