Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry's initiative, the Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), has published a special edition of its CSR Al Youm newsletter for 2011.

This latest edition of the newsletter, which highlights the importance of…

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Western Union, the global money transfer company, recently celebrated its 160th anniversary and employees from the company's Middle East and Africa offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Pakistan and South Africa marked this achievement with a series of volunteering activities and staff events.…

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Corporate social responsibility provides competitive advantage in an evolving business environment, says Tatjana de Kerros, an independent research analyst and consultant, specialising in entrepreneurship and private sector development for the GCC region.

The current economic and social…

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في محكم التنزيل يقول رب العزة والجلال: (ما…

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The Saudi Corporate Social Responsibility Forum concluded Wednesday after a number of businessmen signed an agreement to set up a SR100-million Endowment (Waqf) fund to support small enterprises and assist productive families finance their projects. It also decided to rehabilitate about 3,000 buildings in various cities and towns of Makkah region to be easily accessible to the…

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EQUATE Petrochemical Company has won the (Arabian Business Award) as the best Kuwaiti company in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the year 2011.

EQUATE's Executive Chairman Hamad Al-Terkait said in a statement today that (EQUATE) is making a lot of efforts in order to ensure sustainable development within the State of Kuwait and abroad in all relevant areas, especially in the sectors of education, health and the environment.

He added that since the founding of… Continue

Barloworld Logistics launched its Corporate Social Responsibility drive recently with the slogan “Each employee, One day”.…

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The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has released its 2010 Sustainability Report.



Entitled ‘Holding Ourselves Accountable’, an executive summary, and the full report, are available for download at www.nbad.com/bank/csr/.

Highlights for 2010 include:



 Maintaining position as one of the ‘World’s 50 Safest Banks’

 Receiving emeafinance, Best CSR Programme in the Middle East…

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Original Link: http://mashable.com/2010/02/02/corporate-social-responsibility/

 

Ann Charles is Founder and CEO of BRANDfog, an NYC-based company offering Social Media Branding and Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies for C-Suite Executives.

In December, I read a story about social scientists who believe that humans have…

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US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, officially opened 1001 Inventions Exhibition, which has been globally sponsored by Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives

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The recent CSR newsreels put the Middle-East and especially Dubai in the spotlight. According to a recent survey, 70% of respondentsin UAE believed that CSR helps capture new markets and market share while 90% said credible CSR programmes can enable companies to build a solid reputation.Over 80% thought that CSR can attract new customers and foster innovation. The annual CSR Middle East Survey was conducted by Sustainability Advisory Group (SAG) and is in its second…

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How do you create value and manage risk through corporate citizenship?  After all, that’s ultimately what matters to

shareholders and stakeholders alike. Three very different companies – Verizon, Cargill and NYSE Euronext – gave some concrete examples during a conference breakout session.…

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Dear members of CSR Middle East,

You should not miss below great work from PwC.

 

This is 4th comprehensive survey of corporate social responsibility report trends, benchmarks and best practices. This survey’s research was conducted jointly by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Sustainable Business Solutions practice and Craib Design & Communications, a group of communications consultants with decades of experience in corporate and investor communications.

CSR TRENDS…

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In a recent interview with the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), KPMG's Barend van Bergen predicted that jobs in CSR and sustainability are poised for strong growth in coming years.

KPMG's Head of Global Center of Excellence for Climate Change and…

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The Dubai Chamber of Commerce recently has launched its newest CSR initiative to increase the profile of responsible businesses. The CSR Label will recognize good business practices among Dubai-based businesses.



The idea behind the Label is to allow the companies to grow internally and to take their CSR practices to the next… Continue

The ongoing global financial crisis has taught lessons to regional companies — according to two separate surveys: One is the importance of social networking and, second, the recognition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a business imperative rather than a philanthropic add-on.



As the number of consumers in the MENA region who are actively using interactive Web platforms hit 15 million, social networking has become a serious business for the corporate firms.



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