Sustainability

'Pollution without borders': Gaza sewage flows north, contaminating Israeli waters

The collapse of the sewage infrastructure in Gaza is not just a local humanitarian crisis but an environmental threat to Israel and beyond

Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Gaps in Israel’s grid capacity, public transport systems, waste treatment facilities, and regulatory frameworks mean that many innovations to improve the environment cannot be deployed at a meaningful scale.

Israel’s infrastructure paradox: Innovation without environmental foundations - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman announces a zero-carbon city called "The Line" to be built at NEOM in northwestern Saudi Arabia, January 10, 2021.

Saudi Arabia postpones 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM after repeated delays

One of Leket Israel’s Logistics Centers: An economic endeavor

The food Israel wastes each year could feed a country, so why doesn’t it?


Arçelik to receive recognition in the Corporate Knights’ 2023 Global 100 Index for the third year

Arçelik is the global leading consumer durables and electronics manufacturer and the owner of Beko and Grundig,

 Beko, saving the environment

Technion, Good Food Institute unite to establish Sustainable Protein Research Center

The SPRC will facilitate academic research in the alternative protein field, adding more value to an already burgeoning market.

 A campus view of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, on February 19, 2019.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs bill legalizing ‘human composting’

This makes New York the sixth state in the US to legalize the eco-friendly burial method.

Materials in a compost pile

FreezeM raises €6.3M for tech that will enable fly breeding for food

The company’s technology can be used to better position black soldier flies as an alternative protein source for animals and humans

 A black soldier fly.

Qatar World Cup: FIFA’s $200b. missed opportunity for sustainability - opinion

FIFA cannot touch the world or build a better future without putting a sincere emphasis on sustainable practices that directly and indirectly impact all of us.

 WALES AND England play their World Cup match in Al Rayyan, Qatar on Tuesday. Stadium requirements are stringent: a regulated minimum capacity, specific grass types, instructions on retractable roofs and rules on where to allow extra space on the pitch.

IIASA, a world leader in sustainability to hold a symposium in Israel for the first time

The symposium will be led jointly by the Israel Committee for IIASA and the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, as well as faculty members and researchers from all Israeli universities.

 Dr. Vered Blass

What is the critical role of investors in advancing sustainable business?

Do the investors steering the climate-tech ship really believe in what they’re doing?

 Illustrative image of investing.

Eilat and Israel: Sand, sea and sustainability - opinion

With its year-round access to sea, sun and desert resources, Eilat is proving to be a fertile ground for R&D into aquaculture, biotechnology and renewable and sustainable energy

 UNDER THE sea at Eilat’s Underwater Observatory.

Future Meat Technologies produces its first lab-grown lamb

Cultivated meat is potentially a good way to produce meat sustainably as it frees up many resources required to raise cattle.

 Future Meat Technologies' cultivated lamb.

Israeli women enjoy more freedom, gender equality than other countries - opinion

While there is definitely still room for improvement, women in Israel can be reassured that we are thankfully in a relatively strong position compared with many of our sisters abroad.

 PROTESTING THE US decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, in Tel Aviv, July 4.