Aurora Survey: Does Pakistan Care About Sustainability?
Results of Aurora’s dipstick survey on sustainability (Jan-Feb 2025).
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Addressing Pakistan’s Water Scarcity, One Faucet at a Time
Aabshar is tackling one of Pakistan’s most pressing challenges – water scarcity – with AI-driven solutions.
“The key is to blend global knowledge with local insight so that the solutions are relevant and effective for Pakistan”
Namra Khalid, Founder, Karachi Cartography, speaks to Alifya Sohail about the critical importance of map making in identifying sustainable solutions for communities most affected by climate change.
The Troublesome Problem of Surface Level Commitments
Are brands in Pakistan really committed to climate change awareness or merely paying lip service? Alyan Khan-Yusufzai poses the question.
Is Your Brand Climate Positive?
Climate-positive behaviour may well become the next big thing for brands in Pakistan, writes Afzal Hussain.
Transitioning in Keeping With Pakistan’s Requirements
In Pakistan, climate finance should be directed at using the energy
we already generate more efficiently, argues Ammar H. Khan.
Insuring Against Climate Change
As climate events continue to affect Pakistan’s farming communities, better-aligned insurance schemes need to be adopted by the government, writes Kazim Saeed.
Climate Change Is Personal to Me and My Generation
A young environmental science student's urgent call to action on climate change, demanding change for a sustainable future.
“If we are not recording and making public the good work that is being done, it makes it more difficult to access that finance.”
Andrew Bailey, MD, BASF Pakistan and Member of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) Management Committee speaks to Mariam Ali Baig about the private sector’s role in the fight against climate change.
An Uphill Drive to EV Cool
The government must act now if Pakistan is to find its place in a competitive EV market.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Released in 1984, Sophia Khan revisits a film that presages what could lie ahead for us.
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.
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.
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.
A New Look at Agriculture
To progress effectively, agricultural practices need to adopt new frameworks and, most of all, new mindsets. Shoaib Siddiqui has a few ideas.
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.
Waking Up To Woke
To come to terms with woke consumerism, brands need to dig a lot deeper than they are currently doing, argues Afzal Hussain.