AB UAE Forum: Big corporates highlight importance of public-private partnerships in sustainability push – Arabian Business

  • Date: 28-Jun-2022
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Financial Services
  • Country:UAE
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AB UAE Forum: Big corporates highlight importance of public-private partnerships in sustainability push – Arabian Business

Public-private partnerships are critical to ensure widespread adoption of sustainability practices among businesses and within society, corporate leaders highlighted at a panel discussion on the first day of the Arabian Business UAE Forum.

The issue of sustainability has increasingly gained traction in recent years amidst more urgent climate challenges – and leaders from Tata Consultancy Services and Mastercard said both businesses and the government “should work hand in hand.”

According to Sumanta Roy, vice president and regional head of Tata’s Middle East operations, the UAE is a good example of how policy could influence individual behavior, particularly citing Abu Dhabi’s recent move to ban single-use plastic across the emirate.