If you believe that Corporate Sustainability (CS)
- Commitment starting from the top of the pyramid
- Can translate in bigger profit margins and enhanced reputation
- Should be across all operations and not a standalone department
- Presents solutions for pressing national development challenges
Then you have reached the right website – Welcome!
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Kingdom and around the world is facing tough challenges to its robustness as a business model, and thus has evolved to Corporate Sustainability, which takes into account linking the commercial success of a company to its role in sustainability.
In 2011, the Saudi corporate sector has spent more than SAR 125 billion on philanthropy, yet we are not seeing any major headway in overcoming national challenges. Challenges such as unemployment (latest recorded figures put Saudi unemployed at over 10%, not counting females), poverty (3 million Saudi are below the poverty line), water scarcity, institutional corruption, and other pressing issues.
Tamkeen SA is the 1st Saudi advisory specialized in CSR & Corporate Sustainability whereby it assists companies in maximizing their profits and enhancing their reputation through activating their role in sustainable development and help in offering solutions for pressing challenges.