The Middle East’s
1. Hatem Dowidar
Designation: Group CEO
Company: e&
Established: 1976
Headquarters: U.A.E.
In December 2023, e& unveiled its Innovation Hub for Power Solutions in collaboration with the GCC Sustainability Alliance. This involves the participation of 39 telecom operators from 30 countries and aims to aid in the decarbonization of the telecom industry. e& enterprise launched Sustainability as a Service in 2023 and partnered with fintech platform Fils in January 2024 to provide customers with information on carbon emissions per transaction, and to give them the option to offset their carbon footprint. In 2023, e& recycled 27% of the 1,016.7 tonnes of non-hazardous waste it produced, and reduced its water usage by 3% compared to 2022.