When CSR Earns You Credibility, and When It Reads as Greenwashing
Credibility is not earned by doing good. It is earned by being checkable. Four tests you can apply to your own CSR claims before you publish them.
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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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CSR, ESG or Sustainability: Which Does Your Business Actually Need?
The three terms overlap but answer to different audiences. Here is what each one means in practice, who is asking for it, and how to avoid buying the wrong one.
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What Is a CSR Strategy, and How Is It Different From Just Doing CSR?
Most companies doing CSR have a calendar of activities, not a strategy. The four questions that separate the two, and what the gap costs you commercially.
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Certifying Green Hydrogen and Ammonia for Export from the GCC to Europe
How GCC producers certify green hydrogen and ammonia for export to Europe: the RFNBO route, the direct-connection advantage, shipping emissions, and storage.
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CertifHy Explained: The Complete Guide to EU RFNBO Certification for Green Hydrogen and Ammonia
A complete guide to CertifHy and EU RFNBO certification for green hydrogen and ammonia: the rules, the 70% threshold, additionality, and the route to the EU market.
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Jordan Just Made Climate-Risk Management Mandatory for Banks: What CBJ Regulation No. 2 of 2025 Requires
Jordan's CBJ Climate Risk Management Regulations No. 2 of 2025 made climate-risk management mandatory for banks from 18 February 2025. What the binding rules require.
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Carbon Credits in the GCC: Registers, Exchanges and Article 6
How carbon markets are developing across the GCC — the UAE's National Carbon Register, ADGM trading, Saudi Arabia's RVCMC exchange, and the region's Article 6 ambitions.
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ISO 10015: Competence Management and Training, Done Properly
What ISO 10015 is, how its competence-and-training cycle works, and why it turns ESG and sustainability training from an activity into a measurable capability.
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Jordan's Climate-First Adoption of ISSB Standards: A MENA Milestone
Jordan is confirmed by the IFRS Foundation as requiring ISSB sustainability disclosures, taking a climate-first path. Why it is a milestone for the MENA region.
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RED III, the EU Hydrogen Bank and Why Certification Is Your Ticket to the European Market
How RED III and the EU Hydrogen Bank drive demand for certified RFNBO hydrogen, including the binding 2030 and 2035 industry sub-targets, and why certification matters.