4.4 Etisalat’s philanthropic activities
Etisalat Group is a telecoms corporation from the United Arab Emirates, headquartered in Abu Dhabi. With revenues amounting to AED 51.7 billion (US$14 billion), it operates in 17 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
As part of its sustainability and social responsibility strategy, Etisalat has developed a company policy of developing relationships with multiple local stakeholders in the various countries where it operates, referred to as ‘stakeholder engagement’. As part of its engagement, the group considers itself to be the ‘national champion for the UAE and … a quasi government’. As such, it pursues a series of philanthropic activities worldwide, in conjunction with the UAE’s Ministry of International Co-operation. It intervenes in the domain of education, health, charities and civic infrastructure works. The table that follows gives a sample of these activities, performed directly or in partnership with Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organization created by the Emirati government to improve children’s access to quality primary education in developing countries.
Source: Etisalat CSR & Sustainability Report-2012. Available
2 In financing these philanthropic activities, and in choosing which ones to support, does a global corporation run the risk of being seen as a substitute for the local government? If so, what are potential drawbacks to this?
yes as we can seen above it is clearly specified that corporation are doing what the government need to do. they are in a way doing all the things which should be the government focus . as it is written the group considers it as a quasi government and they do philanthropy in conjusction with the government . the potential drawbacks to the company can be
1 it can hamper the goals of the comapny .
2 they might invest in resources which are for there good .
3. it requires time to pay off .
4. corporate philanthropy can be a process about “who knows whom.”
5. it can create a commercialism effect on the charity.
6.they could mold the laws in there favour .
7.it is not something which every company wants to do .
4.4 Etisalat’s philanthropic activities Etisalat Group is a telecoms corporation from the United Arab Emirates, headquartered...
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