Commercial Bank has announced that it has won the “Best CSR Report” at the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards ceremony for organisations in Qatar.
The awards ceremony was part of the CSR Conference and launch of the third edition of the White Book, held under the patronage of HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud al-Thani, governor of Qatar Central Bank and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sports and Social Activities Support Fund (Daam).
Commercial Bank won the award in relation to a comprehensive group of CSR activities benefiting the wide Qatari community in 2013, 2014 and up to the end of 2015, including humanitarian projects and charitable work for the disadvantaged, educational, training and personal development programmes for Qatari youth, sports and health initiatives, support for Qatari arts and culture and the bank’s Qatar National Day programmes that revive and celebrate the country’s cultural heritage, according to a statement.
On receiving the award, Commercial Bank CEO Abdulla Saleh al-Raisi said: “Commercial Bank regards CSR as integral to its business in support of Qatar’s national development in line with Qatar National Vision 2030. Commercial Bank strives to be an outstanding corporate citizen by supporting local and international socio-economic initiatives that benefit Qatari society as a whole, and we consider this award to be the crowning achievement of our CSR strategy.
“As Qatar’s first private bank, we are committed to our responsibilities and duties working in the private sector to take the initiative and give back to the Qatari community of which we are part, and to play a larger role in developing the human, social and sustainable economic wealth of Qatar for the benefit of current and future generations.”