Arabia CSR network honors ALSAYER with prestigious award
Building partnership for a sustainable future
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: ALSAYER Holding was bestowed with CSR award as 1st runner-up in large business category in the Sustainability Awards event at Dubai in the personal presence of HE Eng Sheikh Salem bin Sultan bin Saqr Al-Qasimi – Chairman – Department of Civil Aviation – Ras Al Khaimah. The 11th cycle of Arabia CSR Awards recognized out of hundreds of entries, 29 organizations that were selected by a panel of 6 judges of the Arabia CSR Awards as the most sustainabilityoriented entities in the region.
The ceremony was attended by Hamad Musaed Al Sayer CEO ALSAYER Franchisee and Vice–Chairman of the ALSAYER Sustainability and Corporate Excellence Committee, Eng Nehad AlHaj, Deputy Group Manager Corporate Excellence along with Naser Mohammad Al Sayer and Hamad Ibrahim Al-Fouzan Member who are members of the ALSAYER Sustainability and Corporate Excellence Committee.
According to Mohamed Naser Al Sayer Chairman of the Sustainability Committee at ALSAYER Holding “We are honored to be part of the Sustainability benchmark of the Arab region receiving this prestigious recognition from Arabia CSR Network. Our efforts are constantly towards leading by example in terms of excellent service, quality products and sustainable business to enhance community and customer satisfaction at the same time securing a safe and productive workplace.”
The winners, through a comprehensive online application and supporting documents, were required to prove their performance in areas of environmental management, social and governance practices, responsible growth and more.
Ahmad Al Amir, Assistant General Manager for External Communications at Gulf Bank and Fayez Al-Enezi, Director of PR and Media Department at
Kuwait Airways.
Governmental bodies, public and private sector companies, social enterprises and non-profits of all sizes feature among the finalists.
Speaking about the evolution of the Arabia CSR Awards, Arabia CSR Network President and CEO Habiba Al Mar’ashi commented “For the past decade and more, we have put in every effort to make it the most modern and relevant CSR/sustainability awards, fit to attract organizations across the Arab world. The evolving nature of the awards makes it a platform that keeps up with changing trends and emerging issues.”
The annual Arabia CSR Awards mobilizes organizations across the Gulf, Levant and North Africa to compete with regional counterparts in the field of corporate sustainability. Twelve size based and sector specific awards categories, offer a range of organizations to participate. The criteria of the awards, based on global benchmarks such as the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Principles, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) model, makes it one of the most rigorous CSR awards in the region. in keeping with the linguistic diversity of the Region, applications can be submitted in English, Arabic or French.
Nehad Al-Haj of ALSAYER Holding Corporate Excellence said “across several dimensions we scored outstanding ratings that contributed to winning this award. Keeping in mind the long-term business sustainability we have reinforced our compliance to social, governance and environmental standards. We have defined measurable performance indicators to measure and improve these standards based on our strategic priorities. Innovation is included as a central part of our strategy to support sustainable business model for coming years with the spirit of do more with less.”
Applications to the awards in 2018 were submitted by organizations from 10 Arab countries, representing 39 sectors. Among the applicants were regional industry leaders, global players, local businesses, SMEs and start-ups. From the 108 of organizations that applied this year, 29 made the final cut.
Congratulating the finalists, Ms Al Mar’ashi said, “It is a great honor to work with this impressive line-up of sustainability leaders. We acknowledge their efforts to conduct business responsibly and ethically, to contribute to society, and to respect the concerns of their stakeholders. They are the brightest stars in the sustainability horizon and will continue to impress and inspire for many years to come.”