The Social Committee yesterday held its sixth meeting of the second annual sitting of the fifth term, chaired by Dr Sheikha bint Salim bin Saleem al Mesalmiyah, Head of the Committee in the presence of members of the Committee. The meeting hosted officials of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the private sector, such as Raysut Cement Company and Shell Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).

The Committee reviewed the social responsibility of the private sector in the development of society which has become a prerequisite for activating the development process in the Sultanate in order to improve the standard of living of the citizens.

The hosting was meant to benefit from their expertise of the specialists in this field and proposals in a bid to view the challenges they are facing and to review their corporate social responsibility initiatives. The meeting also approved minutes of the previous meeting and viewed the follow up report of procedures for implementing its decisions.