Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) underlined its role as a national champion of socio-economic development at a joint signing ceremony for two work training schemes for 100 women living in the south of its concession area. The event in Salalah – held under the auspices of Shaikh Abdullah bin Saif al Mahrooqi, Deputy Governor of Dhofar – formally marked the Company’s commitment to…

The northern Gulf state's estimated proven oil reserve stands at 104 billion barrels. With this amount, OPEC member state Kuwait harbors some 8% of world's oil reserves, which ranks it 4th among oil producing countries, a notch above the United Arab Emirates which has 7% of the global reserves.

"Our long-term goal is really to be secure supplier of oil," said Farouk Hussein…

   أكد الدكتور غسان بن عبدالرحمن الشبل الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة الالكترونيات المتقدمة أن ثقافة المسؤولية الاجتماعية بمفهومها العميق كانت غائبة عن واقعنا إلى حد كبير، ورأى أن اهتمام الإعلام بالمسؤولية الاجتماعية ودوره في تكريس مفهومها ما زال دون الطموح، مشيرا إلى أن مبدأ العقوبة لإلزام شركات القطاع الخاص بتطبيق برنامج السعودة لا يأتي بذات المردود الذي يمكن أن يحققه مبدأ التحفيز .

وقال د. الشبل: الواقع يعطي ثقة بأن نقل التقنية وتوطينها يعزز القدرات…

Gulf News joins hands with the advertising fraternity in the Gulf News CSR Agency Challenge to highlight and create awareness about some of the most pressing social issues of the day. Under a unified spirit of Corporate Social Responsibility — not as a competition — Gulf News chose 40 submissions from 200 entries by ad agencies across the UAE some of which are selected here at random.…

Mechan­ical and indus­trial engi­neeringresearchers at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity have been awarded three, three-year grants totaling $785,000 from the Qatar Foun­da­tion for Edu­ca­tion, Sci­ence and Com­mu­nity Development.

According to its web­site, the non­profit orga­ni­za­tion aims to sup­port Qatar on its journey from a carbon economy to a modern knowledge-based economy.

Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi and Ashkan Vaziri, a…

Jordan Ahli Bank, represented by its Executive Manager of Marketing and Corporate Communications Mrs. Rania Nasrawi, received an honorary plaque from the Cerebral Palsy Foundation in appreciation of the bank's staunch efforts to support the foundation's humanitarian activities.

Nasrawi accepted…

 اهتم البنك الأهلي منذ إنشائه عام 1953م ببرامج خدمة المجتمع والمساهمة في جهود التنمية الوطنية في المجال الاجتماعي وذلك انطلاقاً من قناعة راسخة بأن نمو الأعمال وازدهارها يرتبط على نحو وثيق بمدى ازدهار المجتمعات وقدرتها على دعم الاحتياجات الأساسية لجميع المواطنين.

ولقد تطورت مساهمات البنك في هذا المجال إلى أن قررت الإدارة العليا للبنك إضفاء المزيد من التنظيم والاحترافية على تلك المساهمات، من خلال تحويل كل مساهماته الاجتماعية إلى عمل مؤسسي منظم…

HEC Paris in Qatar has hosted a ‘masterclass’ by Professor Frederic Dalsace, holder of the Social Business Enterprise and Poverty Chair at HEC Paris.

The topic was ‘Why should firms be concerned about the fight against poverty?’.

Professor Dalsace believes that firms should be concerned about the fight against poverty. “Poverty is relative, of course, where someone who could be considered poor in one country might not be considered poor in another part…

To continue international dialogue on sustainable development taking place at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, the United Arab Emirates has announced the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), which will be held between January 13 - 17, 2013.

"Through the Abu Dhabi…

Emrill, the leading Facilities Management provider in the UAE, became the first FM company to be awarded the Dubai Chamber CSR Label in recognition of its efforts to operate a business based on sustainable and responsible corporate practices.

The Dubai Chamber CSR Label was awarded to Emrill after a strenuous audit of their internal policies, programmes and initiatives in several areas including employee satisfaction, environmental impact, community and social efforts, to name a…

 The opening preparatory session of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Rio+20 Earth Summit commenced on Wednesday.



The conference was attended by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, vice chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE). 



“The implementation of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy is targeting a 30 per cent reduction in energy demand in Dubai by 2030. This strategy will change the emirate’s dependence on fossil fuels to greener sources of energy…

The Dallah Academy of Volunteerism are offering free courses on self-development, understandings of social responsibilities, the importance of volunteerism and principles of volunteerism for the public all year round.

The academy opened their doors over one year ago to offer free training and courses on volunteerism and different programs for the public and youth regardless of age and nationality.

Afnan Faisal Assiri, training and program coordinator…

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the ‘Safest Bank in the UAE’, has released its 2011 Sustainability Report, entitled ‘Catalysing Change’. 



The report covers significant achievements in Sustainable practice and delivery across the group and progress on 31 Sustainability Commitments. Highlights include:

• Maintaining position as one of the ‘World’s 50 Safest Banks’
• Launching nine new Business Banking Centres to support SME development
• Integration…

On a recent business trip to Dubai, Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted met with local business leaders and gave a keynote speech on sustainability at the first Sustainability Summit in Dubai.

Etisalat's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative- Ayaadi announced the launch of Ershad project in collaboration with the UAE's Ministry of Education. The program aims at enhancing skills of the teaching staff by providing them with tools to develop the learning process.

Ershad Program was launched in the presence of His Excellency Humaid Bin Mohammed Al Qutami, Minister of Education and His Excellency Omar Bin Huraiz, Chairman of the Board of…

National Bank of Oman (NBO) has decided to support ‘Hayatikum’ the weekly recorded Television Programme on Oman TV, which focuses on various social issues. The programme highlights significant and current ‘true to life’ incidents that affect the daily lives of individuals and the Omani and Arab community at large, thereby reiterating the bank’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and community events.

Guest speakers — experts in different related fields…

SOHAR Corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to develop the local community will be the focus of the Bridges Establishment, a non-profit organisation set up recently as per an agreement signed among Sohar Aluminum, Vale Oman and ORPiC.   



The first-of-its-kind organisation seeks to nurture social responsibility and achieve socio-economic development of local communities to ensure a better life for society in education, employment, environment and health,…

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) presented the second instalment of its BD 150,000 (US$ 397,877) donation – payable over three years – that will go towards the purchase and installation of eco-friendly LED lights at the University of Bahrain (UOB) campus in Sakhir. 



A meeting was held recently to mark this occasion during which the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji presented the cheque for BD 50,000 (US$ 132,655) to the UOB President,…

BankMuscat won the top 2012 Hawkamah Bank Corporate Governance Award. 



The prestigious award showcases banks that have gone the extra mile in improving their corporate governance practices, beyond the legal and regulatory requirements imposed by their respective jurisdictions. 



Ahmed Al Barami, AGM -“ Chairman's Office, received the award at the ceremony in Dubai attended by senior bankers from the region.…