Dana Haidan: ‘Vodafone Qatar’s ambition is to enable sustainable living for all’

Vodafone Qatar has held an event, under its CSR Majlis programme, to mark the launch of its first Sustainability Report.
The gathering brought together CSR and sustainability peers and experts who discussed the opportunities and trends in the sustainability reporting space in Qatar and shared best practices. Vodafone’s inaugural corporate sustainability report covers the company’s activities during the 2014 calendar year and follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) principles of sustainability context, stakeholder inclusiveness and materiality analysis.
The report reflects Vodafone’s consideration of issues important to its stakeholders, including customers, employees, governments, regulators and communities where it operates, suppliers, lenders, bondholders and equity investment partners, according to a statement.
“Vodafone Qatar’s ambition is to enable sustainable living for all through operating ethically and responsibly, delivering positive change using our technology, and to contribute to community development in Qatar and around the world. We hope our first Sustainability Report will serve to encourage dialogues between Vodafone Qatar’s sustainability team and our stakeholders,” said Dana Haidan, head of corporate responsibility at Vodafone Qatar.
The event’s knowledge partner, Sustainable Square’s founding partner Monaem Ben Lellahom gave an overview of the evolution of sustainability reporting and why it’s important to companies today.
Kal Krishnan Subramanian, senior manager, global citizenship and diversity at KPMG International, shared case studies on sustainability reporting in Qatar and the region, addressing the challenges and opportunities.