E& launches FutureNow sustainability call

  • Date: 28-Nov-2022
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:UAE
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E& launches FutureNow sustainability call

- Aims to contribute to e&'s commitment to net zero targets by 2030

Abu Dhabi, UAE: e& (formerly known as the Etisalat Group) has today announced the launch of its collaborative initiative; the FutureNow Sustainability Call. As part of the Group’s overarching FutureNow campaign from e& enterprise, the global technology conglomerate is inviting technology and digital solution scale-ups to develop , sustainable solutions towards reducing energy consumption across the UAE’s e& mobile network sites.

This new sustainability challenge is a call to the public that builds on e&'s declaration of net zero targets by 2030 at the 27th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt, aiming to reduce carbon emissions across operations and accelerate efforts to contribute to global climate action by focusing on key initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint by prioritising energy efficiency and renewable energy supply.

Through the FutureNow Sustainability Call , e& strives to harness the ambition of scale-ups globally and tap into the technological solution talent in the market to develop cutting-edge sustainable solutions and reduce reliance on the country's electricity grid at mobile sites.

To be eligible to take on the challenge, submitting scale-ups must send their proposals including solutions geared towards green energy monitoring and management