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The End of Corporate Corruption in the Middle East?
This week’s blog is a result of the Arabian Business Pearl Initiative Forum, held on May 19 in Dubai. The original blog piece can be found at http://www.arabianbusiness.com/the-end-of-corporate-corruption-in-middle-east–551401.html The end
Author: Badr Jafar, Founder, Pearl Initiative
Inspiring change for Saudi Arabia’s women
In this week’s guest blog, Hana’a Al Syead, Head of Diversity, Olayan Financing Company, talks about the business case for the career progression of women in Saudi Arabia. This blog
Author: Hana’a Al Syead
The Transparency International 2013 Index
No matter how you interact with a business, knowledge that whomever you are dealing with has a zero tolerance approach to bribery and corruption provides valuable confidence in that entity
Author: Imelda Dunlop
Good business: Why placing ethics over profits pays off
In this week’s guest blog, Roy Jakobs, CEO, Middle East and Turkey, Philips, talks about the importance of ethics. The Source blog is here on the Philips website. Ethics is
Author: Roy Jakobs
Strengthening the Pipeline of Women in Management
Here at the Pearl Initiative, we are just embarking on a major Programme stream that will inform business leaders on practical methods to retain and develop women into senior positions
Author: Imelda Dunlop
United Nations Global Compact Partnership
We founded the Pearl Initiative due to a genuine need to grow, develop and champion corporate governance, accountability and transparency in this region. Because of our work in this area
Author: Imelda Dunlop
Corporate Responsibility Reporting in the Region
KPMG’s comprehensive survey of corporate responsibility reporting in 2011 found that ninety-five percent of the world’s 250 largest companies report on the environmental, social and governance aspects of their business.
Author: Imelda Dunlop