Businesses view recycling and water as climate priorities

Businesses view recycling and water as climate priorities

Recycling, water conservation and protecting nature are the top priorities for tackling climate change, according to a survey of Dubai companies conducted by AGBI and the British Business Group to coincide with the Cop28 climate summit. Of the 72 BBG member businesses asked, more than three quarters (79 percent) plan to prioritise recycling over the […]

Dubai businesses surveyed

Water conservation top priority

Confident Cop28 will have lasting effect

Recycling, water conservation and protecting nature are the top priorities for tackling climate change, according to a survey of Dubai companies conducted by AGBI and the British Business Group to coincide with the Cop28 climate summit.

Of the 72 BBG member businesses asked, more than three quarters (79 percent) plan to prioritise recycling over the next year. 

Water conservation was cited as an area in which 58 percent of respondents would like to see more investment over the coming 12 months.

The UAE government identified 2023 as "The Year of Sustainability", with a commitment to taking collective action across five areas: water conservation, waste management, energy, transportation and sustainable development. 

It plans to invest billions of dollars in new projects in these areas in the coming years. 

The British businesses surveyed think that "Protecting nature, lives and livelihoods" is