Social responsibility conference concludes

Manama, Apr 7 (BNA): Bahrain International Conference on Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development 2016 concluded its activities today. The conference was patronized by Energy Minister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza and organized by Bahrain Society for Social Responsibility in cooperation with National Gas and Oil Authority. Fourteen speakers from Bahrain, Gulf states and New Zealand addressed the conference and 14 papers were presented to reach three recommendations, including the establishment of a portfolio funded by the private sector and managed by an independent national commission to contribute to developing sustainable development projects. The establishment of a coordinating committee or a shareholding company to address unemployment, job creation and rehabilitation of the unemployed. The enactment of a law to bind the private sector to deduct a percentage of the profits to support sustainable development programmes which are managed by an independent committee.