Consider a cardboard laptop stand from Mission Stands: they are lightweight, easy to assemble and lift your laptop to a more ergonomic and comfortable eye level.

Kimberly-Clark, the brands of which include Huggies, Kleenex and Kotex, set several sustainability goals for 2015 and updates its stakeholders on the company’s progress on environmental and social issues.

Hewlett Packard is a leading example of how companies can embrace zero waste or closed loop recycling systems.

Costco is a huge conundrum when it comes to sustainability. The company itself is very admirable: workers are paid and treated well, and the warehouse chains leads in waste diversion.

Doha recently hosted the TEDx Summit and the annual meeting of 700 TEDx organizers in Qatar was a resounding success, in part because of recycling efforts.

Last week Anheuser-Busch InBev released its 2011 corporate social responsibility report, which focuses on waste diversion and water stewardship.

GM employees, led by its manager of waste reduction John Bradburn, are doing their part to divert waste from landfill. Watch for coffee grounds to become the new french fry oil.

Owners and employees working within Dubai’s SMEs are becoming more and more interested in sustainability and social responsibility. Collaboration can be a step forward.