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January 2012 Blog Posts (58)

Dubai Silicon Oasis launches three pillar CSR strategy

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body of Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, today announced a comprehensive CSR strategy based on three main pillars: environment, human capital and community.

The restructured policy will consolidate DSO’s on-going activities and set the direction and scope over the long term with regards to CSR. In…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 23, 2012 at 4:08pm — No Comments

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC : Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Introduction

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank attaches great importance to social responsibility initiatives. It firmly believes that CSR has a major impact on the society where it operates.

Social participation

  • The bank has allocated approximately 2% of its annual profits to charity and has formed a dedicated committee to study the social assistance requests from individuals and institutions. Since 2006, the bank has granted AED 22 million to deserving…
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Added by CSR Middle East on January 23, 2012 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Rawabi Holding honored for skills drive

Diverse, innovative and socially-responsible programs have resulted in Rawabi Holding being number one in developing the most nationally competitive workforce in Saudi Arabia.

Rawabi Holding secured the top spot in the category of Building a Nationally Competitive Work force in the prestigious King Khalid Award for Responsible Competitiveness in the Saudi Arabian Responsibility Competitiveness Index (SARCI).

The SARCI is driven and organized…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 22, 2012 at 11:46am — No Comments

ENOC receives certificate of appreciation from Dubai Autism Centre for supporting its campaigns

Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) was honoured with a certificate of appreciation by Dubai Autism Centre (DAC) for its continued support to the various campaigns rolled out by the Centre for promoting autism awareness in the region last 2011.…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 22, 2012 at 12:25am — No Comments

IBQ boost for Doha Oryx

IBQ has announced it will sponsor the Doha Oryx Football Team, the sports team of the French Lycée Bonaparte School in Qatar. IBQ will provide the Oryx team with its official football uniforms and branding for the football court. 

Philip King, head of retail banking at IBQ commended the school’s efforts to build a successful sporting platform for students.…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 20, 2012 at 11:46am — No Comments

Corporate excellence: Clinton presents P&G with 2011 award

The US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton presented Proctor & Gamble with the 13th annual Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) on Wednesday for the company's exceptional corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in Pakistan.

The prestigious ACE recognises the important role of US businesses in advancing good corporate governance and democratic principles world-wide.

The award honours exemplary business practices, corporate social…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 20, 2012 at 11:45am — No Comments

Corporate Social Responsibility in the UAE

With the economy of United Arab Emirates galloping at an impressive pace, many corporations are turning their attention towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. This is a significant departure from the ideology that businesses should focus on profit maximization. Instead, today's CSR is an opportunity for companies to become socially responsible and contribute positively towards the society in which they operate.

Corporations based in the UAE have…

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Added by Sean Flynn on January 20, 2012 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Schneider Electric wins prestigious Zayed Future Energy Prize

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, was recognised last night at the Zayed Future Energy Prize (ZFEP 2012) in the category of 'Large Corporations' for leading efforts in renewable energy and sustainability. General Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, presented the award to Jean-Pascal…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 19, 2012 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Etisalat Group adopts green technology in their footprints around the world

Group Media Office January 16th, 2012:- On the occasion of the annual World Future Energy Summit which is held in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi between 16th -19th January 2012, H.E. Mohamed Omran "Etisalat Chairman" stated that the World is strongly heading towards science…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 18, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Gulftainer sets sail with Pearl Initiative

Gulftainer,the world's largest privately-owned port operator,has agreed to be a Founding Partner of Pearl Initiative, the private-sector led initiative set up in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Partnerships to foster a culture of transparency, accountability,…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 18, 2012 at 10:29am — No Comments

Arabia CSR Network and Swedish Business Council sign noteworthy agreement on Corporate Social Responsibility

UAE and Sweden to share experiences, best practices and knowledge in corporate governance

Abu-Dhabi, UAE: UAE-based Arabia CSR Network (ACSRN) and the Swedish Business Council (SBC) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Monday (16 January) at the Swedish House to bolster the spirit of Corporate Social…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 17, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

BankMuscat launches innovative CSR role for employees

BankMuscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate, has launched an innovative corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative involving the 3000-strong employees.

The new CSR strategy which stems from the Royal directive of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos to accord priority for social responsibility is the first of its kind in Oman…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 17, 2012 at 11:01am — No Comments

Worldwide or Regional CSR?

Regional focus has been always an important strategy for the global business planning. That point even shows itself at the global business slogans as HSBC Bank, The world's local bank. Local culture and differences are the main players of the planning for product development,…

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Added by Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul on January 16, 2012 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

BMW Group Middle East continues to raise awareness of the importance of buckling up to thousands of students

Despite 46% of UAE university students having been involved in a traffic accident, a staggering 69% were not wearing a seatbelt at the time. These statistics have been revealed by BMW Group Middle East following phase two of their award-winning 'Stay Alert. Stay Alive.' road…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 16, 2012 at 10:46am — No Comments

CSR Al Youm newsletter reviews integrated reporting and corporate governance

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Centre for Responsible Business-published CSR Al Youm, the last newsletter of 2011, reviews the importance of integrated reporting, corporate governance for small and medium enterprises, and the concept of incorporating CSR into due diligence which involves researching of an organisation’s health and capacity to guide an investment decision.

Highlighting the importance of implementing comprehensive information in corporate reporting which…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 15, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Deutsche Bank partners with Bader to Launch Creative Awards in Lebanon

The Deutsche Bank Middle East Foundation in partnership with Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program announced today the launch of the Deutsche Bank Awards in Lebanon.

This marks the first time that the Deutsche Bank Awards have been offered outside of the UK, where they have been in place since 1993. The Awards offer practical and financial support to artists, craftspeople, designers and performers to start a business or carry out a project.

As a first step, Deutsche Bank will be…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 15, 2012 at 2:42am — No Comments

Seeds of Change – North African Women Entrepreneurs

This blog was posted on behalf of Laurie Buczek, Enterprise Marketing Manager in Intel’s Storage Division. Laurie’s social media journey began in 2007, while helping to launch and manage Intel’s first external social media community. 



The Arab Spring has set into motion an awakening….an opportunity that…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 15, 2012 at 2:03am — No Comments

KFH: iPhone application for diabetic patients great success

The iPhone application that was launched by Kuwait Finance House (KFH) for diabetic patients proved to be highly successful and demanded, which is evident by the number of people who download the application in Arabic and English for free. It is worth noting that over 100 people…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 15, 2012 at 1:44am — No Comments

AGFUND opens bank for the poor in Sierra Leone

The Bank of Innovation and Partnership (BIP) a micro finance institution targeting the poor, with support from the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) which is chaired by HRH Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia, has started operations in Sierra Leone. BIP though not yet officially launched has already started benefiting the people of this country.

The CEO of AGFUND Nasser Bakr Al-Kahtani in a press release from Riyadh Saudi Arabia on the 16th of December 2011, said…

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Added by CSR Middle East on January 15, 2012 at 1:43am — No Comments

Bupa Arabia deal to help orphanages

Bupa Arabia has signed an agreement to provide free health insurance coverage to all children at orphanages in Saudi Arabia under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

This highlights Bupa Arabia’s commitment to corporate social responsibility, a company statement said.

It said Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Yousef, deputy minister of social affairs for care and social development, and Loay Nazer, chairman of Bupa Arabia, signed the…

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