It’s been a long road for the biodegradable cutlery manufacturer Palmade, a Dubai-based start-up that uses discarded date palm leaves to create knives, forks and spoons. But as the events unfold at COP28 in Dubai, Palmade cutlery will be feeding some of the world’s most influential people.  Emirati co-founder Lamis Alhashimy launched the business in partnership with husband Yusuf back in 2014, moving from concept to production after four years of intensive research by students