The Arabia CSR Network, the Middle East's leading training service provider and think tank, has actually obtained a record-breaking variety of access to this year's Arabia CSR Honors, the Arab region's most distinguished Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards. The number of applications to the most up to date version expanded to an impressive 106 applications, reflecting once more the significance of Arabia CSR Honors in the region's bid to advertise social duty and sustainable techniques both in the public and private sectors.

Now on its 10th year, the Awards recognise outstanding regional organisations from the general public and economic sector with exemplary and impactful CSR and sustainability campaigns. It checks out the contenders' initiatives to fully carry out ideal methods in CSR and examines the cause terms of the efforts' favorable effect on culture.

Habiba Al Marashi, President and CEO, Arabia CSR Network, said: "The variety of entrances to Arabia CSR Network has actually been increasing dramatically time after time, highlighting once more the awards' credibility and fantastic impact throughout the region. We are specifically thrilled over the overwhelming response of numerous organisations to our ask for submissions this year but even more significantly, we boast of the caliber of applications contending in the competition's 11 groups."

"All top notch and notable submissions are indicative of the seriousness of entities throughout the region to apply efforts that will certainly assist alter the lives of people for the better and make a distinction in the society and boost sustainability overall. The Arabia CSR Honors becomes part of our commitment to contribute to the region's significant CSR-related aspirations, developed in the hope of producing an extra kindhearted and thoughtful community all throughout the Arab World," added Al Marashi.

This year's groups consist of Public Sector, Large Business, Medium Business, Small Business, Financial Services Field, Power Market, Social Venture Industry, Hospitality Sector, Construction Market, Finest New Business, and Partnerships & Collaborations. Furthermore, 31 entities will have a possibility to be named as CSR champions for 2017.

The Arabia CSR Awards is a platform allowing organisations across the Arab region to showcase their CSR landmarks and success. It also serves to influence other firms to reinforce their CSR and sustainability programs and end up being socially responsible corporate residents. More than 1,000 applications from more than 800 organisations representing 29 industry fields from 13 Arab nations have actually been sent to the Arabia CSR Network to date.

The Arabia CSR Network is dedicated to progressing the principles and techniques of Business Social Responsibility in the Arab region. It facilitates networking, discovering and sharing experiences and knowledge in issues of CSR. Besides the Arabia CSR Awards, it supplies trainings, study and best practice, advisory solutions, third-party assurance to promote and urge responsible business practices within the Middle East and North Africa territories.