CDC Pakistan outlines its corporate social responsibility initiatives and principles. It donates to organizations working in health, education, welfare and community development. So far it has donated Rs. 52 million to several organizations since 2007. It has a transparent process overseen by a committee that evaluates organizations based on impact, financials, and alignment with CDC's principles. CDC supports a range of initiatives including The Citizens Foundation mentorship program, Pakistan flood relief, and an education fund for low-income staff children.

1. CORPORATE
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
at
Central Depository Company
of Pakistan Limited
By Muhammad Hanif , CEO – CDC Pakistan

2. • Chief Executive Officer of Central
Depository Company of Pakistan Limited
• Executive Committee Chairman – Asia-
Pacific Central Securities Depositories
Group (ACG)
• Founding Member of the Central Securities
Depository and Clearing & Settlement
Company in Pakistan
• Chartered Accountant by profession
• Advocate of investor cultivation, awareness
and protection in Pakistan
About the Presenter

3. About CDC
• A public company incorporated in
1993.
• The sole depository in the country
providing services to a wide range of
investors across all three stock
exchanges of Pakistan.
• An active company doing corporate
philanthropy.
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4. 49% of the country’s population
continue to live below poverty line.
Source: United Nations

5. More than 70 million
Pakistanis face severe food insecurity. Food price
hikes including those of flour, rice, sugar and
vegetables, further worsen food insecurity.
Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan

6. 13%
of Pakistani children do not finish
primary school education.
Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan

7. Pakistan spends just 0.8% of its gross
domestic product (GDP) on health which is
insufficient to cater the needs of the population.
Source: United Nations

8. Pakistan ranks 146 out of 187
countries on a human
development index
Pakistan spends 0.8 percent of its
GDP on health and 1.8 percent on
education
Even, Congo spends 1.2% of
GDP on health and 6.2% on
education

9. Pakistan’s poor performance
is due to the low level of
public investment in
sectors like Health,
Education, Housing and
other Public Welfare
projects.

10. Corporate Philanthropy
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• Corporate philanthropy or corporate
giving is the act of corporations
donating some of their profits for
charitable causes.
• Corporations give charity to all kinds
of nonprofit groups, from education
and the arts to human services and
the environment.

11. Volume & Impact
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• The volume of the contribution of
setups like SIUT, TCF, Indus, AKUH,
Edhi and Chhipa are magnimous and
their impact is countrywide.
• These institutions mostly depend
upon the corporate philanthropy to
carry out extensive work across the
country.

12. An Example of
Global Champion of
Corporate Philanthropy
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• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
focuses on improving people’s health
and giving them the chance to lift
themselves out of hunger and
extreme poverty.
• They identify and fund high-impact
projects that can help hundreds of
millions of people lift themselves out
of poverty and build better lives.

13. Champions of Corporate
Philanthropy in Pakistan
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• Aman Foundation is founded by the
CEO of Abraaj Capital.
• They are working in areas of
Healthcare, Education & Skills and
Nutrition
• Apart from its own social
development initiatives, Aman
Foundation also engages in venture
philanthropy by providing strategic
grants to high-social-impact
organizations that work in the
Foundation’s core areas of focus.

14. Champions of Corporate
Philanthropy in Pakistan
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• Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust
(LRBT) provide free eye treatment to
the poor & underprivileged citizens.
• Standard Chartered partners with the
hospital as part of “Seeing is Believing”
the Banks global program to help
combat preventable and curable
blindness.
• Its recent joint efforts include vision
screenings for 800 underprivileged
children across Pakistan in conjunction
with World Sight Day celebration.

15. Champions of Corporate
Philanthropy in Pakistan
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• Shell Pakistan has a robust program
of social investment, which supports
organizations and initiatives in the
areas of health, education, welfare,
community development, heritage
and environment.
• They support wide range of
organizations working in the areas
from Diseases and Heath care to
Road Safety and Heritage restoration.

16. CDC’s Corporate Philanthropy
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• CDC’s Corporate Social Responsibility
is set upon ambitious vision and
purpose.
• We are working to create a better
future for Pakistan by giving
donations to various organizations
successfully working in their domains
and have strong roots in the society.

17. CDC’s Corporate Philanthropy
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• We invest our human and financial
resources in inspirational, innovative
programs that serve diverse
populations.
• Its just because of the Corporate
Philanthropy by various
organizations, the situation in
Pakistan is not that worse and
chaotic as it could have been.

18. The Organizations
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CDC supports wide range of non-profit organizations including:

19. The Organizations
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CDC supports wide range of non-profit organizations including:

20. The Organizations
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CDC supports wide range of non-profit organizations including:

21. Philanthropy Amount
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• So far, we have donated
Rs. 52 million to several
organizations since 2007.

22. CDC CSR Committee
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• CDC has a working CSR committee
who look after the company’s CSR
initiative.
• The company has a very transparent
process.
• The decisions regarding donations
are made on merit by the committee.

23. Principles
• Huge Impact
• Impartial
• Indiscriminate
• Need based
• Non Profit
• Result driven
• Transparent
• Unbiased
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24. Compliance
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To ensure that each case referred to
CDC-CSR committee is based upon
merit and tag along our principles,
we have a checklist for CSR
evaluation that must be submitted
with the proposal.

25. Checklist for CSR Evaluation
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• Organization Name, Address, Phone, Email &
Website is mentioned
• The organization is registered with income tax
authority for donation rebate
• Copy of tax certificate is provided
• List of board of trustees is provided
• Scope and Area of work is mentioned
• Brochure and other relevant details are
available
The checklist ensures:

26. Checklist for CSR Evaluation
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• Audited financial statements are obtained
• Name of auditors are mentioned
• Copy of audited accounts along with a copy of
auditor’s report is obtained
• Organization should be financially sound and
healthy
• List of major donors or contributors is obtained
• Ensure that organization does not support or
focuses on community basis like: Race, Religion
and Cast

27. Checklist for CSR Evaluation
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• Ensure that organization is not politically
affiliated
• And their scope is within CDC’s policy
parameters

28. Process
• Public charities may request
philanthropic funding by writing a
letter to our CSR committee.
• CDC-CSR Committee will evaluate the
organization on the basis of checklist.
• They will then be invited annually to
submit proposals.
• After second-level assessment, the
cases are referred to the board for
approval.
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29. Other CSR Activities
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TCF Rahbar Program
• CDC is also providing active human
support to The Citizens Foundation
(TCF) by encouraging its employees to
participate in TCF’s Rahbar Program.
• TCF Rahbar is a Mentorship Program
aimed at the development of youth
as responsible individuals and as
productive members of society.

30. Other CSR Activities
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Pakistan Flood Relief
• CDC is amongst few organizations in
this country which encouraged its
employees to participate in Pakistan
Flood Relief Programs.
• Several delegations from CDC have
been to Pakistan Flood Relief areas to
support the community.

31. Other CSR Activities
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Charity Greeting Cards
• CDC has been supporting Patient
Behbud Society of AKUH by sending
AKU Greeting Cards to its customers
on the occasion of Eid.
• Proceeds from the sale of cards go
directly to the Patient Welfare
Programme that provides needy
patients with financial assistance.​

32. CDC Staff Education Fund
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• CDC has a separate fund for its staff
earning below Rs. 30,000 per month.
• The fund provides grant for
education to the low-pay staff’s
children.

33. Thank You!
To learn more about CDC Pakistan,
please visit: www.cdcpakistan.com