Corporate social responsibility (CSR) will be highlighted next year at a conference organised by the Bahrain Society of Engineers.

The first Bahrain International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference and Exhibition 2013 will be held in collaboration with FROM6 Communications and Bahrain Corporate Social Responsibility Society.

It will take place from March 3 to 6 at the Gulf International Convention Centre.

It is supported by the National Oil and Gas Authority, strategic partner Tamkeen as well as UAE-based Arabia CSR network.

The conference will provide a unique platform for government authorities, private sector, experts and the general public to meet and discuss the latest CSR trends worldwide and how to serve the community better, said conference chairman and Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company president Abdulrahman Jawahery.