KARACHI, Feb 25: K-Electric has received Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2014 from the National Forum for Environment and Health in recognition of the utility’s support to education sector and youth platforms through its various Social Investment initiatives.
The award ceremony was held at a local hotel on Feb 20, which marked the ending of the 6th International CSR Summit. As many as 40 winners received awards including corporate and industrial heavyweights such as Procter & Gamble, Lucky Cement, Nestle and Fauji Fertilizers were awarded for categories like Engagement & Communications; Social Impact; Collaboration & Partnership; and, Business Practices.
The day-long summit featured expert speaker sessions, seminars, case studies and panel discussions. Several notable speakers representing diplomatic services and the social, corporate and industrial sectors participated including Javed Jabbar, Dr. Tilo Klinner, Christopher Thomas, Shireen Naqvi, Parvaiz Ghias and Saad Amanullah Khan. They addressed a range of topics revolving around the sustainable development of Pakistan and the role that can be played by the different stakeholder groups