Voices
Featuring founder spotlights, interviews, and guest perspectives, Voices offers a space where changemakers share what drives them, and why it matters now
Can UAE Events Ever Be Truly Sustainable?
The problem with sustainability in the events industry isn’t ambition — it’s evidence. As Poorya Montaseri, Chairman & CEO of LINKVIVA, explains, real sustainability in the UAE starts with temporary power, and only counts when renewable systems perform under real-world pressure.
Jason Momoa on Meili Vodka, Sustainability and Why ‘the Juice Has to Stand on Its Own’
Jason Momoa sits down with The Ethicalist on the sidelines of his Dubai vodka launch to talk sustainable spirits, why he’s a self-confessed tree-hugger (but definitely not a hippie), and why affordable, sustainable luxury is the only way forward.
Could Understanding the Deep Sea Be the Key to Saving Our Oceans?
We know more about the Moon than the deep sea, but OceanQuest, led by Professor Martin Visbeck, is creating a ‘NASA for the ocean’ to explore and protect it using cutting-edge technology
How Circadia Harnesses the Body’s Natural Rhythm
Could your skin’s secret to glowing lie in its sleep cycle? Circadia thinks so, and the science backs it up.
Stanglwirt: A 400-Year-Old Farm Leading the Future of Hospitality
We sit down with Johannes Hauser of Austria’s legendary eco-resort Stanglwirt to discover how a 400-year-old family farm became a five-star blueprint for sustainable luxury
Six Senses: The Sustainable Luxury Brand That Actually Means It
Luxury isn’t what you take, it’s what you give back. Vice president of Sustainability at Six Senses, Jeff Smith tells us why true hospitality means leaving every place better than you found it
Food as a Weapon: Writer E. Mark Windle on Gaza’s Fight for Survival
“E Mark Windle, author of The Hundred Year Hunger, warns that famine and the weaponisation of food and water are pushing Gaza’s civilians, especially women and children, towards catastrophe.”
Bottling 2,000 Years of Healing: Omorovicza’s Journey from Spa to Skincare
For centuries, the people of Budapest have turned to mineral-rich thermal baths for healing and restoration. Today, those same waters […]
‘The Wildlife Was There First’: Simon Stobbs on Wilderness’ Conservation Mission
From reforesting Rwanda to protecting desert-adapted rhinos in Namibia, Wilderness has built a conservation-first model that’s redefining luxury tourism. As Simon Stobbs explains, their southern African camps are not just eco-conscious sanctuaries, they’re catalysts for coexistence, community upliftment, and protecting six million acres of wild land (and counting)
Spa Ceylon’s Shalin Balasuriya Talks Healing the World with Ayurveda
Spa Ceylon may be a global wellness empire with over 140 stores around the globe, but behind the brand lies a story of reintroducing endangered butterflies, running solar-powered factories (all still based in Sri Lanka), and scholarships for children who have lost their parents to human-wildlife conflict. Anthea Ayache meets the founder