Explore the Fast Company Middle East’s Most Innovative Companies 2025 list, featuring 56 winning entries reshaping businesses and industries. We’ve selected the companies making the most significant impact with their initiatives across 24 categories, including the most innovative AI and data science, sustainability, energy, finance & fintech, and women-backed companies.

Clean tech is reimagining how we produce, consume, and conserve resources, and it opens the door to a cleaner, smarter world. From renewable energy to circular economy solutions, these companies are acting responsibly while driving growth. 

Basatne 

For building a scalable circular ecosystem for electronic devices

Basatne has turned device life extension into an industrial system that treats electronics as recoverable assets. The platform links secure intake, AI diagnostics, automated data wiping, robotic grading, refurbishment, omnichannel resale, and subscription services into a single, auditable flow. More than three million consumers now transact on the marketplace, turning reuse into routine behaviour. The operation has diverted 325 tonnes of e-waste and avoided about 2,500 tonnes of CO₂. By combining fintech-enabled transactions, blockchain-backed traceability, and measurable emissions reporting, Basatne MENA reduces material waste, creates green jobs, and delivers verifiable ESG value for partners. The result is a practical, scalable model that shifts circularity from pilot projects to mainstream commerce.

e&

For embedding sustainability across operations and customer engagement

e& has positioned sustainability at the core of its operations through flagship initiatives, including Project Life, Green SIM, and Charge&Go, creating a measurable impact across procurement, products, and infrastructure. Project Life transforms procurement into a climate engine by integrating ESG KPIs, expanding EcoVadis assessments across more than 100 suppliers, and utilizing AI-driven emissions tracking, resulting in a 5,976-tonne CO₂ reduction in 2024 and advancing Scope 3 reduction targets. Green SIM promotes circularity by utilizing over 200,000 recycled SIM cards, thereby reducing plastic use and engaging customers directly in achieving net-zero goals. Charge&Go expands the UAE’s EV charging network with over 170 stations, including a 360kWh ultra-fast charger, which offsets 1,760 tonnes of CO₂ and displaces 304,000 litres of oil annually. These initiatives integrate sustainability into operations, customer offerings, and infrastructure while creating economic and social value through reduced costs, fleet electrification, supplier engagement, and enhanced customer participation.