DUBAI: Transworld Group, a Global Shipping and Logistics Group providing integrated and innovative global logistics solutions, received the Dubai Chamber Advanced CSR Label as the first-time applicant, after being awarded Dubai Chamber CSR Label for the last year. The Group also got awarded the 1st Runner Up – Small Business category at the 13th Arabia CSR Awards.
Both the recognitions highlighted Group’s outstanding efforts in embracing social responsibility initiatives. Transworld Group has implemented responsible business practices within its business to strive meeting the expectations towards its customers, employees, suppliers, the community and environment and this holistic approach makes Transworld Group a leader in the industry and in the region in CSR and sustainability domain. The most path-breaking aspect has been the involvement of staff-members and their families in these socially elevating initiatives.
Receiving the recognition, Mr Ramesh S Ramakrishnan, Chairman, Transworld Group shared that the higher purpose of Transworld Group, ‘Delivering Prosperity’ is the driving force behind all our endevours. As a vanguard of the shipping & logistics frontier - it is our responsibility and privilege to stand by our values of respect, sustainability, and integrity, also reflected in all aspects of our work and business. We operate by demonstrating our core value of social and environmental responsibility. This thought and philosophy is engrained in the ecosystem of our people.
Dubai Chamber CSR Label helps building a responsible and sustainable business community. The Label serves as an assessment tool and is designed in line with the highest international standards to meet the needs of business communities in the Middle East and particularly in the UAE. 2020 edition of the Arabia CSR Awards, regarded as the ‘Green Oscars of the Middle East’ celebrated the corporate social responsibility initiatives in the region. Winners were adjudged based on international benchmarks such as the UN Global Compact principles, Global Reporting Initiative Standards, the European Foundation for Quality Management model, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
