Sustainability News

News, insights, and updates from across Goumbook’s work; covering climate action, ocean conservation, regenerative agriculture, clean air, youth programmes, and more. Everything happening in the MENA sustainability space, in one place.

Ep.11 Moving Forward, with Courtney Brandt

Last week, we published episode 10 and so we wanted to take you guys a...

World’s largest solar project begins operation in UAE

Emirates Water and Electricity Company, EWEC, has announced that ‘Noor Abu Dhabi’, the world’s largest...

Pepsi starts putting its Aquafina water in aluminum cans

PepsiCo is planning to replace its plastic bottles of Aquafina with aluminum cans at locations around the U.S....

Drop It Youth Campaign Award Ceremony 2019

Goumbook, the leading social enterprise promoting sustainability and green living in the UAE, closes this...

Ep.10 Sustainable fine dining, with Luca Gagliardi

This week, we’re talking with Luca Gagliardi, General Manager at PierChic – one of Dubai’s...

Surfers Lead Change in Environmental Awareness of Ocean Pollution

On International Surfing Day, Ocean52, had launched the “2052 surfers” campaign to mobilise the global...

Ep.9 Building solar capacity, with Jeremy Crane

We are joined this week by Jeremy Crane, founder of Yellow Door Energy, discussing solar...

Ep.7 Organic farming in the UAE, with Elena Kinane

This week, we chat with Elena Kinane, founder of Greenheart Organic Farms, a barren plot...

Ep.6 Saving the Planet & Making a Profit, with Karl Feilder

We live in an era where social responsibility and profit are no longer disconnected. More...