The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become a raw model in Sustainability in the Middle East by implementing several governmental initiatives like the Saudi Arabia Responsible Competitiveness Index (SARCI), the Global Competitiveness Forum and others.  It is known that the SARC Index, managed by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and the King Khalid…

A review of the Fortune top 1000 companies list, reveals that among the 14 listed in the “Healthcare: Medical Facilities”, not one has issued any kind of non-financial reports. A GRI reports’ list shows that among the 1003 organizations reporting in the year 2008, only eight from the healthcare service have reported their sustainability performance.  Considering the level…

A review of the Fortune top 1000 companies list, reveals that among the 14 listed in the “Healthcare: Medical Facilities”, not one has issued any kind of non-financial reports. A GRI reports’ list shows that among the 1003 organizations reporting in the year 2008, only eight from the healthcare service have reported their sustainability performance.  Considering the level of trust that people have in hospitals, it is strange and unfortunate to see so few reports coming out from hospitals. It…

In an attempt to empower its CSR activities, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH) became an Organizational Stakeholder for both the Global Reporting Initiatives and the United Nations Global Compact. Dr. Mazen Fakeeh, the Director General of DSFH mentioned “We express our commitment to support the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact and to drive those principles within our sphere of influence.” Dr. Sherif Tehemar, the CSR Chairman added “We are intended to take all the…

Dr. Sherif Tehemar, the CSR committee chairman of Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital presented on Wednesday 29th of June the experience of DSFH in embedding CSR in supply chain management in the healthcare service sector in the second CSR forum held in Jeddah. Dr. Tehemar discussed in his presentation the challenges of applying responsible supply chain management in hospital and…

In an effort to increase CSR awareness among the suppliers, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Jeddah, KSA) launches the 1st CSR workshop for suppliers. The workshop conducted at the conference room of Dr. Soliamn Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH) was attended by 100 suppliers from different sectors. Dr. Mazen Fakeeh, the Director General of DSFH opened the the workshop and gave a small speech welcoming the participating companies. Dr. Mazen stressed that this workshop is part of DSFH CSR strategy to extend…