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Bringing you the round-up of the latest green events in the Middle East.
Alice Hartley rounds up the highlight from BGreen’s green business networking event, at Zumtobel Lighting, Al Quoz, Dubai Environmental awareness and sustainable business practices are relegated no longer to the theory books. Regional businesses are doing it for themselves these days and the month of November saw the first of a series of networking events hosted by BGreen, aiming to bring together business drivers, companies, decision-makers in public and private sectors, governmental figures, and key influencers from media, all of whom share a vision of a greener, cleaner future as well as a proven track record in making tactical inroads to sustainable business practices, now. Its through the platforms of open discussion and collaboration that the success of networking events are measured, and this event played host to a diverse and eager crowd literally willing each other on to share their means
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of environmental and business successes. Keynote speaker was the charismatic and passionate environmentalist and TV Show Host Ali Alsaloom, of “Ask Ali” fame. Explaining the roots of his passion for the environment, Ali said it is the responsibility of all Emiratis to preserve their environment, and that they can only do this by learning from the expat population. When his father died, Ali quit his government job to take on a role with Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency, raising awareness of environmental issues. Explaining how it was Sheikh Zayed’s vision to preserve the country’s environment, Ali urged everybody to engage with the local population to help educate them on the issues affecting the country today.
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