On February 24, 2022, the Union of Arab Chambers and Hope MCF are organizing the "Sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arab World" conference, in presence at the Union's headquarters in Beirut and virtually via the ClinGroup platform.

The organization of the conference comes within the framework of countries’ endeavors to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, as professional competence in social responsibility, transparency and efficiency in NGOs are of critical importance for growth. Noting that since 2014, Hope MCF, along with the United Nations Development Program, the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Interior Affairs, has started the process of qualifying NGOs to ensure their transparency and increase the visibility of credible organizations.

At the conference, an award will be presented within the framework of achieving a sustainable and transparent society that serves the goals of sustainable development. WANGO (the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations with a global interest in the credibility of NGOs and support for sustainable development), provided its input and support for the initiative, the conference and the award.

 

Conference Objectives:

1. Develop cooperation between stakeholders interested in social responsibility in the Arab region

2. Develop a qualitative awareness of social responsibility

3. Develop NGO capacity building

4- Maximizing synergies between NGOs with similar scopes and objectives

 

Conference Agenda 

Introduction & Opening Session 

9:30 am - 9:45 am | Dr. Nadia Cheaib, Founder & Chairwoman ClinGroup & President Hope MCF. “The How’s and Why’s of Sustainable Social Responsibility: Completing the NGO and Corporate Cycle” 

9:45 am - 10:00 am | Dr. Khaled Hanafi, Secretary General of Union of Arab Chambers. “Sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility: The Arab Chambers Perspective” 

10:00 am - 10:15 am | HE Dr. Hayfa Abu Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary General, LAS. Conference Opening Speech 

10:15 am - 10:30 am | Dr. Tajedine Hamad, President World Association of NGOs. “Supporting Sustainable SR in Developing Countries” 

 

10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break 

 

Session 1: Standards and Quality Assurance in Corporate Responsibility Implementation 

11:00 am - 11:15 am | Attorney Ali Berro, UNCAC Anti-corruption & Senior Policy Analyst. "Legal Perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility" 

11:15 am - 11:30 am | Mr Georges Abi Rached, General Director AB Certification. “The ISO 26000 Implications of SR” 

11:30 pm - 11:45 pm | Mr Richard Collins, Interim Chief Executive, RICS. “Standardizing CSR and Measuring Impact” 

11:45 am - 12:00 am | Mr Hassan Mustafa, Chairman & CEO at CSR Arabia. “The Organiser Eye” 

12:00 am - 12:15 pm | Mr Maxence Duault, Managing Director at ESA Business School. “The Business Academia Perspective” 

12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Dr. Sarah Gazzar, Economic Adviser, Union of Arab Chambers. “Social Entrepreneurship: A New Vision of CSR” 

 

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch Break 

 

Session 2: Supporting SR Across the Arab World 

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | M/P Tarek Nabulsi, Director of Development and Social Policies Department, LAS. “The League of Arab States Regional Mechanism for Supporting SR" 

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm | Dr. Amer Kharboutly, Director General, Damascus Chamber of Commerce. “Syrian Chamber of Commerce Experience in Supporting SR" 

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Dr. Mohamad AlJabouri, Secretary General, Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce. "The Federation of Iraqi Chambers in Support of SR" 

 

Session 3: Selected Role Models of Successful SR in the Arab World 

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Dr. Sherin Helmy, Chief Executive Officer Pharco Corporation. "The Pharco SR Journey & CSR Advocacy" 

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Dr. Moez ElShohdi, Founder & President, Food Banking Regional Network. "The FBRN : A Model To End Hunger, Fight Poverty, Save The Environment & Help Achieve The SDGs For A Globally Better Future" 

 

Session 4: Closing 

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm | Conference Closing Remarks 

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Sociality and BINGO Launching

 

 

For more details please click the link below:

https://sociality.clingroup.net

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Date published : 24 January 2022