{"id":8792,"date":"2022-11-28T12:51:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T12:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/saudi-arabia-uzbekistan-review-bilateral-trade-cooperation-in-high-level-meeting\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T12:51:29","slug":"saudi-arabia-uzbekistan-review-bilateral-trade-cooperation-in-high-level-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=8792","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan review bilateral trade cooperation in high level meeting\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nDUBAI:\u00a0BEEAH Group, the UAE\u2019s leading sustainability pioneer and digital expert, has achieved a waste diversion rate of 76 percent, the highest in the Middle East, and the remaining 24 percent was disposed of in landfills.<\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to Arab News, Group CEO Khaled Al-Huraimel said that BEEAH Group aims to help Sharjah achieve 100 percent landfill waste diversion in 2022, up from 76 percent currently.<\/p>\n<p>\nBEEAH Group launched the UAE\u2019s first waste-to-energy facility earlier in 2022 as part of its efforts to achieve zero waste, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe facility, located in Sharjah, would divert over 300,000 tons of non-recyclable waste from landfills annually and generate 30 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power almost 30,000 homes.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cOnce the facility reaches full operational capacity, Sharjah will become the first city in the Middle East to achieve zero waste,\u201d Al-Huraimel said<\/p>\n<p>\nAll of this is due to BEEAH Group\u2019s operations in Sharjah with 10 different plants.<\/p>\n<p>\nThere are 10 dedicated recycling facilities that process materials such as paper, plastic, tires, old vehicles, metals, construction and demolition waste, organic waste, industrial wastewater, maritime waste and commercial and industrial waste.<\/p>\n<p>\nAl-Huraimel said BEEAH was established in 2007 to address the environmental challenges the region was facing, including waste. However, at the beginning of 2022, the company changed its name to BEEAH Group and adopted the structure of an investment holding company and a new visual identity. This is part of the group\u2019s strategy to diversify its core business into new sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Gulf Cooperation Council countries have the highest waste per capita in the world. Therefore, this was the immediate challenge, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe started in waste management, and today, we\u2019re proud to say we became the first to reach zero waste in the emirate of Sharjah, and today we are also active across the UAE,\u201d he said. \u201cOur new structure as an investment holding group has seen us launch several new business verticals that will capitalize on business opportunities across different industries and countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBEEAH places sustainability and digitization at the heart of the business. This can be seen across several verticals, including BEEAH Tandeef for waste collection and city cleaning and BEEAH Recycling for waste processing and material recovery. There is also BEEAH Energy for clean and renewable power and BEEAH Environment Services for consulting, research and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\nAdditionally, there is BEEAH Digital for future technologies and digital ventures, BEEAH Transport for green mobility and autonomous transportation, and BEEAH Education, an environmental education and awarding organization for businesses and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe various verticals will benefit from the collective experience of the BEEAH Group while having more room to grow within their respective industries.<\/p>\n<p>\nBEEAH Group encourages collective responsibility for sustainability through education and awareness programs. In 2010, BEEAH Group launched the BEEAH Academy of Sustainability to promote environmental education. Today, the academy reaches a network of more than 252,000 students, 6,500 teachers, and 700 schools. Across its areas of operation, the group aims to improve quality of life through a twin-pillared approach that focuses on sustainability and digitalization.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Digitalization of BEEAH Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nDuring a private meeting at BEEAH Group\u2019s recently built headquarters, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, Al-Huraimel remarked, \u201cIt was one of the last buildings she designed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\n<strong>Our new structure as an investment holding group has seen us launch several new business verticals that will capitalize on business opportunities across different industries and countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rteright\">\n<em>Khaled Al-Huraimel, BEEAH Group CEO<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nAccording to him, the organization\u2019s brand-new headquarters reflect BEEAH Group\u2019s identity as a sustainable icon.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe BEEAH Group headquarters is a command center for all BEEAH Group operations, as it has more than 10,000 employees and is growing. \u201cThis building is one of the smartest and most sustainable buildings in the region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\nA primary area of focus for BEEAH Group is technology, and the organization believes that technology has many tools to help it achieve its goals, Al-Huraimel said. In that sector, BEEAH Group has three companies: Evoteq, re.life, and One Data Center, a recent joint venture with Khazna to build Sharjah\u2019s first data center.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said the BEEAH Group headquarters operates using hundreds of artificial intelligence use cases.<\/p>\n<p>\nAt Tandeef, BEEAH Group\u2019s waste collection business, the vehicles are all tracked, and the routing is also optimized by artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe commercial and industrial recycling facility, a recent facility launched by BEEAH Recycling this year, has a robot with AI vision that can segregate different types of waste.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cSo, we believe and embrace technology as it can help us create a better future and meet our targets,\u201d Al-Huraimel said.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs part of its efforts in facilitating digital transformation, BEEAH Group also partnered with Khazna Data Centers recently to build Sharjah\u2019s first Tier 3 data center.<\/p>\n<p>\nCommenting on their JV with Khazna, the group CEO said that data centers have become necessary with the growth of cloud computing. This requires a great deal of data storage.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe added that Sharjah also needs a data center to support shortages and digitalization and become a more innovative city.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIn today\u2019s world, it\u2019s important to build a strong digital foundation and infrastructure,\u201d said Al-Huraimel.<\/p>\n<p>\nBy harnessing the power of technology and innovative sustainable solutions, the BEEAH Group is paving the way for a better quality of life across the MENA region.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>COP27 delegation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBEEAH Group has commenced operations in Egypt\u2019s Sharm El-Sheikh, including sustainable waste management services during the UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said that the organization and Egypt\u2019s Green Planet, an environmental solutions company, signed a contract in September to provide waste management and city cleaning services under the 10-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe were awarded the waste management contract for Sharm El-Sheikh, and we have commenced our services before COP27,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe BEEAH Group also attended COP27 and represented the UAE as part of the UAE delegation.<\/p>\n<p>\nBesides showcasing the organization\u2019s groundbreaking projects, such as the UAE\u2019s first waste-to-energy plant and the region\u2019s first fully AI-integrated office building, BEEAH Group introduced the conference attendees to its recycling facilities and zero-waste solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe were proud to participate in COP27 as part of the UAE delegation. As a frontrunner in climate action, the UAE has made huge strides toward zero emissions; we are pleased to show how we support these targets through clean energy, sustainable infrastructure, and integrated waste management solutions,\u201d said Al-Huraimel.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI believe the UAE and the region have strong sustainability goals. We see that in the UAE, Saudi, Egypt, and so on,\u201d he said, commenting on BEEAH Group\u2019s attendance at COP27.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs the group CEO pointed out, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are two key markets for BEEAH Group, which will continue to expand over the next 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>\nGeographic growth and diversification have been the main ways the group has grown. BEEAH has diversified into digital, energy consulting and health care.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe targeted Saudi Arabia and Egypt for future expansion, as they are the two biggest markets for us in terms of size and recognition of the relationship between our countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\nCurrently, the group focuses on growing in Saudi Arabia and Egypt by offering waste management services in both countries.<\/p>\n<p>\nBEEAH Group also hopes to consolidate its position as a regional leader in waste management while looking at other government and private contracts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2207526\/business-economy\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI:\u00a0BEEAH Group, the UAE\u2019s leading sustainability pioneer and digital expert, has achieved a waste diversion rate&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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