Accept and Adapt
Climate change cannot be fought. We need to accept it as our new reality
and collectively make the adaptations required to survive, argues Shaista Ayesha.
Climate Change
A Dangerous Crisis in Climate Governance
Climate is and should be recognised as a national crisis that is threatening the economy and undermining social indicators, writes Aisha Khan.
“We aspire to be the largest car company in the country by 2030”
Kamran Kamal, CEO, HUBCO, speaks to Aurora about his company’s venture into new energy cars.
Ideas for a Greener Climate-Friendlier World
Atiya Zaidi is bowled over by the creativity on display at the Cannes Sustainable Development Goals Awards.
Pakistan’s Canal Emergency
Pakistan urgently needs investment in its canal and drainage infrastructure, and only the private sector can deliver, argues Aijaz Nizamani.
Saving Karachi’s Oxygen Islands
Planting mangroves has become a popular CSR activity. But in our rush to tick the right box, are we actually regenerating any mangrove growth? Tariq Alexander Qaiser poses the question.
Converging Business Sustainability With Climate Resilience
To protect their market shares, Pakistani businesses need to rethink their
approach to climate change and ESG compliance, argues Faraz Khan.
“Batteries are the future; they are the core missing piece in the energy transition puzzle”
Sophia Khan speaks to Mujtaba Haider Khan, CEO, Reon Energy,
about the transformation in Pakistan’s energy landscape.
Bye Bye to Buy Buy
The wholesale adoption of a discard and dispose culture is putting the next generation of Pakistanis at risk, warns Afia Salam.
Agritising
Faraz Maqsood Hamidi compares agriculture with advertising.
Fighting Pakistan’s Growing Food Insecurity Crisis
Unless something is done now, climate change will exacerbate Pakistan’s lethargic agricultural growth and lead to further food insecurity, warns Aisha Khan.
The Top 5 Lifestyle Trends of 2023
Shahrezad Samiuddin picks her Top 5 lifestyle trends of 2023.
“Climate change affects everyone, everywhere, which is why its solutions must also involve everyone, everywhere”
Local and global leaders discuss how to mitigate the impact of climate change in Pakistan, at OICCI’s second Pakistan Climate Conference.
Stories from the Lens of Female Filmmakers
How a series of documentaries called Stories from Southern Pakistan champions women’s rights.
Climate Change and Media Response
The media must stop covering climate change-induced disasters as mere events, argues Afia Salam.
Living In Our Final Century
Interview with Professor Ilhan Niaz .
Ordinary People With Extraordinary Commitment
Zohra Yusuf reviews Introducing Pakistan’s Climate Change Heroes.
"We have bought into the narrative of the West and failed to put the development argument forward"
Adil Najam, Founding Dean Emeritus & Professor, Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies, about the impacts of climate change.
Corporate Responsibility and Climate Change
Aisha Khan makes the case for aligning private finance with net zero.
Spreading Adab
Two days of art, literature and expressions of life.
Working Up to Level Green
HR plays a critical role when it comes to adopting sustainable practices.
Business and Environmental Action
For businesses, reducing their carbon footprint may be easy but changing mindsets at the boardroom level is not.
Top 5 Big Ideas of 2018
From Aurora's 'Top 5ives – 10 Pros in Top 5 Mode' Series.
Sapphire goes ‘green’
Becomes the first fashion brand in Pakistan to introduce recycled seed bags to curb pollution.