{"id":89263,"date":"2021-06-05T05:10:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T05:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=89263"},"modified":"2021-07-06T06:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T06:08:02","slug":"joining-the-uns-call-to-restore-and-protect-the-planet-this-world-environment-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alj.com\/en\/news\/joining-the-uns-call-to-restore-and-protect-the-planet-this-world-environment-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining the UN\u2019s call to restore and protect the planet this World Environment Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Reimagine.\u00a0 Recreate.\u00a0 Restore.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>Today, we are joining #GenerationRestoration in recognizing, celebrating and taking action on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldenvironmentday.global\/\">World Environment Day<\/a>, Saturday June 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F3nqh9IV5mE\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/\">United Nations Environment Programme<\/a> (UNEP)\u2019s mission is to revive the planet in just 10 years.\u00a0 Ambitious . . .\u00a0 \u00a0but possible, and it\u2019s going to take participation, collaboration, persistence and commitment from everyone in order to be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Fady Jameel, Deputy President and Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel, who writes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/spotlight-by-fady-jameel\/redesigning-our-cities-for-the-21st-century\/\">here about redesigning our cities<\/a> for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century, says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere are many choices we can make today that will affect whether we can be close to a zero-emissions energy system in 2050.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking those right choices will ultimately help to drive the economy, protect the environment and safeguard our societies in future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While we cannot turn back time, we can grow trees, green our cities, rewild our gardens, change our diets, and clean up our rivers and coasts.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Abdul Latif Jameel, we are challenging ourselves\u2026 \u00a0our employees\u2026 \u00a0and you, to answer the call to be active and bold in protecting our planet.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of COVID-19, the most forward-looking businesses are not getting \u2018back to business\u2019, they are looking outward to \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/perspective\/building-back-better-rethinking-business-for-the-post-pandemic-recovery\/\">different and better business\u2019<\/a>.\u00a0 This too is our aim.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82274\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fady-Jameel-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fady Jameel\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fady-Jameel-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fady-Jameel-2-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fady-Jameel-2-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fady-Jameel-2-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fady-Jameel-2.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fady Jameel, Deputy President and Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The crisis created the opportunity to shape the future, rather than react to the present, ensuring the safety of us all and bolster our resilience of both business and society in the face of the greatest adversities.\u00a0 It is no exaggeration to say that the future of our society, our way of life, even of our planet itself, depends on our ability to halt and possibly reverse the impacts and damage of climate change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Future generations are counting on us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we fail, our shared future looks bleak: soaring temperatures, melting ice caps, rising sea levels.\u00a0 Succeed, however, and not only do we secure the future of our society, we open a whole new path towards a healthier, fairer, and more sustainable way of life for the planet.\u201d \u2013 Fady Jameel, Deputy President and Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the Jameel Family\u2019s wider contributions towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals <a href=\"https:\/\/jameel75.com\/en\/sdg\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":89268,"template":"","tags":[],"newscategory":[150],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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