On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5, Emirates Nature-WWF is announcing the newest additions to the Leaders of Change programme. ITP Media Group, Visa, and Safran have joined the movement, pledging over 700 new members who will spend the coming year training, ideating, and acting in nature for people and planet.

This follows Emirates Nature-WWF’s recent collaboration with Carrefour – which is owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE – to create a new range of reusable bags to mitigate excessive plastic consumption and conserve natural resources.

Recognised around the world, World Environment Day is the largest international platform for environmental outreach, with millions of people, governments, businesses, schools, celebrities, cities, and communities engaging to protect the planet. The scale of the climate and nature loss crises demands that all members of society unite on a collective journey to overcome our shared environmental challenges. 

The Leaders of Change Programme

Emirates Nature-WWF’s Leaders of Change is a pioneering programme that empowers government and corporate entities, individuals and students in the UAE to maximise their impact and transform the world.

Members master the issues through on-ground training and development delivered by experts. They co-create solutions with like-minded peers and realise worthy ideas with the support of incubation programmes and the Leaders of Change network. Members also volunteer for nature in nature, through a series of exciting and exclusive conservation activities. Their participation and annual membership fees contribute to on-ground projects that help achieve the UAE’s Net Zero and Nature Positive agenda.

To name a few other notable organisations that are part of the Leaders of Change programme include Mubadala, Seddiqi Holding and Boston Consulting Group who recently pledged over 1,000 members during Earth Hour 2022, as part of a wider commitment to ‘Go Beyond the Hour.’