Dubai Holding opens submissions for the ‘Innovate for Tomorrow’

  • Date: 01-Feb-2024
  • Source: Emirates 24/7
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:UAE
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Dubai Holding opens submissions for the ‘Innovate for Tomorrow’



Dubai Holding, a global investment holding company operating in 13 countries, is now accepting applications to its 'Innovate for Tomorrow Challenge’, inviting global innovators to share scalable and impact-driven solutions addressing critical sustainability challenges in the UAE. The challenge is open for submissions until Sunday 31 March 2024.

The pioneering challenge aims to support entrepreneurial talent to develop future-focused sustainability solutions that can help in driving a circular economy in the UAE and accelerate its path towards net-zero. Spearheaded by Dubai Holding, the initiative is implemented in collaboration with TECOM Group’s in5 business incubator.

Open to global innovators and scale-up companies worldwide, ‘Innovate for Tomorrow Challenge’ provides an opportunity to submit sustainability solutions in the form of either a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), service, process or a combination, with a particular emphasis on fostering responsible consumption and production practices in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12. This includes areas such as economic circularity, resource efficiency, supply chain sustainability, waste reduction and consumer education.

Huda Buhumaid, Chief Impact Officer, Dubai Holding, said: “As a socially responsible business that operates For the Good of Tomorrow, sustainability is at the forefront of our operations across Dubai Holding. Our unwavering commitment to deliver