As sustainability gains momentum across the Middle East and North Africa, access to trustworthy, practical information is essential. Goumbook—long recognized as the region’s first Green Business Directory and a dedicated hub for environmental initiatives—has relaunched its website with a modern design, streamlined navigation, and expanded tools to help you discover credible green solutions, events, products, and career opportunities. The redesign, led by Dubai-based interactive agency Grafdom, strengthens Goumbook’s mission to connect responsible consumers, educators, and businesses with the resources they need to act on sustainability every day.
What’s New and Why It Matters
- Centralized green discovery: Explore environmental news, a comprehensive Green Business Directory, events, products, and job listings in one place.
- Smoother navigation and design: A clean interface makes it faster to search, compare options, and contact organizations.
- Community features: Enhanced social sharing and follow options make it easier to learn from peers and amplify impact.
- Room to grow: The platform already hosts more than 2,000 pages and is designed to scale with MENA’s green economy.
- Actionable mapping: A regional Green Map points you to recycling drop-offs, organic retailers, eco-friendly hotels, and family-friendly green attractions.
Inside the Green Business Directory
Goumbook’s directory is designed for two audiences that often meet in the middle: the green companies building sustainable solutions and the responsible consumers and professionals searching for them. The new interface prioritizes clarity, credibility, and ease of use, helping you discover organizations by category, compare offerings, and reach out quickly.
- For families and consumers: Find vetted providers for everyday choices—from eco-conscious household goods to repair services, organic food, and planet-friendly travel.
- For schools and educators: Source speakers, workshops, and field trip ideas; gather case studies for classroom projects; and discover local initiatives to partner with.
- For businesses: Showcase certifications, highlight use cases, and receive qualified leads from a sustainability-focused audience across the region.
The Region’s First Green Map: Practical, Local, Actionable
Goumbook’s pioneering Green Map is the first and only regional tool of its kind dedicated to everyday environmental action. Whether you’re planning a zero-waste weekend, teaching students about circular economy, or mapping a greener commute, the Green Map makes it simple.
- What you can find: Recycling centers, organic shops and markets, eco-friendly hotels, green attractions, and other environmental touchpoints across MENA.
- How to use it: Filter by need (e.g., electronics recycling, plastic drop-off, family-friendly activities) and explore by neighborhood or destination.
- Contribute a location: Recommend a verified center or business to expand the map and support community knowledge-sharing.
News, Events, Products, and Green Jobs—All in One Place
Beyond listings, the new Goumbook.com curates the information streams that help you stay current and get involved:
- Latest environmental news: Regional updates, trends, and analysis that affect your choices at home, in the classroom, and at work.
- Events calendar: Conferences, workshops, school programs, community clean-ups, and family-friendly activities.
- Product discovery: Sustainable goods and services spotlighted for quality, transparency, and impact.
- Green jobs: Opportunities across the environmental sector—from corporate sustainability to conservation, clean tech, and education.
- Stronger Social Media Interactivity To make learning and participation easier, Goumbook’s relaunch deepens integration with major social platforms. Follow the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn; share events with your network; and tap into a growing community of environmental experts, organizations, and passionate citizens across MENA and beyond.
- Official Announcement and Partner Perspectives Dubai-based interactive agency Grafdom launches Goumbook’s redesigned website with a host of new features and social media interactivity. Goumbook, the Middle East’s first Green Business Directory and only dedicated portal for environmental initiatives, today announced the release of its updated website, www.goumbook.com. The site, designed and developed by web-centric consulting firm Grafdom, offers visitors and listed members a range of tools covering the latest environmental news, directory listings, events, products, and green jobs.
“In our efforts to further promote all things environmental in the Region, we are the first website with a section entirely dedicated to a Green Business Directory. This section specifically targets Green Companies as well as Responsible Consumers across all areas of the Green Economy and Environmental marketplace. The Directory is user-friendly offering both businesses and users a highly flexible and easy-to-use interface,” said Randala Jishi Anabtawi, Co-Founder of Goumbook.
Grafdom worked in conjunction with the Goumbook team to develop the site’s updated look and feel, with compelling graphics, a clean navigational scheme, and much more. Updating the website allowed the company to add service-oriented features that would not only enhance administrative operations but would also encourage seamless dialogue and communication for visitors.
“Goumbook.com is strategically positioned to lead the green movement in the MENA region as companies endorse more environmental measures to offset their emissions and sustain eco-friendly business practices. The site will continue to evolve with newer tools and green features as the brand develops and expands regionally,” said Farid Gasim, Director of Operations at Grafdom.
The new portal currently hosts over 2,000 web pages and is capable of expanding further to include thousands more as the site’s presence grows. Goumbook’s pioneering vision has also enabled it to develop the region’s first and only Green Map dedicated to including recycling centers, organic shops, green attractions, eco-friendly hotels, and other environmental avenues. With the new site, Grafdom aims to strengthen Goumbook’s presence across all major social networks including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn, and drive web traffic to thousands of visitors a day.
“Goumbook’s desire to create a new global community is focused on environmental responsibility, uniting environmental experts, organizations, businesses, and consumers from the Middle East and North Africa: we all live on the same planet, and unlike almost any other movement, environmentalism is proving to be a worthy mutual goal, one truly transcending borders, cultures, and people in the MENA region, the West and beyond. Preserving and protecting our planet may prove to be what actually links us together,” added Tatiana Antonelli Abella, Co-Founder of Goumbook.
Get Involved: For Families, Educators, and Businesses
For families and conscious consumers
- Use the Green Map to plan recycling drop-offs or eco-friendly weekends.
- Browse the directory to find trusted products and services that fit your values and budget.
- Follow Goumbook on social media and subscribe to updates to discover events and everyday tips.
For schools and youth programs
- Source local partners for talks, workshops, and field trips.
- Turn the Green Map into a project: challenge students to audit neighborhood resources and identify gaps.
- Share student-led initiatives with the community through events and news submissions.
For companies and nonprofits
- List your organization with clear categories, credentials, and contact details to meet a motivated audience.
- Post events and vacancies to attract participants and mission-aligned talent.
- Promote case studies that demonstrate measurable environmental impact.
How to List Your Organization on Goumbook
- Prepare essentials: a concise description, categories, website and social links, location, and relevant certifications.
- Visit www.goumbook.com and navigate to the directory submission page to create or claim your listing.
- Complete your profile with visuals and contact details so families, educators, and buyers can reach you easily.
- Keep information current: update seasonal offerings, new services, and upcoming events for better visibility.
- About Grafdom Grafdom is one of the top three leading web consultancy and interactive marketing firms in the Middle East. The firm shares its tech expertise with organizations to empower brands, enhance operations, and drive business growth. Its credentials, world-class talent, and strategic vision enable alliances with government entities, large international corporations, and local SMEs. Known for a results-driven approach to website design, interactive marketing, social media branding, and software development, Grafdom is a trusted advisor to business leaders.
- Grafdom, Dubai, UAE
- Tel: +971 4 345 3033
- Email: press@grafdom.com
- Web: www.grafdom.com
- About Goumbook Goumbook is a platform built to be the main reference for green practices for environmentally conscious people and businesses across the Middle East and North Africa. It is an online information resource providing consumers with the latest green news, issues, people, products, and trends. Through its comprehensive Green Directory, it helps consumers, distributors, retailers, and manufacturers interact and source products, services, and materials more sustainably.
- Goumbook, Dubai, UAE
- Email: contact@goumbook.com
- Web: www.goumbook.com
- Practical Tips to Get the Most from Goumbook.com
- Start with the directory: shortlist three providers, compare credentials, and read case examples before you reach out.
- Make the Green Map a habit: locate your nearest recycling options and calendar a monthly drop-off.
- Check the events page at the start of each term or quarter; many listings are family-friendly and educational.
- Follow Goumbook’s social channels for real-time updates, opportunities, and community spotlights.
- Share back: submit a new green location or event to help others take action where they live.
