We are running the popular 'Creating Value through Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Management - The Why, The What and The How' again in June. 

This is what some of our participants have said:

"The course has really clarified many of the grey areas and challenges I face on sustainability in general and reporting in particular. The trainer is impressive and has excellent knowledge of the subject." Wael Al Anezi, Marketing Specialist,National Water…

The recent CSR newsreels put the Middle-East and especially Dubai in the spotlight. According to a recent survey, 70% of respondentsin UAE believed that CSR helps capture new markets and market share while 90% said credible CSR programmes can enable companies to build a solid reputation.Over 80% thought that CSR can attract new customers and foster innovation. The annual CSR Middle East Survey was conducted by Sustainability Advisory Group (SAG) and is in its second…

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Don’t miss out the following environmental initiatives to be held on April 21st in DIC



The environmental photo exhibition will feature select environment conservation-themed photos from WWF’s Global Photo Netw...ork in partnership with Canon Europe



The bulb exchange program which will allow you to swap your non-energy efficient light bulbs with energy-saving alternatives .



This joint initiative…

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Best strategies for a business are to make clear choices and the allocation of its resources, this being comprised of: ‘ the steady accumulation of frameworks promising to unlock the secret of competition advantage’ – Walter Kiechel: The Lords of Strategy, Boston MA – Harvard Business…

How do you create value and manage risk through corporate citizenship?  After all, that’s ultimately what matters to

shareholders and stakeholders alike. Three very different companies – Verizon, Cargill and NYSE Euronext – gave some concrete examples during a conference breakout session.…

Headlines: Free entries to World Science Forum, Budapest; Update on Internet Access & Digital Library Initiatives; Research Tour in Jamaica; Publication of Inaugural GRI Report; Next Annual Conference planned in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Download newsletter here. Download 2009-2010 Review (GRI report)…

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The goal of the Terana Fellowship program is to empower young people from around the world to collaboratively pioneer new ways of facilitating constructive exchanges between our societies using new media and communication technologies. It is an extraordinary opportunity for youth to build meaningful relationships with other exceptional young people from around the…

The Civic Education and Leadership Fellowship (CELF) provides an opportunity for academics in the social sciences from the Middle East and North Africa to engage in 4-month residencies at the Maxwell School for Public Affairs at Syracuse University. The program includes both group seminars and individually tailored components for each participant. The objectives of the program are to: 1) promote democracy and international standards in social science education at the university policy level;…

We are used to see industry related initiatives from businesses. If it is a business related to cars, than we expect to hear issues about carbon emission, environment, supplier audit etc.. How about poverty fighting initiatives from a car distributor?

Toyota's largest distributor all over the world changes that mind and brings innovative solutions to fight with poverty along…

OpenEyeWorld is a web 2.0 platform for organisations and sustainability experts to engage and collaborate. At first glance it looks like LinkedIn, but is aiming to be much more by offering a range of collaboration and engagement

tools.…

Throughout the great recession of 2007 – 2010, there has been a dislocation of trust between companies and the global communities they serve. Emerging from the recession – any company wanting to repair such dislocation has used sustainability as the model to achieve best results.

Whether it is customers, companies want to engage, or…

Dear members of CSR Middle East,

You should not miss below great work from PwC.

This is 4th comprehensive survey of corporate social responsibility report trends, benchmarks and best practices. This survey’s research was conducted jointly by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Sustainable Business Solutions practice and Craib Design & Communications, a group of communications consultants with decades of experience in corporate and investor communications.

CSR TRENDS…

Joining the likes of  Amnesty, the Earth Charter Initiative and the Social Investment Forum, the Fulbright Academy - with activites ranging from digital library project and nursing/health education…

GRI recorded 41 Non-profit Reporters for the 2010 period. Eight pioneering NGOs have also applied GRI’s NGO Sector Supplement in their reporting. Will this add value? Read the rest of this entry »

The third and final phase of IFC’s consultation process for the Sustainability Framework Review and Update ended on March 4. Where do we go from here? Read the rest of this entry »

In a recent interview with the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), KPMG's Barend van Bergen predicted that jobs in CSR and sustainability are poised for strong growth in coming years.

KPMG's Head of Global Center of Excellence for Climate Change and…

We are about to launch a Professional Master's Degree Program in CSR at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. This program is a first of its kind in Asia and we hope that this will be a great learning platform for the relevant people to get acquainted with each other and importantly on the pressing issues of CSR. 

Appended herewith is an Info Sheet for your kind perusal. …