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Arab Bank launched its first annual Sustainability report on June 27, 2011 as a summary of the Bank's performance in the social, environmental and economic fields during 2010. Publishing this annual sustainability report comes as part of the Bank's evolving strategy to integrate sustainability practices within the lines of business and daily operations of the Bank.…

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The invitation by H.E Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi, Secretary General of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Managing Director of EAD to establish the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group attracted high response from government establishments and private sector companies, where 15 declared their interest to join in this group.…

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Elia Nuqul Foundation (ENF) organizes an Internship and Employment Awareness Workshop for its scholars

Amman - June 2011

Building on its previous workshops, and aiming at creating awareness, educating, motivating, providing various skills to improve employability opportunities for its scholars, the Elia Nuqul Foundation (ENF) held an internship and employment awareness workshop for its scholars and graduates at Nuqul Group’s premises.

The…

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Vodafone Qatar launches biodegradable SIM card

 

Vodafone Qatar has launched a SIM card pack that is made up of 100 percent biodegradable paper. In May last year, Vodafone initially redesigned their plastic SIM packs to use polypropylene, a recyclable material. Aside from being biodegradable, the new SIM pack contains a…

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Sustainability is about more than just being a green business, says Amanda Line, Regional Director ICAEW Middle East.

The business landscape in the UAE has changed drastically over the last decade. Sustainable business practices and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are now accepted as more than just a passing trend, as…

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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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Employee Welfare and its Impact On Business Results in UAE…

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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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ArtMedium Projects, a division under ArtMedium, an arts management company based in Jordan, is launching a campaign under the name Green Art Project (May – July 2011).

The campaign targets the general Jordanian public, aimed to raise awareness about environmental issues we face locally. The communications of this campaign revolve around using art as a…

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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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