The one company that is always called out as a sustainability leader is Unilever; the company has pioneered practices to reduce resource usage whilst improving output. We spoke with Unilever's Mahmoud Abdel-Naby, the Dubai Personal Care Plant Manager and MENA Digital Transformation Lead, about why Unilever is focused on sustainability in manufacturing, the importance of technology, and the environmental impact it has made for the company's operations. Have a listen and enjoy the episode.

When talking about sustainable farming in the UAE, one name constantly comes up. The founder of the Emirates Bio Farm, Yazen AlKodmani has been a tireless advocate for new approaches to agriculture. He joins the podcast to talk about food security, technology, regulations, and why now is the time to push for more sustainable farming across the region.

Across the Middle East and Africa, a number of projects are looking to help organizations become more sustainable through helping match these firms with suppliers. One such programme is Living Business, which is run in association with HSBC. We spoke to the person behind this concept and asked Keith Bradley about how Living Business is looking to put sustainability on the business agenda one company at a time. If you're interested in the programme, you can sign up for free before the 30th April at https://www.livingbusiness.me/

It's fair to say that Bahar Özay is one of the most respected sustainability professionals in Turkey today. She speaks with us about the opportunities and challenges surrounding the SDGs following the pandemic, why learning and education are essential to progress, and what we need to do to get back on track. Listen in to this week's podcast and sign up so you don't miss an episode.

Shadi Banna, the Founder and CEO of Potential.com, has worked for years to support small to medium sized enterprises. He takes us through his latest program, which is supported by several leading corporates including Schneider Electric, to explain how corporates and governments can support SMEs more, and what his latest initiative can do to support SMEs move their activities online.

When it comes to sustainability, Mariam Farag is one of the best known communicators in the region. She's worked with a host of governmental and private sector firms, including the MBC Group. As we approach the month of Ramadan, which is most closely associated with giving and charity, we ask Mariam how organizations can best communicate sustainability. Listen to what she has to say, especially on the importance of partnerships. And please do sign up, so you never miss an episode.

There's no doubting that sustainability is the issue of our lifetime, and it's an issue that the majority of us care about. But are we taking sustainability important enough when it comes to our own employees? We are joined by Gihan Hyde, the founder and CEO of Communique, a Comms Social Enterprise focused on communicating ESGs, to talk about both why and how organizations should communicate with their employees about sustainability. If you're in HR and communications, you should definitely not miss this episode.

Water is fundamental to all of us, but how many of us actually understand where the water from our taps comes from and the role that technology plays in our water systems? For our first long-format discussion, we've brought together a great panel to talk over this issue. Moderated by our very own Muhannad Nabulsi, a panel consisting of ACCIONA's Guillermo Hijós Gago, Earth Matter's Tanzeed Alam and Schneider Electric's Waseem Taqqali talk over the role that digitalization and sustainability will play in improving our water systems. Enjoy the discussion, and we'll see you here the same time next week.

It's International Women's Day and we're bringing you stories of the inspirational women who work at Schneider Electric.

Sofiat Ojurongbe is our first female inside sales representative in Nigeria. She shares her challenges, her love of what she does, and advice on how she overcomes gender bias in what is a male-dominated profession.

It's International Women's Day and we're bringing you stories of the inspirational women who work at Schneider Electric.

Sara Al-Mandhari is our first female inside sales representative in Oman. She shares her challenges, her love of what she does, and advice on how she overcomes gender bias in what is a male-dominated profession.