In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility objectives of raising public awareness on preserving the environment, Investbank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) to plan and develop organic farming in the Ajloun…

أعلن بيت التمويل الكويتي (بيتك) عن فوزه بجائزة أفضل بنك في أداء المسؤولية الاجتماعية من مجموعة ايما فايننس الإعلامية العالمية وذلك تقديرا للدور الاجتماعي الذي يقوم به محليا وعالميا ومبادراته في القضايا الاجتماعية والمشاريع الإنسانية بالإضافة إلى مساهماته المتعددة التي أثرت الاقتصاد الإسلامي وجعلت منه قطاعا ماليا مهما على مستوى العالم.…

Siemens, a major global player in electronics and electrical engineering operating in the energy, infrastructure, industry and healthcare sectors, is showing a strong presence at the UAE Career Fair 2012 as it seeks to fill a rapidly rising number of job openings amid strong demand in all sectors of its UAE business.

The company, which first opened a representative office in the UAE…

Interact Egypt, a one-stop-shop for online innovations, recently organised an Entrepreneurship meetup as part of its CSR, for Egypt Startups, entrepreneurs, online experts, gurus as well as entrepreneurship supporters like mentors & consultants to meet in a casual setting to discuss the current challenges in Egypt that hinder entrepreneurial initiatives.

This…

Zain National Mobile Phone and e-Waste Recycling Campaign which was flagged off in March 2011 enters its second year and the company's commitment to making a difference in the environment as strong as ever.

The campaign was the first ever to offer the public an opportunity to safely…

يطلق مركز التدريب بغرفة الرياض برنامج إعداد وتأهيل "أخصائي مسؤولية اجتماعية" لمدة (8) اسابيع خلال الفترة 21 / 4 وحتى 12 / 6 / 2012م ، وذلك خلال الفترة المسائية. 

ويستهدف البرنامج الذي يندرج ضمن أنشطة التنمية الإدارية مديرو الإدارة العليا والوسطى ، وموظفو أقسام البرامج الاجتماعية ، وموظفو العلاقات العامة ، أقسام…

United Development Company (UDC), one of Qatar’s leading shareholding companies, and its subsidiaries took part in Hamad Hospital’s Blood Bank initiative at The Pearl-Qatar for a second year in a row.



In 2011 employees from UDC’s various departments and subsidiaries lined up outside Hamad Hospital’s mobile blood bank at The Pearl-Qatar expressing their support for the initiative by donating blood, and the same scenario repeated itself this year. The annual blood…

علنت "كانون الشرق الأوسط" الشركة الرائدة في مجال توفير حلول التصوير عن دعمها لمعرض الصور "الضوء والنهار" (Light and Day) للمصور المعروف المقيم في دبي جيل ديلموت. وسيمتد المعرض الذي سيقام في مركز "ميركاتو مول" بدبي خمسة عشر يوماً بين 27 فبراير حتى 12 مارس المقبل، على أن يعرض صوراً بانورامية خلابة لدبي تم التقاطها عبر كاميرا "كانون 1 دي إس مارك 3" (Canon 1Ds Mark III). …

RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) raised over QR1.3mn at its 7th annual Charity Gala Dinner event which took place on February 29 in Doha. 

All proceeds from the event, which featured a silent auction of Pro Am golf teams and an exciting array of luxury auction and raffle prizes, will be donated to the Qatar National Cancer Society and the Arab Union for the Blind, according to a statement issued by the company. 

RasGas managing director Hamad Rashid…

Dubai Customs won Farouk El-Baz Award for Excellence in Organizational Sustainability of the Public Sector category. The Award was launched by Hamdan Bin Mohammed E-University in 2011 under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and University President. It was developed for the purpose of encouraging Corporate Social…

3BL 'Triple Bottom Line' Associates (3BL)-- a Bahrain-based social impact consultancy and think-do-tank, will be conducting the first annualBahrain Responsible Business Survey to identify the understanding of responsible business, and the level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The survey, which should be filled out by anyone working in Bahrain, can be found by visiting the link:…

Out of the Kuwait Telecommunication Company VIVA Corporate Social Responsibility, and its commitment to enhance the environmental awareness within the Kuwaiti society, VIVA has sponsored the first environmental initiative of its kind in Kuwait under the name (Environment in February). The…

Wyndham Grand Regency Doha Hotel has the pleasure to announce that; it is now the official Hospitality partners of Qatar Green Building Council a nonprofit organization, leading and promoting environmentally sustainable practices.…

In keeping with its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility National Bank of Oman (NBO) has, in association with AIESEC Oman, under AIESEC’s ‘NBO Ambassador Programme’, sponsored four young Omani Interns, on a six-week internship placement in Lebanon.

The internships are with Arabnet, a Lebanon based organisation, offering internships in Marketing, Communications, IT and Social Media.

AIESEC is a global non-profit youth organisation that develops…

Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE’ largest dedicated all cargo aircraft operator, announces the appointment of Lama Awwad as the company’s first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Manager.…

Regional business had a very busy month on the Corporate Social Responsibility agenda in February 2012 in the Middle East.

• 82 CSR Updates and News (http://goo.gl/4HMHK),
• 11 new CSR Job opportunities (http://goo.gl/tYz5G)
• 57 new Corporate Members (http://goo.gl/4Xned)

February has started with three important CSR meetings in the region,…