• Volvo Studio to host a sustainable fashion talk on Saturday 21st January from 7:30 – 9:00 pm
  • The interactive talk will highlight the challenges of fast fashion business and the importance of reducing carbon emissions 

Dubai, UAE: 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, a UAE marine conservation organisation, to host a Smarter Shopping and Sustainable Fashion Talk in Volvo Studio, Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali, the community mall part of Al-Futtaim Malls.

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.

Join Volvo Cars and Amanda Rushforth on 21st January 2023 from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in Volvo Studio, Festival Plaza, Jebel Ali. 

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About Trading Enterprises – Volvo 

Trading Enterprises, part of Al-Futtaim Automotive, is the exclusive distributor of Volvo cars in the UAE since 1985. The ISO9001:2008 company represents the world-renowned Volvo cars 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. 

Trading Enterprises – Volvo offers a complete range of premium mobility solutions in the premium segment that includes: Sedans (S60 and S90), SUV vehicles (XC40, XC60 and XC90) and Crossover SUVs (C40). Trading Enterprises is regarded as pioneers in the region by Volvo when it comes to adopting Volvo best practices and has introduced the region’s first Volvo Retail Experience Showroom and Volvo Personal Service – which offers a human-centric approach to sales and service. 

For more information on Trading Enterprises – Volvo, please call 800 8823 or visit: https://www.volvocars.com/en-ae

About Al-Futtaim Automotive

Al-Futtaim Automotive, one of the main five operating divisions within the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, is a conglomerate of motoring-related businesses, franchising some of the world’s most-recognised automotive brands and services.

Operating in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa and empowered by around 9,000 associates, the UAE-headquartered Group’s services span across distribution of new and used vehicles, manufacturing, leasing, and aftersales.

Ranging from passenger cars to SUVs, commercial vehicles, industrial and construction equipment as well as motorbikes and quads, Al-Futtaim Automotive Group offers an integrative customer-centric experience for motorists, fleet operators and contractors alike, and strives to become the leader in tailor-made mobility solutions

About Al-Futtaim Group 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health; employing more than 33,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, we partner with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. 

Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, integrity, Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day. For more information visit: www.alfuttaim.com  

For more information, please contact: 
Shady Fekry
Media and Influencer Relations Manager | Impact Porter Novelli 
Email: s.fekry@ipn.ae