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Mar 2022
26m 5s

Sustainability in the MENA corporate con...

Emirates NBD
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Businesses in the UAE are putting sustainability at the core of their operations to meet both national targets and access new sources of capital. Ibrahim al Zubi, chief sustainability officer of Majid Al Futtaim, joins us to talk about the steps they have taken to instill a culture of sustainability across their operations at Majid Al Futtaim group.See omnys ... Show More
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