Arab business leaders vow to preserve ecology

ABU DHABI – Arab business leaders have promised to take positive action against environmental damage at a conference held here yesterday.

The Arab Corporate Environmental Responsibility Summit, attended by business leaders from the region, environmentalists and United Nations experts, concluded with a declaration on corporate environmental responsibility and cleaner production.

“Being aware of the magnitude of environmental challenges facing the Arab region and the world, realising that low-carbon will be the economy of the future and recognising that taking the environment fully into account is key to achieving sustainable development,” the business leaders said in the declaration and resolved to take concrete steps in preserving and conserving the environment.