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Forbes Middle East’s Sustainability Leaders

Summit lays groundwork for greener future

• Thursday, October 17, 2024 6:10 PM
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ABU DHABI,17th October, 2024 (WAM) – The Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders Summit
2024, chaired by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade,
began in Abu Dhabi under the theme ‘Shaping a Sustainable Tomorrow.’ This highly anticipated
event, which brings together influential leaders, innovators, and experts from various industries, is
playing a crucial role in the global push for sustainable and equitable development, with trade one
of the central pillars of this year’s gathering.

The event was opened by Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, whose keynote speech highlighted how the country’s
role as a global trade hub is enabling it to impact the sustainability of supply chains, which are key
drivers of growth across the world. “The UAE has long recognized that sustainability is deeply
connected to our economic diversification ambitions, which seek to develop new industries, new
capabilities, and new means of value creation. Sustainability is, therefore, a challenge we should
embrace as a driver of innovation.

As a supply chain hub, we know that trade has a vital role in delivering on our sustainability
commitments, and we are using our platform and our authority to outline a new future for the global

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