The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has launched the first edition of the Corporate Social Responsibility Award. This annual award is dedicated to recognizing private sector companies and institutions that demonstrate outstanding performance in corporate social responsibility initiatives.
The Ministry also explained that the award is divided into two main tracks, the first track includes social responsibility practices, and the second track includes social responsibility contributions. Each track contains a set of categories in which candidates are evaluated according to international standards or according to data monitored by the National Social Responsibility Platform.
The Ministry announced the start of the registration and participation phase for private sector companies and institutions from 19/05/2024 through social media platforms and the National Social Responsibility Platform https://csr.gov.sa
It is noteworthy that the Corporate Social Responsibility Award aims to honor and motivate private sector companies and institutions in achieving the social responsibility goals of Saudi Vision 2030, highlighting local efforts in activating social responsibility practices in accordance with international standards, developing the spirit of competition between private sector companies and institutions and creating role models in the business sector.
The award is part of the initiatives of the National Ministry to recognize the efforts and practices of social responsibility of outstanding corporates in various tracks and motivate them to apply distinctive practical models, to achieve competitiveness and encourage the workforce to work in them.