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?


Sustainability is the key to Israel’s future

Attorney-turned-environmentalist Michal Bitterman says a paradigm shift is needed to ensure a safer, healthier Israel

 At a 2018 TEDx event in Jaffa, ‘The Food We Don’t See.’

Israeli startup UBQ teams up with Crescent Garden for a sustainable gardening breakthrough

The planters are the first in gardening supplies to substitute plastic with climate-positive UBQ, a major breakthrough for the horticulture field.

An example of what UBQ Materials can be used for.

Mitrelli's Haim Taib talks to African ambassadors at Africa Day event

“The relationship between Israel and Africa is strategic with the potential for mutual growth. The world has yet to recognize Africa’s potential as a global growth engine. Africa is the future.”

 Haim Taib, founder and president of the Mitrelli Group, together with the African ambassadors to Israel and the president and founder of the Ambassadors' Club of Israel, Yitzhak Eldan.

UN delegation visits Israel to check out its climate tech

The country’s growing interest in ESG principles makes them a prime asset in the world’s fight against climate change

 Avi Hasson with the UN delegation

Shaamli: Ethical, sustainable footwear good for the sole and soul

The mission is to develop and market a range of stylish footwear that embraces the sole and the soul of the wearer using renewable sources of raw materials and supporting small to medium businesses.

 An ad for Shaamli shoes made of cork

Watergen Joins HRH Prince Charles' sustainable markets initiative

The Sustainable Markets Initiative is HRH Prince Charles' five decades-long effort in fighting climate change and biodiversity loss, which was launched at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos.

 HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales and Michael Rutman, Watergen's CO-CEO

Elah Fund backs up 'startup diversity' talk with a lot of money

“From a business perspective, diversity and inclusion has real substantive benefits.”

Tel Aviv skyline  521

Israel-Bahrain water sustainability cooperation can help avert crisis

In the long run, a Middle East alliance for water sustainability can have a positive impact on saving the Dead Sea, which is lacking regional cooperation. 

 EXTENSIVE COASTAL development in Manama.

Solar energy can now be stored for up to 18 years, say scientists

One step closer to charging our electronics with on-demand solar energy.

 Gigawatt Global's 7.5 MW Solar Field in Burundi

IMF expects 'significant' pledges for new Resilience and Sustainability Trust

Officials expected significant pledges to come in, although it could take longer to reach the full target, Craig Beaumon said.

International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, US, April 20, 2018.