The CSR Division of Al Ahli Holding Group hosted the CSR Forum 2021 entitled “Sustainability Challenged – Best Regional Practices 2020-2021”. Organized in partnership with the University of Sharjah, Balamand University and Zayed University, with the support of Bank Audi, Aramex, Alturki Holding, Schneider Electric and CCC Group, the CSR Forum 2021 took place on January 23, 2021.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Forum was hosted online allowing the participation of over 100 people from local universities, companies, NGOs and governmental agencies. The online format, although being challenging, has been a great opportunity to extend the scope of the Forum well outside the border of the UAE, making it an outstanding regional event with speakers and audience from the Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, among others.
Bank Audi’s acclaimed intervention in this regional conference was within the third panel. The bank invited 3 prominent experts from diverse business fields to contribute as detailed and moderated the session. Among the very positive feedback shared, one that says it all: “Outstanding speakers that participated in your panel and that enriched greatly the discussion setting the bar very high and inspiring all the attendees in the Forum. The knowledge and expertise you brought to the “Best Regional Practices of Corporate Sustainability” panel together with your humble spirit and your outstanding moderation skills enabled all the panelists to share meaningful insights about their work, their projects, their hopes and fears in a very positive environment. Thanks to your moderation style, all the attendees in the forum familiarized themselves with the topic and nurtured their passion for sustainability and corporate social responsibility.”
The Forum aimed at giving a global overview of the main CSR trends in challenging times such as the present one. It also intended to bring together CSR practitioners from several countries to discuss strategies, policies and actions undertaken in times of the COVID-19 pandemic that can support business transformation and spur innovation globally.