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AJMAN / WAM
The Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is organising the Ajman Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Summit 2017, this November.
Through the event, the Chamber will address the opportunities available for all companies to adopt the CSR concept as a key element in their development strategy. The ACCI held a co-ordinative meeting to discuss the mechanisms of organising the summit.
The meeting was chaired by Nasser Al Dhafri, Executive Director of Planning and Member Support, in the presence of Eman Al Shamsi, Director of CSR and Members Support Department at the Ajman Chamber, along with a number of Chamber employees and representatives of companies co-operating in organising the summit, including the Mosaiclive and Sustainable Square Consultancy. During the meeting, Al Dhafri stressed the importance of the summit, which is the first of its kind in the emirate of Ajman. He noted that it will witness participation of a number of ministers, senior government officials and representatives of major companies in the country, along with CSR experts from both private and public interest sectors. The summit aims to raise the awareness of the private sector on the concepts and principles of CSR and develop the concept of sustainability in the business sector, he said.