The UAE Circular Economy Council organised the virtual UAE-Canada High-Level Event on Circular Economy in collaboration with the World Economic Forum to showcase Emirati and Canadian leadership in the circular economy.
The event was chaired by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Peter Schiefke, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, and moderated by Antonia Gawel, Head of Circular Economy & Innovation, World Economic Forum.
Dr Al Zeyoudi underlined the UAE’s commitment to becoming one of the world’s most circular economies. The UAE is the first signatory of the World Economic Forum’s Scale360 Partnership which brings together global partners to fast-track the shift toward a circular economy by embracing Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies and innovation.
In his remarks, Peter Schiefke underlined the excellent bilateral relationship that Canada and the UAE enjoy. He said that Canada and the UAE “both understand the enormous opportunity that the transition to a more circular economy offers us”. Schiefke highlighted how Canadian companies like GreenMantra Technologies are innovating to bring effective and innovative clean technologies to market to solve environmental problems.
Schiefke welcomed strong UAE participation at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2021, hosted by Canada in September 2021. The WCEF2021 will bring dynamic new voices to the global conversation and take an in-depth look at circular opportunities in the North American and global context. It will also explore the “game-changing” actions and systemic changes needed to accelerate the global circular transition.
Antonia Gawel stressed that public-private cooperation is essential in shaping global, regional, and industry agendas efficiently, effectively and sustainably. Gawel also acknowledged the UAE and Canada’s leadership in advancing the circular economy’s adoption and commended the UAE for their initiative to bring together a bilateral dialogue.
Ibrahim Al Zu’bi, Chief Sustainability Officer at UAE, based Majid Al Futtaim, introduced its robust circular economy strategy. Under the recently launched strategy, all Majid Al Futtaim operating companies will embed circular economy principles into business operations to minimise harmful impacts on the environment and generate new revenue streams.
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