The Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers, Dr. Khaled Hanafi, received the "International Document of Excellence for the Most Influential Personalities in the Field of Social Responsibility for the Year 2024 - Honorary Category", presented by the Regional Network for Social Responsibility, by the delegation of the "Regional Network for Social Responsibility", who visited the headquarters of the Union of Arab Chambers in Beirut, headed by Mrs. May Makhzoumi, the International Special Envoy for Humanitarian Diplomacy at the Regional Network for Social Responsibility.
The Secretary General of the Union thanked the delegation of the Regional Network for Social Responsibility for granting him this prestigious award, expressing his gratitude and appreciation to the "Regional Network for Social Responsibility", for granting him the title of "The Most Influential Arab Personality in the Field of Social Responsibility for the Year 2024".He considered that the "Regional Network for Social Responsibility" is one of the important and prominent institutions in the Arab world working to raise awareness about the social responsibility of companies and institutions and work to promote it in companies and institutions, and the governmental, and private sectors.
Dr. Khaled Hanafi noted that "awarding him and the Union of Arab Chambers with this prestigious award is a cause for pride, as the Union has always paid outstanding and exceptional attention to the subject of social responsibility, in a way that contributes to the development of our Arab societies and institutions."
Dr. Khaled Hanafi pointed out that "since my selection as Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers, I have worked to support the sustainable social responsibility initiative, as the Union always calls and urges local chambers and companies in the Arab world to adopt initiatives and develop the spirit of sustainable social responsibility in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and motivate companies by launching the award for the most socially responsible companies in the Arab world in various sectors and in cooperation with internationally accredited certificates."
He said: "We express our pride in the close cooperation that exists between the Union of Arab Chambers and the Regional Network for Social Responsibility, which aims primarily to serve our Arab peoples."
Secretary-General Khaled Hanafi stressed that we always look forward to more effective cooperation and coordination in the next phase, in order to achieve our lofty goals in terms of community development."
For her part, Mrs. Mai Makhzoumi spoke on behalf of the delegation, saying: I am honored to be with you today as a representative of the Board of Directors of the Regional Network for Social Responsibility to supervise the handover ceremony of the "International Document of Excellence for the Most Influential Personalities in the Field of Social Responsibility for the year 2023 - Honorary Category" presented by the Regional Network for Social Responsibility.
She continued: "The selection of His Excellency Professor Khaled Hanafi, Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers, for this honorary and professional honor, is the result of His Excellency's efforts to promote responsible practices that have extended for many years. His Excellency contributed to the dissemination and promotion of social responsibility practices through his various websites, including the Union of Arab Chambers, culminating in his supervision of the organization of an Arab conference on the role of social responsibility for the Arab private sector. His Excellency also supported many community and qualitative initiatives and projects to promote responsible practices and sustainable development provided by the Regional Network for Social Responsibility and the International Federation for Social Responsibility."
She noted that "His Excellency is an international ambassador for social responsibility and an honorary member of the social responsibility experts of the Regional Network for Social Responsibility, and through these honorary positions he presented many forms of responsible and influential scientific and knowledge-giving."
She concluded by saying: "We congratulate His Excellency for this honorary professional tradition, looking forward to this honor being a way to sustain this distinguished community and professional giving."
Source (Union of Arab Chambers)
