EMG has been presented with the ‘Gold Award’ at the 2015 Hermes Creativity Awards. The prize was awarded for a series of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related cartoons that EMG had produced to promote awareness for CSR and Sustainable Development, which have been made available open source. The Hermes Creative Award is recognized and respected…
2018 Sustainability training London 1 day, 2 days or 3 days modules Sustainability training London / Cambridge key focus areas: Fundamentals of Sustainability notion in GCC/ African markets Creating Sustainability Strategy for operations in Africa/ Middle East Sensitivity to the local context Best practice case studies and key learnings from SDGs Sustainability reporting standards and…
The CSR Qatar summit 2014 focussed on examining corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy development and options within sustainability practice. It provided a welcome opportunity for successful and award-winning organisations to discuss their strategies and how they assess performance and outcomes in this field. The summit built on the success of the previous year – the inaugural summit…
The CSR Saudi Arabia Summit took place in Jeddah from 24-26 November and was attended by representatives from government bodies, non-governmental organizations, institutes of higher education and the private sector. A key feature of the summit was the focus on the need for corporations to invest in education. Opening remarks were delivered by chairman Daan…
As an active member of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), EMG was invited to attend the 23rd Annual Lecture and AGM on November 25th, held at Henderson Global Investors’ offices in Bishopsgate, London. EMG has long been an advocate of UKSIF’s mission to promote responsible investment and other forms of finance that…
On 1st December Qatar University hosted a ceremony to launch a special cultural exhibition entitled ‘The beauty of Islamic Manuscripts – the Leiden collection’. Those present at the ceremony included HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al Kuwari, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage in Qatar, Prof Sheikha Abdulla al Misnad, President of Qatar University, HE…
In November, EMG founder Daan Elffers was asked to conduct a series of workshops for executives from the Jordanian business sector on how to effectively integrate CSR into business practices. Dr May Al-Taher, Director of the Vision Institute for Civil Society Studies: “We were extremely impressed by Drs Elffers’ extensive knowledge on the subject of…
On Monday 17th November, EMG took part in the initial Resource Network Steering Group meeting organized by the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA). The event took place at the headquarters of construction firm Wilmott Dixon, in Letchworth. Daan Elffers, CEO of EMG: “We believe this is a superb initiative of the IEMA to…
The Middle East University of Jordan was visited today by Drs Daan Elffers, Founder and CEO of EMG CSR Consultancy (www.emg-csr.com), the international consultancy for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which is based in the Netherlands. Drs Elffers’ visit to Jordan coincided with a number of conferences organized by the Vision Institute for Civil Society &…
The inaugural CSR Awards Saudi Arabia 2014 recognizes organizations for their outstanding achievements in developing a sustainable future for the Kingdom’s nation and economy. The categories are Community Development, Education Improvement, Employment Generation, Environmental Sustainability, CSR Impact Initiative and Best CSR Integrated Organization. Drs Daan Elffers, Founder and CEO of EMG, has been appointed by…
In celebration of the UK’s national ‘Good Money Week’ for sustainable investment, EMG was recently invited to attend the high-profile UKSIF event held at the House of Commons (UK parliament) in London. Hosted by Dr Julian Huppert MP and moderated by Simon Howard, Chief Executive of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), this…
The annual conference of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (EUROSIF) took place in Brussels on 9th October 2014. Its core theme was Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and it was attended by some 150 delegates from various sectors related to European financial markets. EMG CSR Consultancy has been a corporate member affiliate of EUROSIF since 2012…
