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Arabia CSR Awards 9th Cycle launched

The 2016 edition of the Arab Region's a lot of lookinged after annual honors was formally presented in a press launch in Cairo, Egypt. In a brand-new action, the Arabia CSR Awards 2016 very first public launch was held outside the United Arab Emirates, as well as in a North African nation. The purpose was to broaden the grasp of the gives across the Middle East and also North Africa, with a certain focus on identifying CSR and sustainability excellent practice in the North Africa region.

Among those that took to the dais were Arabia CSR Network President as well as CEO, Habiba Al Marashi, Hatem Khater, Ahmed Darwish, Chairman of Terous, and Hatem Khater, Founder as well as Vice-Chair of Terous. Said Mrs. Al Marashi in her opening speech at the press seminar, "Proudly the Awards are a homegrown product of the Arab area and also objective to elevate organizations in the area to the elevations of excellence in CSR application and also general sustainability performance.".

The Arabia CSR Awards were instituted in 2008. Through its 8 completed cycles the awards have actually really developed as the leading Arabian benchmark in CSR and also sustainability. 881 applications from 660 organizations from 26 markets and also in 13 Arab countries have been obtained up until now. Today, the Arabia CSR Awards are renowned for their rigour-based technique and the integration of global criteria and structures into among the most comprehensive collections of requirements. Any organisation operating in the MENA Region, irrespective of size, sector and also area, can apply to the distinguished awards. The awards are open across nine categories, specifically, Public Sector, Large Business, Medium Business, Small Business, Financial Services, Energy, Social Enterprise, New Business, and also Partnerships as well as Collaborations. The applications to the awards can be developed in any one of three language alternatives; Arabic, English and French. The honor court consists of independent experts drawn from within the Arab globe as well as past. The wholly online gives are an example of sustainability in even more ways than one. The results of the awards are confirmed by an external assurance company. The concluding granting event is conducted as a carbon-neutral event.

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