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

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

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

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

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

POCAHONTAS: “The ripples.” JOHN SMITH: “What about them?” GRANDMOTHER WILLOW: “So small at first, then look how they grow. But someone has to start them.” (Disney’s Pocahontas, 1995) Every so

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

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.

[This is an extract from an article in the National newspaper on 5 August 2013] Family firms are the engine of our global economy. Many of the largest multinational corporations