ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) introduced the region’s first Mastercard Carbon Calculator, an innovative tool that supports the sustainability ambitions of businesses by providing data on the estimated carbon footprint of their corporate expenditure using the ADCB corporate cards. ADCB, which has joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) in support of the goals of the Paris Agreement, ...

DUBAI/WAM Gerd Müller, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and Hani Salem Sonbol, Chief Executive Officer of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), have announced a renewed commitment to collaborate to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The joint declaration signed by both parties during COP28 underscores the vital role that UNIDO and ITFC ...

DUBAI/WAM Whiteshield, a global consulting firm specialising in strategic planning and public policy, has released the first edition of the Global Trade Resilience Index report on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates tops the list of the highest-performing countries in the Arab region on the Whiteshield Global Trade Resilience Index, ...