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Volvo Cars Sustainability Join Hands With Environmental Consultant, Amanda Rushforth | |
| Sumita Pawar |
Trading Enterprises, part of Al-Futtaim Automotive, has been the exclusive distributor of Volvo cars in the UAE since 1985.
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According to the report, the ISO 9001:2008 company represents the world-renowned Volvo car brand, well known for its intuitive innovations, safety, environmental performance, and Scandinavian design, through its sales and after-sales network in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Volvo Studio is all set to host a sustainable fashion talk on Saturday 21st January from 2023 from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in Volvo Studio, Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali.
The interactive talk will highlight the challenges of the fast fashion business and the importance of reducing carbon emissions, according to the media.
In line with Volvo Cars sustainability efforts towards climate-neutrality, the circular economy and responsible business practices, Al-Futtaim Trading Enterprises, the official representative of Volvo Cars in the UAE, partners with Amanda Rushforth, Environmental Consultant, TED speaker and a Board Director at Azraq,
According to the report, a UAE marine conservation organisation will host a Smarter Shopping and Sustainable Fashion Talk in Volvo Studio, Festival Plaza, and Jebel Ali, the community mall part of Al-Futtaim Malls.
According to the report, Amanda will discuss the challenges of fast fashion, the rapid, mass production of synthetic, poor quality, and ultimately disposable clothing highlighting the key factors of reducing textile waste, and tackle fashion’s heavy carbon footprint with an aim to achieve a carbon-neutral fashion industry, built on equality, social justice, animal welfare, and ecological integrity.
Al-Futtaim Trading Enterprises, the official representative of Volvo Cars in the UAE, will continue making strides to meet Volvo Cars strategy to provide customers with the Freedom to Move in a personal, sustainable and safe way.
This is reflected in its ambition to become a fully electric car maker by 2030 and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to be a climate-neutral company by 2040.
By Sumita Pawar