Corporate Social Responsibility through sustainability reporting
Saturday, 8 September 2007
Aramex, one of the world's leading total transportation and logistics solution providers, released Thursday its 2006 Corporate Sustainability Report, the first of its kind in the Arab world, in a forum titled 'Changing Today Protecting Tomorrow.'
The Aramex Sustainability Report communicates the company's strategic objectives, achievements on the ground and on-going activities towards sustainable social, economic and environmental development, including Aramex's plans to become the first carbon neutral global logistics operator.
Speaking about the adoption of corporate sustainability practices in business strategies, Fadi Ghandour, founder and CEO of Aramex, said: "By adopting sustainability reporting we are sending a clear message to our stakeholders: Community development is a strategic responsibility for which we will hold ourselves accountable. Respecting our environmental surroundings is a principle that is deeply ingrained in our corporate culture, and our ambitious goals in that area are a reflection of how seriously we take the issue."
Participating in the forum's discussion were experts on the subject, senior management personnel and representatives from a number of organisations, including Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director of the Dubai Centre for Corporate Values, William Foster, Executive Director, Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance and Ralph Thurm, Associate Director Business Engagement & Development, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
The forum hosted a thought-provoking discussion about the role and responsibility that organisations have in improving the life of their communities and the challenges of creating long-term programs that deliver tangible results.
Aramex's Ruwwad Development Project was examined as a community-based programme that continuously adds value to its target constituents and cooperates with others in the private sector in a collective result-oriented effort. The panel also addressed responsible behaviour in commercial activities and the role of the private and public sector in contributing positively to the environment.
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A news release
The Aramex Sustainability Report communicates the company's strategic objectives, achievements on the ground and on-going activities towards sustainable social, economic and environmental development, including Aramex's plans to become the first carbon neutral global logistics operator.
Speaking about the adoption of corporate sustainability practices in business strategies, Fadi Ghandour, founder and CEO of Aramex, said: "By adopting sustainability reporting we are sending a clear message to our stakeholders: Community development is a strategic responsibility for which we will hold ourselves accountable. Respecting our environmental surroundings is a principle that is deeply ingrained in our corporate culture, and our ambitious goals in that area are a reflection of how seriously we take the issue."
Participating in the forum's discussion were experts on the subject, senior management personnel and representatives from a number of organisations, including Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director of the Dubai Centre for Corporate Values, William Foster, Executive Director, Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance and Ralph Thurm, Associate Director Business Engagement & Development, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
The forum hosted a thought-provoking discussion about the role and responsibility that organisations have in improving the life of their communities and the challenges of creating long-term programs that deliver tangible results.
Aramex's Ruwwad Development Project was examined as a community-based programme that continuously adds value to its target constituents and cooperates with others in the private sector in a collective result-oriented effort. The panel also addressed responsible behaviour in commercial activities and the role of the private and public sector in contributing positively to the environment.
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A news release