EEG in its 1st panel discussion for the year 2023 highlights the vital importance of a circular economy

EEG in its 1st panel discussion for the year 2023 highlights the vital importance of a circular economy

Emirates Environmental Group conducted its 1st Panel Discussion of 2023 on 10th May in association with Arabia CSR Network and supported by EmiratesGBC, Clean Energy Business Council and the Swiss Business Council. The panel discussion was hosted by the Five Palm Hotel between 4:00 pm. and 6:30 pm. GST as a hybrid event. The discussion revolved around the importance of establishing a circular economy as the common norm in order to achieve global environmental sustainability and net zero goals

Mrs. Habiba Al Mar’ashi, Co-founder and Chairperson of EEG opened her speech by giving a brief of EEG’s achievements in the 1st quarter of the year and then delved into the topic of the panel discussion saying: “Ever since its inception in 1991, EEG has been pushing for the implementation of a circular economy in the country. As a semi-arid region, we do not own all the necessary and required resources, the majority of the resources we use today, including the raw materials used in the majority of industries are imported. Thus, it is important that we learn to circularise and loop the imported resources within the country with a long-term sustainability plan in terms of the environment and economy. We cannot