du demonstrated its strong dedication to the UAE’s community by organising its Drop of Life blood donation campaign, held recently at Dubai International Academic City in conjunction with the Dubai Blood Donation Centre. …

This article presents a vision for corporate sustainability and highlights how organisations can add value to not only their bottom line but also to the environment and society at large. With current examples of organisations putting their corporate sustainability strategy into action, this article provides a run down of who’s doing what and the skills and people required to initiate and maintain the drive to a low carbon economy.  Highlighting the increase in auditing and tighter…

تشهد غرفة الشرقية مساء الاحد أمسية حوارية عامة بعنوان «نظرة إيجابية للمسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات»، وذلك ضمن الخطوات المتوافقة مع مشروع دراسة تقوم الغرفة بإعدادها عن طريق أحد المكاتب الاستشارية المتخصصة لإطلاق مجلس المسؤولية الاجتماعية بالمنطقة الشرقية.

ويتحدث خلال هذه الامسية -التي تعقد بقاعة الجزيرة بالمركز الرئيسي للغرفة- الدكتور عماد بن عبدالله…

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and Aramex, yesterday entered into a collaboration for quicker disaster response in North Africa, Middle East and other parts of the world. The year long partnership will focus on skill-sharing, coordination and support between the two organizations. It will help to…

Sponsored by ExxonMobil Egypt and in celebration of the International Literacy Day, Save the Children launched Ishraq Plus, a three-year program of literacy directed towards educating out-of-school adolescent girls in Upper Egypt and providing them with better life and economic opportunities.

IMPACT CSR Solutions and AlSadd Football Club on Sep 8th have jointly announcing a strategic cooperation agreement to set up Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects utilizing the popularity of football.

Such a step has been taken based on the unique position as the first and the only fully integrated CSR solutions' agency which dedicated to…

Online retailing in the Middle East will be one of the new categories to be honoured at the upcoming Retail City Awards in Dubai, a programme which distinguishes outstanding retail projects.

The event is taking place during Cityscape Global at the Dubai International Exhibition and Conference Centre, running from September 27 to 29.

Other new categories at the 2011 awards include…

Now that Ramadan and the celebrations of Eid ul Fitr are over, life for many returns to normal as most of us fall back into our old routines. However, for those in need, the holidays can be difficult as they struggle to afford clothes, food, Eid clothes for the children and other essential items.

Various companies…

 تقيم غرفة الشرقية امسية حوارية عامة بعنوان (نظرة إيجابية للمسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات)، مساء يوم الأحد المقبل 11 سبتمبر يتحدث خلالها الدكتور عماد بن عبدالله الجريفاني، ذلك ضمن الخطوات المتوافقة مع مشروع دراسة تقوم الغرفة بإعدادها عن طريق أحد المكاتب الاستشارية المتخصصة لإطلاق مجلس المسؤولية الاجتماعية…

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar’s employees were given the opportunity to make a difference last Ramadan by donating their time and creativity through Vodafone’s internal initiative “World of Difference for employees in Ramadan”.  Through this initiative staff members who had a creative idea for how to support a charitable cause were financially supported by the company.

“Vodafone…

Meet with Ilaria Gualtieri : CSR Advisor/RasGas/Qatar

CSR Middle East : Can you tell us a little bit about your background and experiences in the CSR Sector?

Ilaria Gualtieri : My education background is in international relations and modern history, I have always been interested in social…

Metro Group and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have ramped up their joint commitment to more efficient supply chains and better food supplies.

A new cooperation agreement on this was signed in Düsseldorf by UNIDO…

أكد سفير برنامج فورد لمنح الحفاظ على البيئة الشيخ عبد العزيز بن علي النعيمي أن حجم المساعدات التي قدمها البرنامج لأكثر من 130 مشروعاً في منطقة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والمشرق العربي بلغ 1.1 مليون دولار منذ أن تم إطلاق مبادرة المنح في المنطقة منذ 11 عاماً.

والنعيمي أحد أفراد العائلة الحاكمة لإمارة عجمان الإماراتية، وابن أخ حاكمها. يلقب بـ «الشيخ الأخضر»، نظراً لما يبذله من جهد لكسر الحواجز مع جيل الشباب والتواصل معهم بغية نشر الوعي بقضايا البيئة والاستدامة بينهم وتشجيعهم…