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Huawei Receives Sustainable Development Best Practice Award from
UNGC Network China

Huawei has received the 2021 United In terms of its own products and solutions, helped customers generate 482.9 billion
Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Best Huawei has promoted the development kWh of green power, saving 14.2 billion
Practice Award from UNGC Network of a circular economy by reducing its kWh of electricity and reducing carbon
China for its contribution to sustainable consumption of raw materials, improving dioxide emissions by 230 million tons.
development and the UN Sustainable resource use efficiency, and developing Huawei has also partnered with multiple
Development Goals. The award is given environmentally friendly materials at the international organizations under its
annually to companies who demonstrate product design stage. For example, its TECH4ALL initiative to launch a series of
a strong contribution to sustainable hydrophobic coatings for phone packaging nature conservation projects designed to
development in China and on a global have reduced the use of traditional safeguard ecosystems and biodiversity.
level. As part of its Tech for a Better coatings made from disposable plastic Through its initiatives and technologies,
Planet campaign, Huawei has run by 46.3 tons for every 10 million phones. Huawei successfully minimized its own
multiple projects that have supported Huawei also recently turned its attention carbon emissions in 2021 while helping
environmental protection and the fight to the digital power sector, developing customers and partners from around the
against climate change over the last year. digital power technologies that have world implement low-carbon strategies.

UAE’s Cybersecurity Council to Collaborate with Huawei in Strengthening
Ecosystem’s Capabilities

The UAE’s Cybersecurity Council has signed innovation, drive development in the nation.” In addition, the agreement
a Memorandum of Understanding with cybersecurity capabilities, and nurture aims to create an open, transparent,
Huawei to collaborate in the strengthening a strong cybersecurity ecosystem. H.E. and trustworthy environment between
of local strategies and efforts related Dr. Mohammad Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head the UAE Government, Huawei, and other
to cybersecurity. The agreement was of Cybersecurity, UAE Government, technology vendors. Aloysius Cheang,
signed at the GISEC 2022 cybersecurity said: “We are excited to be signing this Chief Security Officer at Huawei UAE, said:
conference taking place between March agreement with Huawei in line with our “We are honored to be partnering with
21 – 23 at the Dubai World Trade Center. mission of developing a comprehensive the UAE Cybersecurity Council. Huawei is
As per the memorandum, both parties cybersecurity strategy and creating a safe committed to supporting the UAE’s efforts
will work towards strengthening strategic and strong cyber infrastructure in the UAE. as the country accelerates its digital
collaboration in cybersecurity based on This step will also help drive our efforts transformation journey. As cyber threats
the Public-Private-Partnership model. to establish the UAE as a leading global are continuously changing, our agreement
This will help promote cybersecurity hub for cybersecurity for the benefit of with the Council will help us work towards
providing a cybersecurity ecosystem that
is safe and secure. This partnership will
also help recognize Huawei’s long-term
commitment to sustainable development
in the UAE as a top digital hub globally.”
As part of the memorandum, both parties
have agreed to work together in building
visibility and promoting thought leadership
in the area of cybersecurity, cooperating
in the field of cybersecurity research and
development through an independent
think tank that both parties will establish,
and jointly establishing a Cybersecurity
Center of Excellence to deliver talent
training that addresses the cybersecurity
capacity-building needs for Emiratization.
The partnership comes as spending on
security including hardware, software,
and services is also on the rise across the
region, predicted to grow 7% to USD3.76
billion in 2022 according to IDC.

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