Supporting National Responsibilities in the Quest to Achieve an International Agenda: An Exploratory Case Study from the UAE

Kamal Al Yammahi; Vijay Edward Pereira; Yama Temouri

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02044-6_7

Supporting National Responsibilities in the Quest to Achieve an International Agenda: An Exploratory Case Study from the UAE

Kamal Al Yammahi
, Vijay Edward Pereira
, Yama Temouri

University of Wollongong in Dubai

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Abstract

This chapter aims to explore how corporate social responsibility (CSR) can contribute to national responsibility to achieve the international agendas related to sustainability. This research reveals that in the context of sustainability within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the private sector through CSR is influenced/motivated to support the national and international sustainability agenda. Findings from this research contribute to the process of designing sustainable development strategies for the federal government of the UAE to encourage the private sector to support sustainability agenda.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	Practising CSR in the Middle East
Pages	119-160
Number of pages	42
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030020446
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02044-6_7
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 15 Life on Land

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Corporate social responsibility
Millennium Development Goals
National responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals
United Nations Global Compact

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