Bird & Bat Surveys for Wind Farms: VP Method & Collision Risk
How vantage point (VP) bird and bat surveys work, what NatureScot and BCT guidance require, and how the data feeds collision risk modelling for IFC-aligned wind projects.
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Analysis on UAE and GCC ESG, climate risk, and assurance.
Practitioner perspectives on regulatory developments, methodology questions, and the issues we see most often in client work, written by senior team members actively delivering engagements across the Gulf.
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Biodiversity Baseline & Adaptive Management for Renewables
Why a robust biodiversity baseline matters, the limits of single-season data, and how an adaptive management framework keeps IFC PS6-aligned renewable projects compliant.
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UAE Waste Law & the Circular Economy: A 2026 Guide
How the UAE's waste regulation works in 2026, Federal Law 12 of 2018, the National Agenda for Integrated Waste Management 2023 to 2026, the plastic ban and EPR explained.
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The UAE Single-Use Plastic Ban 2026: A Compliance Guide for Business
From 1 January 2026 the UAE bans a wide range of single-use plastics nationwide. What's prohibited, what's exempt, and what businesses must do to comply.
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UAE Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) 2026: What Producers Must Do
UAE EPR in 2026: the e-waste and battery take-back duty in law since 2021, the 2025 MOCCAE and Tadweer pilot, and what is still to come.
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How New GCC Environmental Rules Feed Your ESG Report
CBAM, the UAE plastic ban, EPR, the Climate Law and new GCC disclosure mandates all land in one place: your ESG report. A 2026 map of what connects to what.
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Kuwait Makes ESG Reporting Mandatory: The 30 June 2026 Boursa Deadline
Boursa Kuwait Premier Market companies must publish a sustainability report under CMA Circular 04 of 2025, due by the end of Q2. Who is in scope and what is required.
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CBAM or a GCC Carbon Price? Who Should Keep the Revenue
CBAM lets exporters deduct an explicit carbon price paid at home, but the GCC has only voluntary markets. Should the Gulf introduce a domestic carbon price and keep the revenue?
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CBAM 2026: What the Definitive Regime Means for GCC Aluminium & Steel Exporters
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive regime in January 2026. What it costs GCC aluminium, steel and fertiliser exporters, and how to prepare.
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Tadawul ESG Disclosure Guidelines: What Saudi-Listed Companies Need to Know
What the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) ESG Disclosure Guidelines are, why ESG reporting in Saudi Arabia is still voluntary, and how listed companies prepare credible reports.