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Article

5 Oct 2016

Author:
Jamil Khan, The Gulf Today

UAE: CSR Forum will address Arab sustainable development agenda

"Regional CSR Forum to tackle Arab Sustainable Development Agenda", 3 Oct 2016

...The Arab region’s most talked about CSR Forum will be kicking off on October 19 in Dubai.  Taking place annually for the past six years, the forum has become known all over the region and beyond as a platform that promotes latest thinking and current philosophies around CSR and sustainability...The forum will raise the curtain on the Arab Sustainable Development Agenda and its priorities...The first session will focus on the current state of sustainability in the Arab world in the wake of the Millennium Development Goals, and the most pressing development priorities in light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  The second session will dwell on partnerships for the SDGs; enhancing Corporate Social Responsibility for policy coherence and resilient collaborations...The third session will tackle “inter dependencies and disparities between private, public and civil society collaborators”...[T]here will be focus towards the nexus of youth, innovation and social enterprise, which will be addressed in the fourth session...The forum therefore promises to be a great opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge about all the key issues within CSR and sustainability that people in the region should be cognizant of...