Sustainability in UAE: WETEX, Companies, and Environmental Solutions

This report delves into the multifaceted aspects of sustainability, with a particular focus on the WETEX exhibition and its influence on business organizations in the United Arab Emirates. It highlights the significance of environmental sustainability in the UAE, given its rapid technological advancements and economic changes. The report examines three companies—Ramada Hotel and Suites, Klein in Germany, and Emirates and Shams Power—showcasing their innovative approaches to environmental management, including water recycling from food waste, advanced water cleaning techniques, and the implementation of solar energy systems. It underscores the role of WETEX as a platform for showcasing new technologies and fostering best practices in conserving water, energy, and environmental sustainability. The report concludes by emphasizing the crucial role of these initiatives in reducing carbon footprints and promoting ecological balance within the UAE.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Sustainability...................................................................................................................................3
WETEX...........................................................................................................................................3
Three companies and their inventions to manage environmental sustainability.............................4
Recycling water from food waste................................................................................................4
Cleaning water in different areas considering the KLEIN, Germany..........................................4
Energy sustainability by using solar system................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The report is developed to focus on the various aspects of sustainability and WETEX and
how these have enabled the business organizations in United Arab Emirates to succeed globally.
The WETEX represents the exhibitions done for managing water, energy resources, environment
and technology properly in Dubai. The three companies will be selected that have created 3 new
inventions for managing environmental sustainability. The three major inventions are related to
the recycling of water from food wastes, cleaning water in different areas and managing energy
sustainability. The three companies selected have been Ramada Hotel and Suites, Klein in
Germany, Emirates and Shams Power, which are considered as examples that have managed
environmental sustainability (Carroll & Buchholtz, 2014).
Sustainability
Sustainability means reducing the carbon footprints and maintaining an ecological
balance in nature by conserving energy, water and other natural resources. With the rapid
technological advancements and changes in economic circumstances of UAE, environmental
sustainability is important for preventing depletion of the environment and at the same time, use
energy efficient techniques by complying with the regulatory mechanisms and corporate social
responsibility policies and procedures (emirates.com, 2017). Many business organizations in
UAE have also used proper measures to manage wastes and its disposal by recycling those and
managing the water , natural resources, air and energy.

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WETEX
The President and Prime Minister of UAE along with the involvement of Minister of
Finance and President of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) made the WETEX
successful. It was considered as a global platform for the exhibitors to showcase their talents,
invent new technologies and share ideas and best practices for conserving water, energy and
maintain environmental sustainability too (Epstein & Buhovac, 2014). The main vision of the
WETEX is to make UAE one of the best countries in the whole world that has managed to
The Vision aims to make the UAE among the best countries in the world n terms of the
environmental sustainability management. The WETEX is arranged to manage the recent
developments and inventions for conserving the renewable energy sources and creating enough
business scopes and opportunities for driving the business performance (Kalogirou, 2013).
Three companies and their inventions to manage environmental sustainability
Recycling water from food waste
One of the major examples where water has been recycled from the food wastes is within
the hospitality industry. The business organisation Ramada Hotel and Suites aims to enhance its
food waste management by introducing a new WasteStation machine. The machine worked as an
effective food waste macerator and water recycler, which could convert the food wastes into
fertilizers and furthermore simplify the process and cut down a vast amount of cost. The hotel
produced more than 300 kg of wastes, because of which, food wastes are processed and
converted to fine particles that could be converted into the dewatering system (Lang et al., 2012).
The WETEX and Eco Waste exhibitions were managed to convert the food wastes to the
resources and even obtain the purest form of water that can be consumed by people.

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Cleaning water in different areas considering the KLEIN, Germany
The water is kept clean and it is checked that water do not remain stored, which can
create mosquito related problems and even result in complexities related to the conservation of
water and energy resources. The various areas are cleaned so that water does not get stored in
those places and create problems. Klein in Germany is a municipality corporation that focuses on
the treatment of water and innovative solutions to remove harmful and toxic substances from
water, make it clean and consumable (Markard, Raven & Truffer, 2012). The water cleaning
process is done at the Klein Water Treatment facility to pass the influent water, i.e., the water
consisting of harmful particles and sediments through the carbon filters for removing any traces
of TCE and organic chemicals through a process named adsorption. The company in Germany
has made the water chlorinated by making it flow to the well where it will be mixed with the
treated and supplied water from Denver Water treatment plant. The water treatment plants were
managed by considering the sanitary waves, agricultural equipments, Pipeline coating systems
and Water coolers and heaters (Mowforth & Munt, 2015).
Energy sustainability by using solar system
The solar system is used to maintain energy sustainability, because it works as not only a
renewable source of energy but also as an effective way of reducing harmful impacts on the
environment and preserve the environment too. Emirates and Shams Power company are two
companies, which have focused on the use of solar system to managing renewable sources of
energy and maintain environmental sustainability too. By using solar systems, the companies
have managed to enable solar street lighting systems, pumping systems that run on solar power
and the on-grid systems to produce electricity (Shams-power.com, 2017). Emirate’s growing
economy has not only helped in preserving sustainable energy but also has preserved the

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ecological balance in nature. The Authority has developed alternative and renewable energy
sources for the Emirates, which will reduce the demands for electric and even manage the
renewable sources of energy for maintaining environmental sustainability (Epstein, M. J., &
Buhovac, 2014).
Conclusion
The report was prepared to understand the various aspects of sustainability and WETEX
implementation, which had made many business organizations achieve environmental
sustainability with ease and effectiveness. The sustainability approaches were managed by these
companies in United Arab Emirates to ensure that the carbon footprints were reduced and the
most efficient energy preservation procedures were used to prevent imbalance on the
environment. The WETEX was a major step, which was supported by introducing an exhibition
to showcase new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the conservation of energy, water
and natural resources. The three companies in UAE that undertook innovative approaches were
Ramada Hotel and Suites that focused on the recycling of water from the food wastes, cleaning
of water in various areas was done by Klein in Germany whereas the sustainable energy sources
had been managed by utilizing the solar system by Shams Power company and Emirates in UAE.

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