As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, and to ensure the mobility of employees and customers with disabilities within the various buildings and facilities of its operating companies and factories, The Savola Group began implementing the "Universal Accessibility" Project, which will be implemented in several stages. An agreement was signed with Almodon…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is neither synonymous with Corporate Philanthropy nor an alternative. In Corporate Philanthropy, corporates donate a certain portion of their profits to charitable causes. In this context, it is perceived as "improper" for corporates to consider receiving any benefit from it.

According to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, CSR could be defined as, "the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to…

As part of its pioneering role as a leader in corporate social responsibility in Dubai and to educate the young generation with the concept, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented a lecture entitled, “Towards Sustainability - From Global Issues to Organisations and You” to a large gathering of students of the Middlesex University Dubai at their premises in Knowledge…

The Kuwait Engineering competition was concluded for the second year at an awards ceremony that took place on March 7th, 2012, under the patronage of Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Managing Director of Government, Parliament, Public Relations & Media. Senior representatives from Shell Companies in Kuwait, the Ministry of Education and the Energy Center for Engineering…

Dubai Autism Centre (DAC) has extended recognition to du, for its continued Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts at a meeting attended by Osman Sultan, CEO, du, Hala Badri, Executive Vice President, Brand and Communications, du, and Luma Jasim, Vice President, Corporate Communications in du. 



Mohammad Al Emadi,…

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) held its annual General Assembly meeting at the bank's headquarters today (11 March 2012).

Nasser Al-Sayer, NBK Deputy Chairman, stated that NBK Group delivered success at every level despite a difficult year. "NBK Group achieved a strong performance thanks to the bank's resilience, clear strategy, conservative culture, and high…

Badr Jafar, the Co-Initiator of the Pearl Initiative, the GCC-based, private-sector led organization promoting good governance, transparency and corporate responsibility, and President of Crescent Petroleum, delivered an address at the closing session of the United Nations Economic and…

Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Arab world fuelled by young people's demand for jobs and economic opportunity, Kiva and Silatech have partnered to offer an innovative approach for funding thousands of young Arab entrepreneurs.

Kiva, the world's largest online microlending…

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC) has announced it has joined the Abu Dhabi sustainability group. An agreement signed confirms ADNEC's commitment to developing innovative solutions and initiatives to promote sustainability standards across the business.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) attaches utmost importance to maintaining quality, health, safety and environment at all affiliated agencies & sectors in conformity with the achievements made in projects and strategic initiatives launched in support of these projects.

The move comes as part of RTA's efforts to up the quality of services rendered to the public from the broad…

يقيم مركز الأمير محمد بن فهد لإعداد القيادات الشابة، التابع لصندوق الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز لتنمية المرأة، ملتقى «صناعة قائد 2012» «مجتمعي مسؤوليتي». ويشهد الملتقى الذي تدشّنه حرم أمير المنطقة الشرقية الأميرة جواهر بنت نايف، اليوم، توزيع جائزة «الأمير محمد بن فهد…

Batelco, through its Al Dana department, recently helped the Bahrain Cancer Society organize the "Stand up to Cancer" walk at Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Park in Hidd, where participants were encouraged to walk or run on a track relay style for 3.5…

As companies continually explore ways to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR), one of the international businesses participating at Qitcom 2012 is using its own technology and development to promote sustainable initiatives to offer assistance to the poorest communities around the world.

Technology providers Ericsson have been at the conference and…

BankMuscat, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, donated 30 wheelchairs to physically challenged citizens. AbdulRazak Ali Issa, Chief Executive, presided at the ceremony held at the Bank's head office.

PepsiCo campaigned to reforest the town of Dmit, Shouf district, on Monday, March 5th, where 1 hectare of land was planted, in cooperation with the Association for Forests Development and Conservation AFDC in order to meet the season of forest fires, which increases with each summer in…

UAE-based operator Du announced the launch of the second consecutive year of its Work Skills programme at the UAE Careers 2012 fair at Dubai International Convention Centre. The Work Skills programme will benefit 300 Emirati students from universities and colleges around the UAE, offering know-how in essential vocational proficiencies. Created as part of Du's Emiratisation and Corporate Social Responsibility efforts, Work Skills is the first initiative of its kind in the UAE, with 120…

 فهد آل عبدالرحمن: يستضيف برنامج "معا لبناء المجتمع" هذا الأسبوع المستشار حمود الربيعان الخبير المالي والمحاسب القانوني ليتحدث عن "المعايير العالمية للمسؤولية الاجتماعية" وذلك عبر أثير إذاعة الرياض في الثالثة من عصر يوم الثلاثاء المقبل، حيث ستتناول الحلقة معايير الأيزو المعتمدة للمسؤولية الاجتماعية ودور القطاع الخاص في تنمية المجتمعات.…

Test results in Dubai have spotlighted the effectiveness of the Porsche Kids Driving School (PKDS) in raising children's awareness of road rules, traffic signs and overall road safety.…

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has signed an agreement with Qatar Charity to recruit people from Shafallah Centre for Children with Special Needs. On behalf of QIIB, chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and CEO Abdulbasit Ahmed Al Sheibi signed the agreement. Qatar Charity was represented by Rabiah bin…

 في إضافة أخرى لسجلها الحافل برعاية المبادرات البيئية التوعوية ودعم الجهود الرامية لتحقيق التنمية البيئية المستدامة، قدّمت الشركة المركزية للتجارة والمركبات، وكلاء تويوتا في المملكة، مؤخراً دعمها للناشطة في مجال البيئة، جميلة السمهوري، من خلال دعم مشاركتها في برنامج لقاء الشباب من أجل الاستدامة "Youth…