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1/18/24, 3:50 PM UAE launches new 'EcoMark' green accreditation framework for MSMEs
The EcoMark certification, which is based on ISO standards and digitally enabled, will
include a full suite of resources to help MSMEs attain EcoMark status, covering document

requirement guidelines and a roadmap to progress from basic to advanced levels of

sustainability, and a standardised application process and complete eligibility criterion for
accreditors in the participating countries. The framework will be overseen by a central

body headquartered in the UAE.

The initiative was announced at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos by
Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, during a panel

discussion titled ‘A New Trade Order: Inclusive Growth’.

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The panel, which gathered ministers, policymakers, and academics to explore means to

better integrate LDCs, MSMEs, and female and youth-led businesses into global trade,
highlighted the need to help emerging enterprises keep pace with increasing consumer

demand for products and services that comply with green standards.

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