Oman LNG is all set to establish a Development Foundation following approval from the Ministry of Social Development. The purpose of Oman LNG Development Foundation is to ensure the sustainability of Oman LNG’s successful and extensive Social Investment Programme (SIP) that is funded by its shareholders dedication of 1.5 per cent of the company’s annual net income after tax (NIAT).

With the approval, all the company’s social investment activities will, in future, be…

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Centre for Responsible Business organised the latest Dubai Dialogue: Good Governance 2011 at the Emirates Towers hotel on Tuesday. With top global and local corporate governance experts in attendance, the conference discussed the…

As part of PepsiCo's corporate social responsibility in undertaking humanitarian and communal issues at the heart of its policy, PepsiCo's team members in Lebanon dedicated an entire day to visit Renee Wehbe Center for the Sick Elderly in Mansourieh.…

Following its recent success with the first Pan-Arab exhibition of contemporary art 'The Future of a Promise' at the 54th Venice Biennale, the internationally renowned arts initiative Edge of Arabia, with support from Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives and Abraaj Capital will be launching the most significant show of Saudi contemporary art ever held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Edge of Arabia Jeddah: We Need to Talk, curated by Mohammed Hafiz and co-curated…

UAE telecom company du won top spot in an index that ranks companies according to their level of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility.

The firm was ranked first in the Standard and Poor/Hawkamah Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Index 2011.

"The ranking comes as a result of the telecommunications company's sustained efforts to enhance corporate governance standards within the company and community, which have boosted du up from last year's…

An exhibition highlighting the key actors in voluntary work in Oman and the region was held last week at the Oman International Exhibition Centre, Seeb. The Volunteer Exhibition 2011, which was opened by H E Sheikh Sa’ad al Sa’adi,  Minister of Commerce and Industry, on December 5 and ran for three days, coincided with the International Volunteer Day and Oman’s ‘Day for…

Samsung Engineering was awarded the “Corporate Social Responsibility Award” at the second annual Oil & Gas Magazine awards ceremony in Dubai this week.

Global financial service company Deutsche Bank AG showed its commitment to the local environment by participating in the "UAE Clean Up Day" corporate event organized by Goumbook with the full support of the Emirates Industry for Camel Milk as Special Host Partner and Averda as the official Recycling Partner for the…

As COP17 draws to a close International sustainability recruitment Consultants, Allen & York takes a look at how the uncertainty of a decision can affect businesses worldwide.

The conclusion of COP17 leaves businesses with more questions than answers

The most pressing issue at COP17 was the question of what will happen after the end of the Kyoto protocol in 2012.

A document outlining the combination of…

Bazinga Ramallah started the way most coworking spaces do--with too much coffee. "We were building mobile and web apps and we spent our time working in cafes, but we felt we were being too unproductive. And it was too expensive," says Mohammad Khatib. So he and some friends rented a storefront and invited others to join them--a space, among the first of its kind, to foster tech startups in the Palestinian territories. But even now, nearly a year later, nobody has…

Vodafone Qatar has named its 2012 “World of Difference” programme winners as Abdullah al-Naemi and Kathleen Bates.

Now in its second year, the “World of Difference” is an initiative that is part of “Better World”, Vodafone Qatar’s corporate social responsibility strategy.

It is a flagship project and a first in Qatar in which…

Samsung Electronics Levant recently launched the second phase of its 'Hope for Children' campaign on Facebook, where the goal is to collect donations for the benefit of the SOS villages in Amman and Irbid to be sent by the 'Bus of Hope' on December 18th and 20th.…

Porsche Centre Oman, SATA LLC, in association with the Grand Hyatt Muscat, hosted the Porsche Kids Driving School, a unique road safety activity aimed at children aged five to nine through the concept of 'edutainment', reinforcing educational objectives in a…

In continuance with its strategicobjective towards serving the community which entails training and employingpersons with disabilities, Savola Group celebrated the graduation of 18graduates with physical disabilities in preparation for them to embark on theirnew careers providing by Savola at their various sectors.  This new batch will join their fellowgraduates from the first batch that have completed the program in July 2010.

Theevent, held in Roshan Mall was attended by key…

The Gulf Environment & Sustainable Development Forum, Saudi Arabia’s annual environment exhibition and conference, has announced the support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the third year running.

Speaking about the upcoming forum a representative from the UNDP said;

“The UNDP is once again pleased to support the Gulf Environment Forum, which is a key milestone in the events diary for continuing environmental development in the Kingdom as well as…

“Business cannot succeed in societies that fail,” is one of 10 messages that the World Business Council for Sustainable Development operates.

However, apart from few individual corporate initiatives, Lebanon still lacks a comprehensive strategic framework to promote sustainable development. This represents the core of Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR…

In building a reputation for delivering liquefied natural gas (LNG) safely, reliably and efficiently to customers around the world, RasGas Company Limited (RasGas), is continuing to demonstrate innovation in sustainable development in the State of Qatar, said Brett Doherty, Group Manager, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality at RasGas. 

"Sustainability at RasGas is aligned with the Qatar…