The new 3M headquarter, which incorporates several sustainability initiatives, is lowering carbon emissions.
Intro
Dubai: The number of 3M headquarters continues to grow. In the TECOM Group PJSC’s Dubai Internet City, the most significant technology hub in the MENA – Middle East and North Africa region, 3M recently inaugurated its new regional headquarter.
3M’s Dedication
This action shows 3M’s ongoing dedication to the UAE. It supports Dubai’s vision to position the Emirate as a centre for global innovation and manufacturing, which is motivated by the nation’s astute leadership.
Who Inaugurated the New 3m Headquarter?
The headquarter was inaugurated by Ammar Al Malik, the executive vice president for commercial leasing at TECOM Group PJSC; Meghan Gregonis, the United States Consul-General in Dubai; Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi, the Senior Vice President of Dubai Science Park; Cara Nazari, the Managing Director at AmCham Dubai, and 3 M’s senior leaders including Laszlo Svinger, the Vice President and the Managing Director – Middle East & Africa, and Gayle Schueller, the Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer.
What Does 3M Offer?
In addition to decreasing carbon emissions, the new 3M headquarters, which incorporates various environmental initiatives, highlights the company’s strength in research and innovation. Additionally, it provides solutions for the work’s future by utilising 3M’s “Work Your Way” trust-based approach, which enables workers to plan their schedules so they may work when and where they can be most productive.
Laszlo Svinger, the Vice President and the Managing Director at 3M Middle East and Africa (MEA), spoke about the new regional 3M headquarters and said that 3M strives to offer a superior employee experience and business performance while also contributing to environmental protection for a more sustainable future for all.
3M’s Collaboration
Following a three-year agreement signed in 2021, 3M is now collaborating with the UNFCCC and its partnership network to promote group action on social and environmental responsibility, climate change, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Expanding Innovation Footprint
Ammar Al Malik, the Executive Vice President of Commercial Leasing, TECOM Group PJSC, spoke on behalf of Dubai Internet City and said that the opening of the new 3M headquarters “reinforces the impact” that TECOM Group and Dubai Internet City have had in maintaining Dubai’s status as a significant global technology hub. They are happy that an industry leader like 3M is expanding its innovation footprint in their community to bring more innovations and technological solutions to the area and set an excellent example about being sustainable and flexible at work, which they admire and value. This milestone for a customer who has been with them for a long time shows how many opportunities there are in MENA and how Dubai Internet City helps its community grow and thrive.
The Innovation Centre
3M showcased its expanded and improved innovation centre at the same time as the launch of its new regional headquarters in Dubai. The centre will bring 3M’s technology and innovations closer to its clients in the UAE and the rest of the region by showcasing a range of affordable technological solutions designed especially for the area.
Potential clients, business partners, and research and development specialists can test several 3M’s ground-breaking products at the centre. All 3M’s technological platforms, used by all four of its companies and its products for the Middle Eastern market, will be shown at the 20,400 square foot centre. Adhesives and abrasives, micro-replication and non-woven, data science and analytics, computer vision, and other technologies are among the 51 technological platforms offered by 3M.
