The UAE Single-Use Plastic Ban 2026: A Compliance Guide for Business
From 1 January 2026 the UAE bans a wide range of single-use plastics nationwide. What's prohibited, what's exempt, and what businesses must do to comply.
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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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UAE Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) 2026: What Producers Must Do
The UAE is moving to a national Extended Producer Responsibility framework in 2026. What EPR means for producers and brand owners of packaging, electronics and batteries.
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How New GCC Environmental Rules Feed Your ESG Report
CBAM, the UAE plastic ban, EPR, the Climate Law and new GCC disclosure mandates all land in one place: your ESG report. A 2026 map of what connects to what.
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Kuwait Makes ESG Reporting Mandatory: The 30 June 2026 Boursa Deadline
Boursa Kuwait Premier Market companies must file their first mandatory ESG reports by 30 June 2026 under CMA Circular 04 of 2025. What's required and who is in scope.
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CBAM or a GCC Carbon Price? Who Should Keep the Revenue
CBAM lets exporters deduct an explicit carbon price paid at home — but the GCC has only voluntary markets. Should the Gulf introduce a domestic carbon price and keep the revenue?
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CBAM 2026: What the Definitive Regime Means for GCC Aluminium & Steel Exporters
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive regime in January 2026. What it costs GCC aluminium, steel and fertiliser exporters — and how to prepare.
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Tadawul ESG Disclosure Guidelines: What Saudi-Listed Companies Need to Know
How the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) ESG Disclosure Guidelines work — the metrics, the comply-or-explain basis, and how Saudi-listed companies prepare credible ESG reports.
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IFRS S1 and S2 in Qatar: The ISSB Standards Reach the Gulf
What IFRS S1 and S2 mean for Qatar — the ISSB sustainability and climate disclosure standards, the move toward mandatory adoption for banks, and how to prepare.
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ESG in Qatar: QSE Guidance, QFMA Governance, and What Listed Companies Should Do
How ESG reporting works in Qatar — QSE ESG guidance, the QFMA governance code, QFC sustainability, and what listed companies and QFC entities should prepare.
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The UAE National MRV System and IEQT: How to Actually Report Your Emissions
MOCCAE's Integrated Emissions Quantification Tool at mrv.ae is the federal platform for UAE emissions reporting. How registration works, what the tool does, and how to prepare.